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Chiswick Road residents press Cranston for clearer signage and enforcement after ordinance change
Summary
Residents at a June 9 Public Works meeting urged the city to install missing signs and work with police and digital mapping firms after a new 'local traffic only' ordinance for Chiswick Road; the city said signs are up in at least one location and will follow up with site visits and mapping updates.
Kevin Essen (60 Chiswick Road) told the Public Works Committee that drivers continue to use Chiswick Road as a cut-through despite a recent ordinance restricting through traffic, and he urged the city to add signs, pursue enforcement and ask mapping services to update routes.
"There are six kids on the street. There are eight people over the age of 65," Essen said. "We hope we get this addressed soon before something tragic happens."
Committee members and directors described mixed progress. Director Enzuli and the GIS director said no-through-road signs are up on at least one approach, but the city still needs to coordinate updates with mapping services such as Google Maps and Waze; those companies process updates on their own schedules and may take two to four weeks, the director said. Council members asked DPW to confirm which signs are missing and requested a site visit.
Essen later clarified that a 'no right turn' sign on northbound Broad Street into Chiswick was not installed in one direction, which leaves a convenient illustrated route for northbound cut-through traffic. Council members asked the traffic engineer to review whether additional signage or selective enforcement is warranted and requested that police consider an enforcement presence while signage and mapping updates roll out.
The ordinance creating local-access-only streets (title 10.12.2880) remains on the books; council members noted that enforcement can include ticketing if the ordinance is violated. Directors said they will follow up with a site visit, survey existing signage and share a confirmation with the council.
