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Council revives traffic-safety grant application, plans flashing beacons and safe-route work
Summary
City staff said a previously awarded TSIP grant was not implemented and was lost in 2021; consultants are updating traffic counts for a new August 15 application that would fund a flashing rapid-beacon crossing and possibly a safe-route-to-school sidewalk project.
City Administrator Scott told the council that the city was previously awarded a traffic-safety improvement (TSIP) grant for a crossing device but that the project was not followed through and the grant was lost in 2021. He said consultants are updating traffic counts and the TSIP application deadline is Aug. 15.
Scott described the likely scope — a solar-powered rectangular rapid-flashing beacon crossing and related sidewalk and pavement work — and said staff added a four-way flashing stop-beacon at Maine and Park Ridge into the application. He said the original 2020 estimate was about $60,000–$76,000 but that costs will likely be higher now.
Council members asked whether other crossings could be added (noting crosswalks at the school and high-walk areas). Scott said the safe-route-to-school work is a separate, larger project that may require sidewalk extensions and additional grant or state coordination.
Scott said he will bring updated traffic counts and a proposed resolution for the council to approve submitting the grant application and any required local match.
