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<br />We deliver services that empower everyone to thrive!! <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />CITY OF SOUTH BEND <br />DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS <br />DIVISION OF ENGINEERING <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />TO: Board of Public Works <br />THROUGH: Kara Boyles, Ph.D., P.E., City Engineer <br />FROM: Charlotte Brach, P.E., Senior Engineer <br />SUBJECT: Linden and Kaley Multi-Way Stop Warrant Analysis (TR18-113) <br />DATE: December 22, 2023 <br /> <br />Purpose <br /> The purpose of this study is to determine <br />whether any traffic control improvements are <br />warranted at the intersection of Linden Avenue <br />and Kaley Street. The Engineering Division has <br />received a request from a resident to install a <br />multi-way stop at this intersection. This memo <br />summarizes the warrant analysis conducted to <br />assess the need for a permanent all-way stop at <br />this intersection and the proposed <br />recommendation. <br /> <br />Location/Description <br /> Linden Ave is classified as a minor arterial. Kaley Street is classified as a Minor <br />Collector. Both Linden Ave and Kaley Street have one travel lane per direction. This <br />intersection is located in a residential and industrial area. <br /> <br />Warrants <br />The Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices sets forth the following requirements to <br />warrant the installation of multi-way stop control: <br />The following criteria should be considered in the engineering study for a multi-way STOP sign <br />installation: <br />A. Where traffic control signals are justified, the multi-way stop is an interim measure that can be <br />installed quickly to control traffic while arrangements are being made for the installation of the <br />traffic control signal. <br />B. Five or more reported crashes in a 12-month period that are susceptible to correction by a multi- <br />way stop installation. Such crashes include right-turn and left-turn collisions as well as right- <br />angle collisions. <br />C. Minimum volumes: <br />1. The vehicular volume entering the intersection from the major street approaches (total of both <br />approaches) averages at least 300 vehicles per hour for any 8 hours of an average day; and <br />2. The combined vehicular, pedestrian, and bicycle volume entering the intersection from the <br />minor street approaches (total of both approaches) averages at least 200 units per hour for <br />the same 8 hours, with an average delay to minor-street vehicular traffic of at least 30 seconds <br />per vehicle during the highest hour; but