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r/M......_____ AUG 1 1 2003 REQUEST FOR COUNCIL ACTION CU Y Ot OHONO DATE; August 1 1,2003 ITEM NO.:JO Department Approval: Name Gregor> A Gappa Title Director of Public Services Administrator Reviewed: Agenda Section: Public Services Director’s Report Item Description: Willow Drivc/CR 6 Imcrsection l-casibility Study Introduction A feasibility study has been completed, by Bonestroo Engineers, for the Willow Drive/CR 6 intersection and is being presented for Council review and consideration. This is a hazardous intersection that has a history of multiple personal injury accidents and several traffic fatalities over the past several years. The accident crash and .severity rates, and crash density rates are significantly above the metro and statewide averages for a Rural Two-Way Stop Intersection. About 2/3 of the accidents at the intersection are right angle crashes in which vehicles on Willow Drive that are crossing the intersection are hit by high speed through tralllc vehicles on County Road 6. These accidents tend to be severe with a high incidence of personal injuries and fatalities. Accident Rates Crash Rate (per million vehicles) 1.71 Metro Average 0.30 Statewide Average 0.40 Severity Rate (per million vehicles) 5.14 Metro Average 0.60 Statewide Average 1.00 Crash Density (# accidents per year) 6.0 Metro Average 1.1 Statewide Average 0.7 This intersection is hazardous for several reasons which include the high speed and heavy tratTic volume on County Road 6, substandard bypass lanes on the county highway, limited sight distance at the Willow Drive slop signs, and significant queuing of traffic at the stop signs on Willow Drive. This tralTic queuing, at the stop signs, is hazardous because motorists tend to take chances and pull out into the high speed traffic on County Road 6 with less than adequate openings. Page 1 of 3 .» 1 I