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Lawmakers press for traffic study at Frasier and Anawanna Lake Road after repeated crashes
Summary
Legislators and DPW staff discussed safety at the Frasier and Anawanna Lake Road intersection, with calls for a study and consideration of a traffic signal or roundabout; DPW said data and design options are under review and consultants could be assigned from the county's LDSA list.
Legislators pressed Department of Public Works staff for a traffic study and a faster path to a long-term fix at the intersection of Frasier and Anawanna Lake Road after committee members and residents reported repeated accidents.
"I would hate, again, and I've said this every time, we need more than the stop signs that are up there," legislator Amanda Ward said, calling for either a traffic circle or a traffic signal. Ward said she has discussed the location with DPW and has requested accident reports and speed data.
DPW staff said they have reviewed accident data and speeds and that the location could warrant either a traffic signal or a roundabout depending on a formal design assessment. "For an actual design, that one would lend itself if we were going to do a major project in there, either a traffic circle or a traffic signal," DPW staff said, and added the county can bring in a consultant from its local design service agreement (LDSA) list for a formal design study.
Committee members and staff discussed interim measures. One legislator suggested contacting the Village of Monticello to confirm signal ownership and to coordinate signal synchronization on Broadway and Frasier; DPW staff confirmed the village controls the signal at that junction and advised the Legislature to coordinate with village officials. DPW staff stated that for seasonal locations where 4-way stops are sometimes ignored, signal programming (for example, "rested on green" with detection-triggered changes) can be used to reduce delay while maintaining safety.
Why it matters: Legislators said they use the route daily and fear waiting for a fatality before making a permanent change; DPW cautioned that full design and capital investment can cost a quarter- to a half-million dollars and requires formal study and procurement.
DPW recommended next steps: complete the accident-data review, identify a candidate consultant from the LDSA list for a design study, estimate costs and return to the Legislature with a proposal. Quotes reflect remarks recorded in the committee transcript.
