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Council asks staff to request TxDOT study for signal at Stinson and Parker
Summary
After council and a resident described growing backups and crashes at Stinson Road and Parker Road, the Lucas City Council agreed to ask TxDOT to perform a formal signal-warrant study for the intersection and to consider a second nearby intersection for study as well.
The Lucas City Council agreed Nov. 7 to request a formal Texas Department of Transportation signal-warrant study for the intersection of Stinson Road and Parker Road after council members described increasing backups and safety incidents there.
Council member Tim Johnson said traffic on Parker and southbound Stinson has increased to the point that backups extend "to and beyond Shiloh Drive," about 0.2 mile north of Parker, and reported a string of crashes and damaged fencing along the corridor. "We definitely need something there," Johnson said, urging staff to seek TxDOT’s formal analysis as the first step. Mayor (S1) and other council members agreed; the mayor said TxDOT contact Jennifer Forster indicated a study is the first formal action and that TxDOT staff had previously said the location could warrant a signal.
Resident Greg Jacobs later addressed the council during public comment and asked the city to also consider a warrant study at Blondie June and Country Club, saying the two state facilities have "on the order of 12 to 15,000 vehicles per day" and that side streets carry roughly "1,200 to 1,400 vehicles per day." Jacobs offered to provide historical traffic-count data to staff. Councilmembers and staff confirmed they will ask TxDOT to perform the study and will accept Jacobs’ data for consideration.
The council did not take a formal vote on a specific installation at the meeting; members instructed city staff to request the TxDOT study and to report back with findings and any recommended next steps.
