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Traffic study: signal not warranted at Dobbs/Main; engineers recommend right-turn lane or mini roundabout
Summary
A consultant told the Woodstock mayor and council that a traffic signal at Dobbs Road and Main Street does not meet MUTCD warrants; staff recommended a westbound right-turn lane and presented compact roundabout alternatives to improve safety after 14 collisions were recorded at the location from 2018'2023.
Adam Gomez, a traffic engineer with Kimley-Horn, told the Woodstock mayor and council that the traffic study for Dobbs Road and Main Street did not meet the Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices'nine signal warrants and therefore a traffic signal is not currently warranted.
Gomez said the study shows safety problems at the intersection: "Between 2018 and '23, a total of 14 collisions, nine of them angled," that pattern suggested a visibility or approach issue. He said site-distance constraints (landscaping and an eastbound grade near 8.5%…
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