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Warwick committees back series of stop‑sign and yield‑sign changes after traffic studies
Summary
City committees recommended and the council approved a package of traffic-safety resolutions Oct. 6, 2025, installing stop signs at several neighborhood intersections and removing yield signs on Bellevue Avenue after council members cited supporting traffic studies and public-safety concerns.
Warwick City Council committees advanced several traffic-safety measures on Oct. 6, 2025, recommending installation of stop signs at multiple neighborhood intersections and the removal of yield signs on Bellevue Avenue.
The Public Safety Committee recommended favorable action on PCR 106-25 to remove yield signs and install stop signs where Bellevue Avenue meets Summit Street, citing a supporting traffic study; Councilman Rex moved the recommendation and the committee recorded a favorable vote. Similar recommendations — PCR 107-25 to add stop signs at intersections including Underwood Avenue & Parkview Avenue, Richmond Drive and Newman/North Hampstead — were presented by Councilman Ricks and likewise passed committee review. Members said the studies showed pedestrian and vehicular safety benefits for installing traditional stop control in higher‑risk locations.
Council members repeatedly framed the votes as responses to studies and constituent complaints. Councilman Ladyser noted he had ‘received a traffic study with a favorable recommendation for the police department’ when urging approval of a stop at Grand and Leroy avenues. The council moved each committee-recommended resolution forward and recorded affirmative votes during the full session.
The actions are procedural resolutions directing the city to implement sign changes through the traffic division and, where noted, to request or rely on State Traffic Commission support. Several council members emphasized the measures are preventative and were recommended by city traffic engineers rather than proposed as enforcement changes. The council recorded the committee recommendations and approved the items on the consent/regular calendar.
The items now proceed to implementation steps handled by the Department of Public Works and, where required, the State Traffic Commission.
