Traffic Control Devices-Mayflower Road between US 20 Bypass and Washington Street

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South Mayflower Road Speed S I. Puroose and Need This speed study for Mayflower Road, between the South Bend City Limits, near the US 20 Bypass, and Western Avenue, was conducted in response to an internal departmental request due to the recent developments on Mayflower Road. The request is to decrease the speed limit from the existing 40 mph to 30 or 35 mph. II. Geometry and Existing Traffic Control The section of Mayflower Road included in this study is 2 lanes wide and approximately 1 mile long with auxiliary turn lanes at some of the intersections; an overview aerial is chr,w, i , ri,.,,.,. , and Western Avenue. Mayflower Road is 26 feet wide, with 2 through travel lanes, and widens out to 48 feet at the Sample Street and Western Avenue intersections to provide turn lanes. In addition to the street intersections there are numerous commercial and residential driveways located along this section of Mayflower Road. As may be seen in Table 1, 20 of the total 29 driveways are on the west side of Mayflower Road, and 17 of those are between Sample Street and Western Avenue, Table 1 - Driveways along South Mayflower Road III. Proposed Development Martin's Super Markets is constructing a new store on a site on the west side of Mayflower Road, just south of Western Avenue. The newly developed site will be accessed by two driveways, one approximately 161 feet north of Scenic Drive and another approximately 215 feet south of Western City of South Bend Department of Public Works, Division of Engineering October 17, 2016 1