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Sterling Heights approves left-turn ban and island at busy 15 Mile and Shaner driveway
Summary
Council approved Traffic Control Order 7-81 to prohibit left turns exiting the southernmost plaza driveway at 15 Mile and Shaner Road and supported a phased fix including a raised concrete island to force right turns; police and traffic staff cited crash data.
Sterling Heights council members approved Traffic Control Order 7-81 on Tuesday, a measure prohibiting left turns from the southernmost plaza entrance at 15 Mile and Shaner Road after staff studies identified left-turn movements as a major crash factor.
Traffic and public-safety staff described a phased approach: the immediate TCO to prohibit left turns; a second-phase construction of a raised concrete island (described as a "pork-chop" island) to physically prevent left turns; and a potential phase three that could add additional signing or restrictions if needed. Lieutenant Sasala said studies, town halls and a CLEAR initiative showed left turns out of the plaza were disproportionately involved in crashes.
Council members who live or work in the area described traffic-signal timing and multiple ingress/egress points as compounding the problem; several asked staff to consider adjacent driveways and follow up with additional changes if crashes persist. The council approved the order by voice vote and asked staff to begin island construction when weather allows.
