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Broken Bow previews traffic-control changes near library and Legacy Apartments to improve safety
Summary
City staff presented proposed stop and speed-zone changes—including several two-way and four-way stops and a speed-zone rollback to 25 mph on South B Street—citing poor sight lines, accident history, increased library foot traffic and new apartment density.
City Administrator Schmidt and Captain Anderson presented proposed traffic-control changes to the Broken Bow City Council on Jan. 14 aimed at improving safety at intersections with limited sight lines and accident histories.
The proposed revisions discussed as a public-input item included two-way stops at 6th Avenue and South C and at 7th with South C and South D, four-way stops at 6th Avenue and South D and at North 9th and North H, and a speed-zone adjustment to restore South B Street to 25 mph. Captain Anderson said the changes were prompted by intersections that are notoriously hard to see around and by traffic accidents in those locations.
Library Director Megan Svoboda, speaking in support, said the library has seen about a 40% increase in usage over five years and that more children walk to the library after school; the Library Board favors safety measures near the facility. Mayor Rod Sonnichsen noted that redevelopment—citing a block that was once half commercial and four houses now redeveloped into a 42-unit Legacy Apartments complex—changes traffic patterns and requires adjustments.
Administrators framed the package as a discussion item to solicit public input before any formal ordinance or regulatory action.
