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Residents press council for roundabout at Canyon Crest and Ridge Drive, citing crosswalk safety
Summary
Numerous residents told the council in public comment that speed and sight problems at Canyon Crest and Ridge Drive make the intersection dangerous for pedestrians and schoolchildren; several urged council to fund a roundabout in the FY2027 budget to improve safety.
During the FY2027 budget public hearing, multiple residents pressed the council to prioritize a roundabout at Canyon Crest and Ridge Drive, describing near-miss incidents at the crosswalk and arguing that a roundabout would slow traffic and improve safety.
Resident Jeff Guptill described collecting signatures and said, “It is so dangerous… We’re gonna have a death.” Barry Butler recounted a personal near-miss while crossing and said, “If that driver was distracted, we would have been a statistic.” Kristen Ebertin and others pointed to engineers’ recommendations and asked the council to commit to a timeline and funding path. Council members and staff discussed grant timelines (Mountainland Association of Governments/MAG), right-of-way acquisition that involves Highland City, and potential interim traffic calming measures such as temporary pedestrian refuges or restriping while a larger MAG-funded project proceeds.
Staff told the council that MAG is expected to fund the lion’s share of the multi-use trails and that any roundabout would likely not begin construction until the spring following design and right-of-way work; staff also recommended preliminary, low-cost mitigation options that could be implemented in the short term.
