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Local business owner urges clearer detour signage around Meridian roundabout, says customers confused
Summary
A Wagontail Ranch owner told council the roundabout detour signage around Meridian is confusing and is causing customers to get lost or delayed; he asked the city to coordinate sign placement and address damage to a business-owned sign.
During the public forum on May 6, Toby Meadows, owner of Wagontail Ranch (a 33-acre business on Hoover and 60th), told the council that detour signage related to the Meridian roundabout is confusing and is diverting traffic onto local residential roads.
Meadows described motorists missing directional cues, encountering “no through traffic” signs unexpectedly and being routed in ways that leave customers lost; he said one customer took 45 minutes to reach his facility because of confusing detour routing. Meadows asked that the city review and correct detour signage to better direct traffic to the intended detour route (he described the intended detour as 53rd Street east to Broadway north) and asked for assistance with replacement of a business sign he said was destroyed during construction. He said KDOT staff told him KDOT is funding the project but that the city controls the detour signs.
Council acknowledged the complaint and staff indicated they would follow up on sign placement and coordinate with the contractor and property owners to address damaged signage and business access.
