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Council briefed on Telegraph Street raised medians and new signal to improve safety
Summary
City staff and consultants presented plans for raised medians and a new traffic signal on Telegraph Street designed to reduce conflict points and improve traffic predictability; construction is anticipated in early 2027 and targeted business outreach will begin this fall.
City engineers and project consultants briefed the council July 22 on a proposed safety project for Telegraph Street that would install raised medians and a new traffic signal serving a future grocery site. City engineer Paul Mogul said the work would include medians between Albertsons Drive and 500 West, improvements on Greenspring Drive and a signal coordinated with the existing Green Spring intersection.
Therese Walker of Avenue Consultants said the measures are grounded in the county'wide safety plan and historic crash analyses. "There were 3 road segments in Washington City that made the top 50," Walker said, and raised medians "bring all those left-hand turns to intersections" while permitting right-in/right-out access. Staff told council targeted outreach will begin this fall and construction is anticipated to start in early 2027, pending design completion and property coordination.
Council members asked whether access points would be closed and whether the median should extend to the city boundary; consultants answered medians will eliminate most left turns but retain right-in/right-out at driveways and said they can consider extending improvements in coordination with adjacent jurisdictions. Council took no formal action at the workshop and asked staff to continue stakeholder engagement and return with refined plans and timelines.
