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HomeMy Public PortalAbout11-22-1940 164 OFFICE OF THE BOARD OF WORKS CITY OF RICHMOND, INDIANA, FRIDAY, NDVEEBER .22ND,1940. The Board of Public Works and Safety of the City of Richmond, Indiana, met in the office of said Board Friday November thepth., 1940, at 9 :00 A. M. Messrs. John R. Britten, Simeon W. Hodgin and Henry U. Johnson being present the following proceedings were had to-wit ; The minutes of the preceeding meeting were read and approved. Chief of i'olice Ellis Duckett requested that the proper proceedure be made for the appraisal of three cars now_ usedby the Police Department with the po_ss- . ibality of being traded in on new ones. A request to cut the Curb was granted to ;coward W. Hammer lot No 101 Reevston Place Add. to a width of 14 feet'. A letter along with proposed plans for traffic treat- ment at the various intersections was presented from the State i?ighway Commission as follows; Traffic signals or for some tipe of improved traffic controll : " Fort Wayne -Avenue (U.S.27 ) at North"D"Street Fort Wayne Avenue (U.S.27 ) at North "A" Street South 5th Street . (U.S. 27 ) at South"G" Street East Main Street (U. S.40 ) at North 16th Street A summary of, our recommendations , which have been app- roved by the Cormission, is as follows : 1. Fort Wayne Avenue at North "D" That the installation of the traffic signals be made and that the intersection be con- structed as shown on attached sketch. 2 . Fort Wayne at North "A" That the request -for traffic _ signals be denied, but-that the intersection on be chan- nelized and reconstructed as shown on attached sketch. 3. South 5th and "G" That the request for traffic signals be denied , but that the • intersection and approach to. the C & 0 Railroad overpass be channelized as shown on attached sketch. 4. Main at 16th: That the overhead type signal be re- - placed with curb type. FORT WAYNE AVENUE AT NORTH "D" STREET ( cont' d ) 165 There is not any question that this intersection need signal control. The accident record has been bad and traffic entering the intersection averages between 800 and 900 vehicles per hour during the 8 maxium consecutive hours during the day, 350 Which either cross or merge with Fort Wayne Street, traffic. However, traffic signals cannot be installed which • will satisfactorly control the -entire expanse of the intersection as it now exists. In order to make signal control feaseable, reconstruction, as shown on accomp anying sketch, will be necessary in order to limit the area of the major point of conflict , which can then be controlled by signals. FORT WAYNE AVENUE AT NORTH"A"STREET The redesign of this intersection is such that traffic signals can- operate satisfactorily if installed in the fu- ture,- although it is not believed that signals will be nec- essary with proposed layout under existing traffic volumes. there are_.three..areas_;of .conflict of traffic movements within this area, namely the intersection of traffic flows at North "A" Street and FortWayne Avenue, at North 5th and 'fort Wayne Avenue and at North 5th and "A" . These points of conflict are to close together to be individually contro- lled by signals, and to far apart to be regulated by •one control. The proposed plan involves the reconstruction of the intersection layout by means of curbs and channelizing islands, so that traffic movements _will be along definite channels and "wandering"will be prohibited. Future signal- ization will be feasible at the main area of conflict, the intersection of the fifth Street and North "A" traffic streams. SOUTH .5th STREET AND SOUTH "G". STREET It is not believed that anticipated traffic increases will warrent signalization. The request for traffic sig- nals is based mainly as aprotection for school children and for control of peak traffic during special school functions . The contention is that these special gather- ings are usualy at night and that police control at such times is hazardous. . The proposed group of channelizing islands will adequately control traffic during normal conditions ; will provide a haven for school children and other pedestrians ; and will protect a pploce officer a such times as police control is necessary on special occasions. EAST T:IAIN STREET AND NORTH .1:6TH STREET The signal installation should be redesigned at this location as evidenced by the bad accident record and con- fusion existing under existing single overhead signal for controlling an offset intersection. ( contd) 166 The proposed installation will limit signalized control to the north 16th Street approach, while the South 16th approach will be controlled by "Stop"signs. All the expense of traffic signal installation at the above locations is the responsibility of the Comm- ission howevor, the curb and the island construction, in some instances, involve reconstruction beyond the property lines on state routes ; and, consequently, some construction on the part of the City of Richmond. A rough estimate of both city and state cost is as follows ; CIt' STA.TE Reconstruction Reconstruction Signal Instln. Ft . Wayne at N. "D" $850. 350 pl000 Ft . Wayne at N "A" 400. 1250 ---- S. 5th at S. "G" 250. 1500 ---- Main at 16 no ex. -- 900 ,,?:1500 3100 � 1900 City `Total 5 1500 State Total 5000 Since it would be undesireable from a construction viewpoint to divide the City and State work at each intersection, it is proposed that the City undertake the complete reconstruction at North "D" and Fort Wayne Ave. and that the Commission undertake the complete re- construction at North "A', and at .Soutj "G" , except that the City will install such new sidewalk at North "A" as you may deem necessary. Will you please let me have your reaction to these proposals so that we may complete arrangements for this wo rk. Hallie I.ever Director of Traffic. The Board adopted and approved the following resolution; BE IT RESOLVED, by the Board of Public ',corks and Safety of the City of Richmond, Indiana, November 22 , 1910, that the plans and agreements for traffic treatment at the various locations proposed by the State Highway Co.:emission as of November 15th, 1940, be adopted and approved, the City to construct such curb and -side- walk es is necessary. Mr. V. F. Binrord Superintendent of Erlham College farms , was present , requesting a reduction be.:rnade in the _such charged by the City Fire 5epartment Of:°n 200. for services rendered during a fire at their barns on the Abington Pike , the board taking no action in the matter. After allowing Claims in the amount of 9,201.87 on proper notion they adjourned. QQ ^_ (cLR7 Attest `r,Zv1l��-u�..yG�.11//1\ Clt Cler ravor