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Resident asks for 4‑way stop at 100 North and 900 West; highway staff to run study
Summary
A resident requested a 4‑way stop at 100 North and 900 West citing frequent near misses; county highway staff said they will run crash-history and traffic-count studies before recommending changes.
Sharon Hummel, a Randolph County resident, urged the commissioners to install a 4‑way stop at the intersection of 100 North and 900 West, saying drivers use 900 West as a bypass and that commercial trucks and school traffic make the intersection dangerous. Hummel cited two recent accidents in a two‑week span and asked for the county to consider a 4‑way stop to slow speed and reduce crashes.
Jay Long of Randolph County Highway and Joe Copeland, county highway engineer, responded that the Indiana Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices and state standards guide decisions about four‑way stops. Copeland said he could run an accident history using the state ARES database and deploy traffic counters to perform a speed study (three weekdays) and a count; those steps should produce data to determine whether a 4‑way stop or other measures are warranted. Copeland said the counters must be scheduled and that the analysis could take up to a month after counters are deployed.
Ending: Copeland agreed to perform the traffic and accident analysis and report back; commissioners thanked the resident and requested follow-up when data are available.
