Traffic Control Device - All Way Stop - Colfax Avenue and LaPorte Avenue

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"if the engineering study indicates that the traffic control signal is no longer justified, and a decision is made to remove the signal, removal should be accomplished using the following steps: A. Determine the appropriate traffic control to be used after removal of the signal. B. Remove any sight -distance restrictions as necessary. C. Inform the public of the removal study. D. Flash or cover the signal heads for a minimum of 90 days, and install the appropriate stop control or other traffic control devices. E. Remove the signal if the engineering data collected during the removal study period confirms that the signal is no longer needed." In line with MUTCD, the Board of Public Works approved that the signal at LaPorte Avenue and Colfax Avenue be converted to all red flash for a period of at least 90 days for study. During this 90 period, the city hosted a public engagement meeting to discuss the two-way conversion of Colfax and the removal of the signals. There were no issues brought up during that meeting. At the end of the 90 days, the City reviewed public input, traffic safety, and other considerations. In review of the accident history, there was one accident with no injuries during the 90 day period at this intersection for failure to yield right of way. In the previous year and half there were there three accidents with multiple injuries reported. It is my recommendation that the Board of Public Works make this a permanent all -way stop traffic control measure. We deliver services that ernpawer everyone to thrive!!