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Board adopts multiple traffic‑control resolutions for low‑traffic intersections
Summary
Supervisors approved several traffic‑control measures — including two‑way stop and yield controls at rural intersections — following engineer recommendations under the MUTCD to reduce liability and improve safety.
Pottawattamie County supervisors voted to install stop and yield controls at multiple rural intersections after county engineers cited MUTCD guidance and local traffic counts.
Andrew Wixs and staff walked the board through maps and average‑annual‑daily‑traffic figures and recommended two‑way stop control at 230th Street and Chestnut Road (resolution 43‑2026) and two‑way yield control at Hackberry Lane and Gilead Avenue (resolution 44‑2026). The yield was presented as a low‑cost interim measure; an eventual reconfiguration to a T intersection would cost more but remains a long‑term option.
Board members discussed resident notification and short‑term mitigation steps, including flagging newly installed stop signs and placing 'stop ahead' signage where appropriate. The resolutions were approved by roll call.
Why it matters: The measures are intended to reduce crash liability and to bring county signage into compliance with MUTCD best practices as traffic volumes grow in some recreational and rural areas.
Votes at a glance: resolution 43‑2026 (two‑way stop, 230th & Chestnut) — approved; resolution 44‑2026 (two‑way yield, Hackberry & Gilead) — approved; additional one‑way/stop resolutions for Juniper/Weston and Sycamore/298th — approved.
