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Residents ask Leesburg traffic commission to install speed signs and high-visibility crosswalks
Summary
Residents told the Residential Traffic Commission that newly paved Morwood Park Road lacks posted speed limits and asked for clearer crosswalk treatments; staff said the CIP project manager will provide sign plans and that two push-button flashing pedestrian beacons will be installed at the raised crosswalks.
Residents urged action on missing speed-limit signs and crosswalk visibility during the public-comment portion of the commission meeting, pressing staff to share design plans and to restore signage displaced by construction.
Randy Poland, identifying his address in town, said work on Morwood Park Road appeared to be complete but that “there are no speed limit signs whatsoever” on long stretches of the rebuilt road. He also asked whether pedestrian crossings near the LaCrosse/Adelie entrance would include flashing beacons or driver-feedback devices. The transportation engineer told Poland that the CIP project manager (Doug Wagner) would provide the planned sign locations and that, based on resident input, the project team is installing push-button rectangular rapid flashing beacons at the crosswalk where the sidewalk ends.
Why it matters: Missing regulatory signs and low-visibility crosswalks can leave drivers unclear about the posted speed and reduce compliance, increasing risk at pedestrian crossings. A resident who described herself as a cautious pedestrian said stamped-brick crosswalks often read as “optional” to drivers and advocated for continental or zebra markings to improve daytime visibility.
Staff response and follow-up: The transportation engineer said stamped crosswalk patterns are nonstandard and may not accept longitudinal high-visibility bars, but pledged to investigate compatibility and to add the item to a future agenda with plan details. Staff also offered to provide pedestrian-count data and redacted crash reports where needed.
Next steps: Staff will ask the CIP project manager to share the planned sign schemes with residents and will audit whether additional speed-limit signage is required; staff will add a discussion of high-visibility marking feasibility to a future meeting agenda.
