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Committee debates speed‑limit enforcement, reviews crash history at A/B intersection
Summary
Supervisors questioned whether a locally reduced 45 mph zone should be enforceable before traffic signals are installed at a nearby development; staff said signal agreements with the developer are pending. Separately, staff reviewed a 10‑year crash history at the Highway A/Highway B intersection (29 crashes, 18 right‑angle, two fatalities) and proposed low‑cost countermeasures such as adding second stop signs or reusing flashing units.
Members of the Dodge County highway committee raised enforcement concerns over a reduced 45 mph speed zone that was tied in county action to temporary traffic‑control signals for a nearby development, and the committee reviewed a separate staff crash‑history analysis for the Highway A/Highway B intersection.
A committee member summarized the local resolution and its amendment, saying the reduced limit "would stay in place ... so long as the traffic control lights are out there" and asked whether the reduced limit was enforceable while signals are not yet installed. Staff replied that signal installation requires a written agreement with the developer covering the type of signal, installation, maintenance and repairs, and that those terms are still under negotiation. "It's gotta be in the agreement. We don't have that yet," staff said.
On intersection safety, staff presented a 10‑year summary showing 29 crashes at the A/B intersection, 18 of which were right‑angle crashes and including two fatalities (2017 and 2025). Staff noted sight distance exceeds 1,500 feet and suggested initial, low‑cost countermeasures such as adding a second stop sign on the left for both directions and repurposing flashing stop signs as they become available from other projects. Committee members acknowledged distracted driving and limits to signage as a complete remedy; enforcement and driver behavior were cited as continuing challenges.
No new ordinance or enforcement change was adopted at the meeting; staff recommended trialing the double stop signs and reconsidering additional countermeasures if crashes continue.
