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Page 1 of 4 <br />9025 RIVER ROAD, SUITE 200 <br />INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA 46240 <br />TEL 317.547.5580 <br />FAX 317.543.0270 <br />T E C H N I C A L M E M O R A N D U M <br />DATE:April 20, 2020 <br />TO:Alicia Czarnecki, City of South Bend <br />FROM:Ryan Huebschman, PE, PTOE, Patrick O’Connor, PE, PTOE, Geeta Kharche, <br />American Structurepoint, Inc. <br />RE:STOP Control Application Overview for the City of South Bend, IN <br />This memorandum details the Indiana Manual on Uniform Traffic Control (IMUTCD) guidelines on the <br />installation of STOP control at uncontrolled intersections. American Structurepoint was tasked by the City of <br />South Bend to review these guidelines to assist the City in their decision-making process for the installation of <br />STOP control. <br />IMUTCD Guidelines for STOP Sign Application <br />A STOP sign is used to indicate that oncoming traffic is always required to come to a complete halt before <br />entering an intersection. The IMUTCD outlines the criteria to consider when bringing an approach at an <br />intersection to be under STOP control. These criteria are considered best practices and are not mandatory <br />requirements for installation of a STOP sign. Deviation from these criteria may be allowed if supplemented by <br />an engineering study. <br />Per Section 2B.04 of the IMUTCD, a STOP sign should be used at an intersection if one or more of the <br />following conditions exist: <br />A. An intersection of a less important road with a main road where application of the normal right-of- <br />way rule would not be expected to provide reasonable compliance with the law; <br />B. A street entering a designated through highway or street; and/or <br />C. An unsignalized intersection in a signalized area. <br />Additionally, the section also provides guidance on the application of a STOP sign at an intersection of minor or <br />local roads with more than three approaches, where one or more of the following conditions exist: <br />A. The combined vehicular, bicycle, and pedestrian volume entering the intersection from all approaches <br />averages more than 2,000 units per day; <br />B. The ability to see conflicting traffic on an approach is not sufficient to allow a road user to stop or yield <br />in compliance with the normal right-of-way rule if such stopping or yielding is necessary; and/or <br />C. Crash records indicate that five or more crashes that involve the failure to yield the right-of-way at the <br />intersection under the normal right-of-way rule have been reported within a 3-year period, or that <br />three or more such crashes have been reported within a 2-year period.