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Council approves several traffic-control measures and timing changes after neighborhood requests
Summary
After traffic studies and committee review, the council approved installation of multiple stop signs and voted to change timing on several Gore Boulevard signals to improve east-west flow; some measures passed without meeting policy thresholds based on neighborhood safety concerns.
The Lawton City Council approved several traffic-control measures following requests from council members and neighborhood traffic studies, including stop signs at problem intersections and changes to traffic signal timing on Gore Boulevard.
Councilman Bob Weager requested a stop sign on Southwest 60th Street at Southwest Beta after constituent complaints about speeding; staff reported the traffic study did not meet the formal policy threshold but recommended the stop sign as one reasonable action. The motion to install that stop sign carried 6–1.
Separately, Councilmember Williams and staff recommended stop signs at Southwest Park Ridge Boulevard at Southwest 40th Street and Parkway Drive; staff reported the site did not meet the policy threshold but recommended action because of observed speeding; the council approved that stop-sign installation 7–0.
Councilman George Gill proposed changing traffic-signal timing along the Gore Boulevard corridor — including Lincoln/30th, Sixth/Gore, Railroad/Gore, East Gore/Flower Mound, and Winners Way/Gore — to lengthen east-west green time and shorten side-street time to improve flow during peak periods. Staff said the proposal matched a corridor evaluation by WSB (consultant) and could be phased; the council voted in favor of proceeding with the timing changes.
Staff explained the neighborhood traffic-calming policy and measurement methods (counts, 24-hour speed data, and percentile-speed thresholds); councilmembers noted that long uninterrupted street segments often create speeding that does not always meet numerical thresholds. Several council members emphasized limits on speed bumps and other physical devices due to safety and cost.
Council directed staff to implement the approved stop-sign placements and begin the corridor timing adjustments; the traffic commission/streets and bridges committee had considered the items and forwarded them for council decision without a unanimous recommendation in some cases.
