Traffic study recommends keeping current stops and signals; striping expected this fall, signal installation next year

The city received an update on an MTAS (Municipal Technical Advisory Service) traffic evaluation covering four intersections in Lewisburg. MTAS representative (Brad Peters) and city public-works staff summarized findings and recommendations.

For three intersections along Third Avenue, available crash data and traffic counts did not support converting intersections to permanent all-way stop control; however, limited sight distance at some approaches posed a safety concern and MTAS recommended retaining the current always-stop configuration. On Second Avenue and College Street, MTAS said the intersection does not meet the Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices (MUTCD) volume warrant for a signal and has minimal crash history, but sight-distance limitations still present a safety concern; the recommendation was to keep existing signals in place.

Councilors discussed options including making signals traffic-actuated or upgrading older equipment; staff noted earlier estimates to make a signal traffic-actuated had been declined due to cost. Public works staff reported a preconstruction meeting with Stanislaw Electric and said striping will begin around September, with materials ordered for signal work. The contractor projected crews on the ground for signal installation in March and a possible turn-on date of May 1, 2026, and an overall completion date no later than June 1, 2026, subject to extensions.

Ending: Staff will proceed with striping plans and continue coordination with MTAS and the signal contractor; councilors asked for continued updates as installations proceed.