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COUNCIL <br />TO: Mark Bernhardson, City Administrator <br />14AY 1219666 <br />FROM: John Gerhardson, Public Works Coordinator CITY OF oQNo <br />DATE: May 7, 1936 <br />SUHJ: West Ferndale Road Intersection Traffic Control <br />Recently the City of Orono has received complaints from residents on <br />West Ferndale Road regarding the speed of vehicles exiting Shoreline Drive <br />(Co. Rd. 15) onto West Ferndale Road. The problem being that there is such <br />a wide radius on West Ferndale Road (137' only 100' is needed) that <br />vehicles turning south onto West Ferndale Road from Shoreline Drive do not <br />have to reduce there speed substantially to complete the turn. Just south <br />of Shoreline Drive on West Ferndale is a private driveway that serves two <br />residents. Their complaint is that the vehicles exiting Shoreline Drive <br />are doing so at a rate of speed that there have been several near miss's <br />when t' y pull out of their driveway and they are requesting assisstance <br />from ti City to remedy the problem before something does happen. <br />City staff has reviewed the request and has determined that there are <br />some options available for correcting the situation: <br />Option 1. Reduce the width of the West Ferndale Road intersection by <br />playing guard rail posts at the west side of the radius thereby <br />foL Ong a speed reduction to complete the turn. Costs to install <br />guard rail posts $412. <br />Option 2. Close off West Ferndale Road and reroute traffic to ;,,e. <br />Ferndale cutoff. Costs to install guard rail.posts $768. <br />Option 3. Close West Ferndale cutoff Road. Cost $532. <br />After reviewing all options it is my recommendation to close West <br />Ferndale Road and designate and sign West Ferndale cutoff as the official <br />entrance/e%it to and from West Ferndale Road. <br />'his option eliminates the safety hazard, allows for safe <br />ent ance/exit to and from West Ferndale Road and safe entrance to Woodhill <br />Country Club Road and eliminates maintenance of one intersection. <br />TO: Mayor and City Council ��` <br />FROM: Mark Bernhardson, City Administratottk o <br />Forwarded recommending approval of option 2 as recommended by staff <br />but that it be so done following a public hearing tentatively scheduled <br />for June 23, 1986. <br />PROPOSED MOTION - Moved by —, seccnded by to accept staff <br />recommendation and establish a public hearing for June 23, 1986. <br />Ave N .3 s <br />