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TO:Hon Moorse, City Administrator <br />FROM:John R. Gerhardson, Public Works Director <br />DATE:November 14, 1991 <br />SUBJECT: Spates Avenue/Railroad Avenue <br />On Thursday November 7, 1991, Police Chief Steve Sullivan <br />and myself met -ith some of the residences on Spates Avenue and <br />Railroad Avenuf. <br />The reason for the meeting was to discuss traffic concerns <br />that the residents have and a possible resolution to the problem. <br />Currently there are 400 vehicles per day using Spates Avenue. <br />Some of the traffic is due to traffic back up at Co. Rd. 15 & 51 <br />causing people to try to avoid the intersection by driving on <br />Railroad Avenue to Spates Avenue to Co. Rd. 15. This traffic is <br />mostly in the early morning rush hour. <br />The other concern is aft moons and evenings when southbound <br />Co. Rd. 15 traffic is turning on to Spates Avenue at high ra-es <br />of spead causing concern because o£ children in or near the <br />roadway on bikes and trikes . <br />Everyone agreed that placing barriers on Spates Avenue on <br />both sides of the railroad track would discourage the high speed <br />traffic from using Spates Avenue (see attached sketch). <br />It was agreed that we would recommend to Council to place <br />the barricades as soon as possible but review the turn at <br />Railroad Avenue and Spates Avenue to determine if the radius <br />should be revised. <br />k j