HomeMy WebLinkAbout1976 09-15 Maplewood okays traffic control for Hazelwood-County Road D THE REVIEW Maplewood okays traffic control
for Hazelwood-County Road D
The Maplewood City Council adopted a average driver should be able to warrant stop signs.
staff proposal for traffic control at the maneuver through the curve area with The engineering staff said that it felt
intersection of Hazelwood and County great difficulty, stop signs at this intersection would only
Road D at its Thursday,Sept.9 meeting This original proposal by the staff had antagonize drivers.Instances were cited
after setting aside two alternate been objected to by a citizen's group at a where drivers who were forced to stop at
proposals from Ramsey County and a previous meeting. The citizens then an unnecessary sign make up for lost
citizen's group that had been under proposed an alternate proposal of a"T" time by speeding or running the sign.
review, intersection with stop signs. Councilman Norman Anderson said
Staff had proposed a curve with super City engineer Bob Collier maintained "Well let's just be a nuisance to those
elevation of five inches above centerline that the intersection which serves from drivers.The driver who won't see a stop
of the outside curb line and five inches 800 to 1000 vehicles per day does not sign won't see a child."
below centerline on the inside curb line Burton Murdock,also of the council,
for a total difference between the curbs of stated some doubts about how effective
ten inches for the 44 foot width.This is stop signs would be in this situation.He
approximately one third of the super agreed with the staff in its prediction that
elevation found on most curves.The 44 the signs might cause driver frustration
foot width is proposed to continue around and retaliation.
the curve and end at the beginning of Staff then mentioned a county proposal
Hazelwood. to close the bridge at the intersection.The
At that super elevation, the design proposal was rejected after much
speed is 15 MPH.The design speed is that discussion on the possibilities.
speed which the curve can be taken Mayor Robert Bruton made a motion
comfortably by an average driver.It is that the original staff proposal be ac-
also 10 miles below the speed at which the cepted and council approved that motion.