Richmond board approves two four-way stops and a new handicap parking sign

The Richmond City Board of Public Works on Oct. 16 approved a new handicap parking sign at 1800 East Main Street and converted two intersections to four-way stops, citing safety concerns near a school, a church and Fire Station No. 3.

Aaron Stevens of the Administrative Resource Department presented the requests, saying he personally reviewed the location for the handicap sign and recommended approval. Stevens urged converting the intersection at South 13th and South 0 Street from a two-way to a four-way stop, saying the average speeds in the area are "in excess of 43, 44 miles an hour" and noting the proximity to a school and church.

Stevens also asked the board to convert Hayes Arboretum Road at Woodside Drive to a four-way stop, citing “a number of traffic accidents and crashes,” some resulting in serious bodily injury and fatalities, and that average speeds there are "in excess of 50 miles an hour." He said the city would coordinate with the street department and the police would do a community blitz to notify residents of the new signs before installation.

Board members moved and seconded the motions during the meeting; the presiding officer recorded ayes and declared the motions carried. The meeting transcript shows the board approved the handicap sign and both stop-sign requests and that staff plan public notification in coordination with the street department.

The board did not record a full roll call in the transcript; the meeting record available here notes only that the motions "carried" after members responded "aye."