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l M��T�uc ' ��..�� o� � ,�''.�L��,.. a'�i�a�� nT�:__ 2�9�Z�__ . - � AG£iUDA SECTIp�i: i:i�P"�'�S r`I�l� RECt�}!•1�lEilDA1'I0�#S � - �-� ORlGI�fAT1�FG OEPT_/DfV.: Ptt�LIC IfOP.�:S .,��rn n�o.. �T�n� DESCRfP a�_ _ TRAFF'IC COidTROL STU�Y AF �-- j�j 6,IESTER�d �l1lEE•�U� �1°dD COilPdTY ROAq C DEP-f I-I�AD APPRQVAL_ � �� h1GR_ R�VlE'.YED/RECO"Ai��OS: On Jan. 19, Z976, Courci Iman AI Grauel i nd� cated that a ci t� zer� 4�as going to b� � cont��ir�g tl�e ci ty concern� r�g the need for a 4-vray stop sign traffi c can�rol at - ': �� the intersection of Caun�y. Road C and tiestern. �ihe city's �raffic safety car�mit�e�, . therefore; gathered information and statistics .:on this intersection and met to - consider �i�e ma��er on Jan. 22, i976. The particular inter��ction in �973 �rad f�ve = property damage -acci dents and two personal i nj ury acci den�s ;� n 1974 th�re was one -- prop2rty damage acci dent and 0 persanal 7 nj ury acci d�nts . I n I 975 there Lv�r2 �4�:0 prope�ty damage accidents and one personal injury accident and to date, �n 1976, there's been twa prop�rty damage accidents and D persana7 injury accidents. Th� war.rants for a A�-way s�op si gr� cor�di ti on 6�caus e o-� acci den�s requi re fi ve ar � more acc3den�s of a type which are susceptable ta correction by a r�uii.-��ay stop , i r�s�al l at7 on wi thi n a I2--month per� ad. 5uch acci dents 4�tou1 d� nc7 ud� ri ght and left � ��rr� callisions as w�1] as r�ght angie coll#sions, but no� rear end or "run o�f the road" '�ype of acci de�ts. As can b� s�en from -ii�e abov� stati s�i cs , or�ly i n 7 973 �-- - has there be�n as many as fi ve accz dents dur� ng .a x2-r�onth p�ri od and �chi s s� tuati at� --.- has not been repeated since then. The �rarrant for a��eraiian of this traf�ic con� trol system because of accideni, therefor�, tivouid na� b� m°t. �. _ _ TY�e other i�em to consz d�r �i n char�g� ng traff� c. contro� i s flne o� traffi c va1 ume. County Road C a� �his lacat�o� has a 24�hour trafr�ic coi�ni af appraxima�e�y 650p vehicles; l�estern Av�nue_ nor�n af County Road C has a va�um� of �760 ; and S��sterr� - Aven�ae south of County Road C has a vo7ume a-� appraxim�tely 100fl vehicles. In addi-_ - tion, the speect iimit at �his loca�ion is 40 mph. �_ __� - Ti�e warrants �or traffic voium� are (a) at ieast 500 veI��cles per hour for 8 di-�fer�nt - hours in an average day, (b) at leas� 200 vel��cies per h�ur for at 7east 8 hours on - an average c�ay on the minor streei, and �c} on7y 70o af the ab�ve if the �ra�f�c averages 40 mph ar more_ on tF�e sir�et w�i ch app�ars �a b� th� case �ere. It ti�o�l d, -.• �herefor�, se�m ��at warrants (a) ar�d (b} xrould �e met and tha� a 4-V�ay stop 'type of . traffi c car��rol woul d be a�propri ate_. _.. ;_ The staff could submii tRis request to the County �r�gin�ering Department for a review . or th� caunci 1 coul d send the request, i tse1 �, ca� 7 i ng for thi s revi ei� af traffiz c con- trols and requesting a 4-way stop. - -- --- _. - RECOf�i�EI�D�D ACTiOPd: Approvai of a moti�n to request Ra�ns�y County to revi�vr the-�n- ' - tersection of County Road C and 1d�stern Avenu� for� installat�nn � of 4-vray stop traffi c control s: � : -- C