US 2 and Colbert Rd. Community Discussion Community Meeting Mike Gribner Larry Larson Mountainside Middle School Regional Administrator Assistant Regional Administrator November 1, 2018
Agenda • Introductions • Address questions received • Listen to concerns and answer additional questions • Next Steps 2
A few questions and comments so far… • How does WSDOT prioritize safety projects? • Can WSDOT build a signal here? • Can WSDOT build a roundabout here? • Can’t WSDOT at least lower the speed limit? • Why hasn’t WSDOT already done something? • There are schools in the area and young drivers use this road • Land use 3
A few questions and comments so far… • H ow does WSDOT prioritize safety projects? • Can WSDOT build a signal here? • Can WSDOT build a roundabout here? • Can’t WSDOT at least lower the speed limit? • Why hasn’t WSDOT already done something? • There are schools in the area and young drivers use this road • Land use 4
Limited $ Preservation Date, time and initials of last 5 edit
Severity Frequency Benefit Cost What are the trade-offs? Date, time and initials of last 6 edit
2013 to 2017 Intersection Crash List 7
US 2 Corridor Study 6 Nature of Crash History
Intersection-Related Crashes from US 2 Corridor Study A.M. Date, time and initials of last 9 edit
Intersection-Related Crashes from US 2 Corridor Study P.M. Date, time and initials of last 10 edit Sight distance, Right Turners, Crossing Traffic
Intersection-Related Crashes US 2 – Colbert Road 2013-2017 Suspected Suspected No Serious Minor Possible Apparent Year Fatal Injury Injury Injury Injury Total 2013 0 2014 2 4 6 2015 1 1 2 2016 1 1 1 3 2017 1 2 1 1 5 Total 0 2 3 5 6 16 Date, time and initials of last 11 edit
2013 to 2017 Intersection Crash List Date, time and initials of last 12 edit
A few questions and comments so far… • How does WSDOT prioritize safety projects? • Can WSDOT build a signal here? • Can WSDOT build a roundabout here? • Can’t WSDOT at least lower the speed limit? • Why hasn’t WSDOT already done something? • There are schools in the area and young drivers use this road • Land use 13 Warrant, increase crashes, tradeoff is severity, high speed…..example Flint Road
Flint Road Example 14
Signal Installed Sept of 2014 Date, time and initials of last 15 edit
Accidents Before: Accidents After : 35 17 16
A few questions and comments so far… • How does WSDOT prioritize safety projects? • Can WSDOT build a signal here? • Can WSDOT build a roundabout here? • Can’t WSDOT at least lower the speed limit? • Why hasn’t WSDOT already done something? • There are schools in the area and young drivers use this road • Land use 17
A few questions and comments so far… • How does WSDOT prioritize safety projects? • Can WSDOT build a signal here? • Can WSDOT build a roundabout here? • Can’t WSDOT at least lower the speed limit? • Why hasn’t WSDOT already done something? • There are schools in the area and young drivers use this road • Land use 18
A few questions and comments so far… • How does WSDOT prioritize safety projects? • Can WSDOT build a signal here? • Can WSDOT build a roundabout here? • Can’t WSDOT at least lower the speed limit? • Why hasn’t WSDOT already done something? • There are schools in the area and young drivers use this road • Land use 19
What’s been done Recent low cost enhancements in last five years to improve safety performance: – Striping – Signing improvements – Flashing signs to indicate entering traffic from Colbert Road. 20 What types of option are available
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A few questions and comments so far… • How does WSDOT prioritize safety projects? • Can WSDOT build a signal here? • Can WSDOT build a roundabout here? • Can’t WSDOT at least lower the speed limit? • Why hasn’t WSDOT already done something? • There are schools in the area and young drivers use this road • Land use 22
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Next steps 26
Thank you! 27
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