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HomeMy WebLinkAboutAgenda Report - November 1, 1989 (76)CITY OF LODI PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT T0: City Council FROM: City Manager MEETING DATE: Novmiber 1, 1989 AGENDA Tl=. Traffic Resolution Aniend=t - Four Way Stop Signs at the Intersection of Central Avenue and Dm Street 1 x RECOMMENDED ACEM That the City Council amend the Traffic Resolution 87-163 to appprove the installation of four-way stop signs at the intersection of Central Avenue and Dm Street. BACKGROUND The intersection of Central Avenue and Elm. ...Street has been studied due to the accident rate. Currently, Central Avenue stops at: l lm Street. Volumes on these streets are 1,400 and -2,400 ,vehicles per day: respectively. W reviewed available accident .re -cords from 1986=to :ahe k A, :. pre: ent and there have been 12 accidents. Accident;` records for 1988yindicate that five' of the seven accidents are correctable with four way stop ;signs; According to the guidelines, the number of correctable accidents gda.lIfaes this intersection as a candidate for four-way stops (see` attached i 't guidelines). The volume split, although not ideal, is reasonable overall volumes are low. Y A review of these accidents indicates that the majority of them involved the southeast corner. A field check of this corner shows that parked wehic.les _ along Elm Street are causing a sight problem. Duo to the:: r J ``7 t l" 1l� :l . E dols ``7 t 1 4 f }iy)4 j C CITY OF LODI PUBLIC WC WS DEPARTMENT t41 .,. MUL-I -WAY STOP WARRANTS INTERSECTION OfV_y,N< L,. ana PLN Any of the following conditions may warrant a multi -way STOP sign installation. 1. Where traffic signals are warranted and the need i s urgent, the four-way stop is an interim measure that can be installed quicxlj to control traffic wni.l'e arrzngements are being made for the signal installation. Satisfied Not Sa cisfied Z. An accident problem, as indicated by five or more reported a - - ,pe" susceptible of correction by a multi -way stop installation in a 12 -month period. Types of accidents susceptible of correction include right angle aro left turn collisions. Time perigd 1SVumbe . o co ctibl! accidents t ;` r ictal number OT accraen---� t� atrs re �� ea of Sat "^ 3. Minimum volume warrant: a• The total vehicular volume entering the intersection from all n'oproachzs, rrn,A average at least 500 vehicles per hour for any eight hours:: c an t � ; average day, and ,� tc� e\�r Highest 8 hours Ij +� ��. ,.A -7 � m + }1"' \C ,�'� `v�` r.C` \k tltn �� -Hour t� k)I / / / / / / ` Total volurae,� 4 vehicles � } ,major street 111,1 110 1 V,61114 I1f,11I 1 I V 1 !',`I Average per Tour r�,L vei i a I cb_ m o street i 10 I 1 I04tI 9cf ( 6111 1112 110& 11Z� I I3 G� b. The combined vehicular and pedestrian volume from the minor street or highway must average at leas; 200 units er hour for the same eight hours 3 with an average delay to minor street ve icular traffic of at least 30 seconds per vehicle during the maximum hour. I `. 1 �4u� -�- �:,;1 : ,`/ :/ ,�l/ �`� �� ,:`� A�erage peroK �r 110 �> 'velicles Kinor )creel 1` C! . - c; I(EST) ven�cl_es C 1 IiL�Y I `�1--. I 1 i 11 I Lir 11l I I Average per hour pedestrians s ± I Peaestr,ans I I { I 1 i 1 i Average units per hour ✓ I w v;clvrz �tit;U1�% Satisfied Not. When the 85 -percentile approach speed of the major street Traffic exceeds 40 miles per hour, the minimum vehicular volume warrant is 70 percent of the above requirements. 85-oercentile speed --Na atistied Satis'ied ✓ A four-way STOP sign installation ;s a useful traffic control measure when other available meams.of control are not acequate. it s'ould not be used unless the volume of `rar is on the intersecting roads is about equal and is undesirable ?,� low volume intersections. ,raffic ma;cr street .War c minor scree- %•7 0 �- CITY OF LODI PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT PATH OF MOVING VEHICLE REAR END COLLISICN FIXED OBJECT PARKED VEHICLE SJDcSWIPE DATE:_- Y Ce►4-MAL. Ate► YEAR(SY b(P- E>S A' m'. Collision Diagram 3 G; a Intersection Of PATH OF MOVING VEHICLE REAR END COLLISICN FIXED OBJECT PARKED VEHICLE SJDcSWIPE DATE:_- Y Ce►4-MAL. Ate► YEAR(SY b(P- E>S Collision Diagram G; Intersection Of � G C E r�l'rQ ACr4 M an x _ Vr _ a, a �1 1 1� PATH OF MOVING VEHICLE REAR END COLLISICN FIXED OBJECT PARKED VEHICLE SJDcSWIPE DATE:_- Ce►4-MAL. Ate► YEAR(SY b(P- E>S � G x _ Vr A �1 g�3x2. is AAt- #} O _ Y �. A A� j O t L E G E N D PATH OF MOVING VEHICLE REAR END COLLISICN FIXED OBJECT PARKED VEHICLE SJDcSWIPE DATE:_- PD PP elk_ I En.0 3i J3 Z- 1�7- R',I(.)7 B25-71 `V'> -• I-7vZfn ; .DATE: (p -t3 Aft i F 1f S ELN! STJCENTRAL:`AVE� EXHIBIT A S ELN! STJCENTRAL:`AVE� EXHIBIT A n �. Y y 1 1 44 7 F 89-154 RES89154/TY.TA.02J Alice M. Reimche City Clerk 89-154 RES89154/TY.TA.02J