Council to authorize contract for Stripling Road roundabout safety modifications, staff says work scheduled for June

Village staff described a proposed set of safety modifications at the Stripling Road roundabout and sought authorization to use a Palm Beach County contract with Wynn & Sons to perform the work.

Public Works/engineering staff (presented by Mr. Delvey with engineering input from Jonathan and Mr. Wagner) said the scope includes relocating the pedestrian crossing further from the roundabout, shortening the right‑turn lane so the lane convergence is moved back, reducing the number of crossing lanes pedestrians must traverse from three to two, widening an adjacent area that trucks have been running over, and removing worn delineators. Staff said the change would set the pedestrian crossing further back from the roundabout exit and add a separator island; the intent is to reduce pedestrian exposure and improve safety.

Staff noted an additional $31,000 of related work not covered by the Palm Beach County contract is required to perform the improvements during evening construction hours; performing work overnight will reduce impacts to traffic. The village hopes to begin in June, taking advantage of simultaneous repaving work along Stripling Road.

Council members asked whether the village could design roundabouts better initially to avoid such fixes; staff said traffic patterns and user behavior (including more golf‑cart and e‑bike use and higher pedestrian volumes) have changed since the roundabout was first built, creating new safety needs. Staff said lessons learned from this project will inform future roundabout designs.

No formal roll‑call vote appears in the workshop transcript; staff requested authorization to proceed with the contract and schedule and answered technical questions from council.