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Middleton accepts Old Creek Road and Pheasant Branch traffic study, directs staff to budget recommendations
Summary
After residents and staff discussed speed concerns and implementation timing, the committee accepted the neighborhood traffic management report and directed staff to include the report’s mitigation recommendations in future budget requests (motion carried by voice vote).
The Middleton Public Works Committee accepted a neighborhood traffic management report for Old Creek Road and Pheasant Branch Road and directed staff to include the study's recommended mitigation measures in future budget requests.
The study, prepared with consultant SRF, recommended several measures including a sidewalk on the north side of Pheasant Branch Road, no‑parking zones near a commercial driveway and mailboxes, a raised crosswalk at a trail crossing north of Pheasant Branch/Old Creek, a traffic‑control island (a 'pork chop') at Old Creek/Century Avenue, and radar speed‑feedback signs.
Residents at the meeting expressed mixed views: some supported radar signs and the pork‑chop entrance treatment, while others questioned the feasibility and cost of sidewalks and worried about removing short‑duration parking near mailbox clusters. Staff said low‑cost items such as signage and a radar feedback sign could be implemented this year, while higher‑cost measures and raised crosswalks would likely be budgeted for future years or tied to larger capital work.
A committee member moved to accept the study and direct staff to include recommended mitigation in future budgets; the motion was seconded and carried by voice vote.
Source: Middleton Public Works Committee joint meeting (presentation of SRF report, resident comments, committee direction).
