Traffic commission votes down motion to deny four‑way stop; no stop installed near Southwest Covenant School

The Yukon Traffic Commission on Dec. 9 considered a traffic study and citizen request for a four‑way stop at East Vandement and Kings Ridge near Southwest Covenant School and voted down a motion to reject the stop, leaving the proposal without an approved installation.

The commission's chair summarized a site visit and the study data and said he would not support a four‑way stop. "I would not approve putting a 4 way stop out there," he said, arguing that peak‑hour queueing on the westbound approach would create long lines for relatively small volumes of school and neighborhood traffic.

A commissioner raised concerns about traffic from new housing in nearby subdivisions and drivers using alternative routes from Mustang, asking whether the commission had considered future growth. The chair responded that widening the corridor would require coordination with Oklahoma City — "that would have to be a discussion between the two cities" — and noted rebuilding a bridge over the turnpike would be necessary for major widening, making the timeline uncertain.

Commissioner (Speaker 5) moved to "not approve" installation of the four‑way stop; the motion was seconded and the roll call returned 'No' from Montgomery, Peters, Puckett, Scannelli and Rather, meaning the motion to deny the stop failed. No subsequent motion to install the stop was recorded during the meeting.

Because the decision turned on traffic volumes, potential queueing and jurisdictional constraints, the commission left the matter unresolved and indicated any future action would require interagency coordination and possible infrastructure work by Oklahoma City.