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Hayden council weighs temporary traffic signals and up to $48,000 in rental costs during roundabout work
Summary
Council discussed temporary portable signals at Hayden & Ramsey and Hayden & Atlas to ease congestion during a three-month roundabout construction window; staff estimated high-end rental costs of $16,000 per month and noted a faster deployment option requiring no right-of-way acquisition.
Hayden City Council members on June 9 reviewed staff recommendations to deploy temporary traffic signals to relieve congestion expected during roundabout construction at Ramsey and Honeysuckle.
Staff explained two tiers of mitigation: short-term portable signal rentals (fixed-time units with potential camera detection) and a longer-term, wood-pole controller installation. The consultant/engineer said fixed-time portable signals would operate better than a four-way stop in peak conditions and could be connected to detection systems if needed.
On timing, staff said the roundabout contractor holds a pre-construction meeting this week and could start as early as Monday, June 15, with the roundabout work lasting roughly three months. A portable-signal rental was estimated at $16,000 per month on the high side; at three months that would total about $48,000. "That estimated cost we got on that would be on the high side would be 16,000 a month," staff said.
Council discussed whether to fund a change order for temporary signals and whether to pursue a more costly wood-pole controller ($100,000 estimate) that would require right-of-way or property cooperation. Staff said temporary units could be deployed in under two weeks once ordered.
Several council members expressed support for approving a future change order to secure temporary signals to reduce summertime congestion and safety risks during construction. No formal budget appropriation or final contract was approved at the meeting; staff will return with a recommended change order or contract terms for council action.
