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Board votes to add stop sign at Walton & Hudson; approves citywide traffic study
Summary
Following resident complaints about speeding on Walton Street, the Board approved a three‑way stop at Walton & Hudson and directed further assessment of other intersections. The Board also authorized a $108,533 citywide traffic study by George Butler Associates and noted a $15,000 TEEP grant for Morgan Street pedestrian safety.
The Warrenton Board of Aldermen voted Nov. 19 to add a three‑way stop at the intersection of Walton and Hudson in response to repeated resident complaints about excessive speeds along Walton Street.
Alderman Schultz said a constituent had reported frequent high‑speed driving on Walton, a heavily used corridor near schools, and proposed installing a three‑way stop at Walton & Hudson as a low‑cost mitigation. Board members discussed adding more stop signs on Walton, sight‑distance concerns because of on‑street parking, and the possibility of creating a temporary notification period before citations are issued. A motion to add the stop sign passed on roll call, 5 yes, 0 no, 1 absent. Staff clarified that the change will require a code‑schedule amendment and will return to the Board for that formal ordinance update.
Separately, Director of Operations John Strukoff presented bids for a citywide traffic study to assess current conditions and future projected needs, including MoDOT‑owned highways inside the city limits. The Board authorized entering a proposal with George Butler Associates for $108,533 to perform data collection and phased analysis, also by roll call vote, 5–0 with one absent. Strukoff said the study will identify problem intersections and include projections for new development and a planned school.
Strukoff also reported the city received a TEEP grant for a Morgan Street pedestrian safety study (about a $15,000 project with approximately $12,000 reimbursed). The TEEP‑funded task will be folded into the traffic‑study work as a focused analysis.
Next steps: the stop sign placement will be implemented administratively but requires a code amendment to the stop‑sign schedule; the traffic study will proceed under a contract with George Butler Associates and the TEEP grant project is expected to appear on a future agenda for formal billing/authorization.
