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Council weighs adding intersections to DOT traffic study tied to data‑center traffic
Summary
Councilors and staff discussed whether to add two extra intersections to a DOT-funded traffic study tied to increased data‑center traffic, with staff estimating the DOT TEEP would cover three intersections (about $30,000) and the city potentially contributing roughly $20,000 to add two more.
Councilors discussed whether to expand a DOT team traffic study that DOT estimated would cover three intersections. The presenter told the council that DOT's TEEP estimate is 150 hours that "cover 3 intersections" and that, at a rough $200 per hour, that equates to about $30,000 or roughly $10,000 per intersection; adding two extra intersections would therefore cost the city around $20,000 if the council chooses to do so.
Members raised site‑specific concerns. Several councilors warned that improvements at the Beverly/Prairie View intersection may be constrained by proximity to neighboring signals and could back traffic into adjacent intersections; others said Highland might be a higher priority and cautioned that placing temporary signals or a roundabout could encourage cut‑through traffic on Church Street. Staff agreed to ask DOT whether an alternate intersection placement (for example, moving Beverly to Highland) would be appropriate and to return to the council with refined consultant cost and scope at the next regular meeting.
