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Staff recommends no immediate action on York and Augusta signal request; warrants not met
Summary
Public Works staff presented speed and crash data for York and Augusta, reporting five accidents in 12 months and 95th-percentile speeds near 42 mph in a 35 mph zone; staff recommended no immediate action because prior warrant studies did not show signal warrants and current data do not justify installation, estimating a signal would cost about $500,000.
Public Works staff briefed the committee Feb. 9 on whether to install traffic signals at the York and Augusta intersection and recommended no immediate action.
"As we look at the speed limits...95 out of a 100 drivers are going 42 miles an hour or slower. It's 35 mile an hour speed limit through there," said Kendall while describing the speed distribution. Kendall said 50% of drivers average about 33–37 mph and that the 95th-percentile upper range is about 40–43 mph. Staff reported five accidents in the last 12 months and summarized the crash types (one vehicle–bicycle involvement, one vehicle turning and hitting a curb that led to a collision, a rear-end, and two stop-sign violations). Kendall said previous warrant studies at the intersection never qualified it for traffic signals and that installing a new signal would require ADA-compliant crosswalks and related work that increases costs. He estimated a warrant study at $3,000 and a full signal installation budget estimate at about $500,000.
Following the briefing, the committee took no additional action. Staff said they can provide detailed crash reports later if councilors want them.
