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City, YDOT discuss traffic signal at Brundage and Bighorn with $1.2 million price tag
Summary
Sheridan staff reported a draft cooperation agreement with the Wyoming Department of Transportation to install a traffic signal at Brundage/Bighorn Avenue, estimated at $1.2 million and proposed to be split 50/50 with the city; no formal approval was recorded.
Sheridan staff and a Wyoming Department of Transportation representative presented options to address delay and safety at the Brundage and Bighorn Avenue intersection and said installing a traffic signal is the preferred alternative.
Hans, speaking for city staff, said YDOT’s study found a delay warrant on the east–west leg and evaluated three options: a four-way stop, a traffic signal, or a roundabout. He said the signal was selected as the best fit for current needs because a roundabout would require considerably more design, right-of-way acquisition and cost.
Hans said the total project cost is about $1,200,000 and YDOT has offered to split the cost 50/50 with the city. “A roundabout would take much longer to get designed, acquire right away, and it would cost more,” he said. Staff said the project would require only “very little concrete work” beyond radius adjustments and ADA sidewalk updates.
Why it matters: The city expects increased traffic in the area after a planned resurfacing of Coffeen Avenue in 2028; staff said they hope to pursue construction in 2027 and request YDOT include the project in its Statewide Transportation Improvement Program (STIP).
No formal council vote was recorded at the study session. Hans asked for council input and, with apparent assent from councilmembers present, said he would continue finalizing the draft cooperation agreement to bring forward for council consideration.
Discussion vs. action: The presentation described the preferred alternative, budget estimate and a planned intergovernmental cooperation agreement. The council did not adopt the agreement at the meeting; staff will return with a finalized agreement and funding details for formal action.
