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Jackson council approves joint letter to WYDOT asking for warrant study after fatal Glenwood crash
Summary
Council approved a revised joint letter requesting that WYDOT conduct a warrant study at the Glenwood & Broadway (US-89) intersection, establish a safety-evaluation working group tied to the town's comprehensive safety action plan, and consider safety outcomes in statewide project scoring.
Jackson, Wyo. ' The Jackson Town Council on Jan. 20 approved a revised joint letter asking the Wyoming Department of Transportation (WYDOT) to study safety improvements after a recent fatal crash at the Glenwood and Broadway intersection.
Charlotte Fry, the county transportation manager who drafted the revision with town staff, said the letter focuses immediate attention on the high-injury network and requests a WYDOT warrant study to determine whether intersection improvements are warranted on the US-89 corridor. "Our intent was to keep it very focused on the most recent fatal crash at Glenwood and Broadway and ask ... some tactical steps we could take together to address the risk of further crashes," Fry said.
The draft asks WYDOT to: conduct a warrant study for the corridor, discuss forming a safety-evaluation working group (to refine countermeasures and create project bundles for grant funding), and consider community safety outcomes among scoring factors in the Statewide Transportation Improvement Program. The working-group approach is intended to align town, county and WYDOT implementation priorities and improve grant competitiveness for Safe Streets for All implementation funding.
A public commenter who called in supported the letter and urged the town to move quickly to implement countermeasures across the identified high-injury network, including pedestrian improvements at multiple US-89 intersections between Creekside Market Crossing and High School Road.
Councilor Spirit moved to approve the letter as presented, subject to minor edits by staff; Councilor Beaman seconded. The motion passed unanimously. Staff will coordinate with the county commission, which is considering a parallel version, and will return with any final edits before transmittal.
— Reporting based on Town Council workshop proceedings and staff presentation, Jan. 20.
