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DATE:
TO:
FROM:
STAFF REPORT
CITY COUNCIL
May 21, 2013
Honorable Mayor and City Councilmembers
Joni Pattillo City Manager""'
CITY CLERK
File #820 -80
SUBJECT: Conversion from "Yield" Control to "Stop" Control on Portage Road
at Maple Drive
Prepared by Obaid Khan, Senior Civil Engineer (Traffic /Transportation)
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY:
The City received a request to convert the existing "yield" control on the Portage Road approach
to Maple Drive into a "stop" control in order to increase traffic safety. Staff has reviewed the
request and found that, to improve traffic safety and circulation, it would be appropriate to install
a "stop" control at this approach.
FINANCIAL IMPACT:
There is adequate funding in the FY 2012 -2013 Street Maintenance Operating Budget to
remove "Yield" signs and pavement markings and to replace them with required "Stop" signs
and pavement markings.
RECOMMENDATION:
Staff recommends that the City Council adopt the resolution amending the Dublin Traffic Code
designating a "Stop" control on the Portage Road approach to Maple Drive.
Submitted By
Director of Public Works
DESCRIPTION:
Reviewed By
Assistant City Manager
Maple Drive runs east -west from Clark Avenue to approximately 800' east of Clark Avenue
(Attachment 1). The roadway then curves and runs in a northeasterly /southwesterly direction
before intersecting York Drive. Portage Road terminates at Maple Drive near the middle of this
curve creating a "T" intersection. Maple Drive provides access between Wells Middle School
and nearby residences to and from Dublin Boulevard while Portage Road provides access
between Wells Middle School and nearby residences to and from Village Parkway. Currently,
traffic from Portage Road has a "yield" control when approaching Maple Drive.
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The City received a request from a resident to convert the existing "yield" control to "stop"
control at this intersection to decrease the chances of vehicular collisions.
Staff has reviewed the request, including existing field conditions and found that, due in part to
the horizontal curvature of the roadway and the fact that both streets are access points to major
arterials and schools for the neighborhood, a "stop" control at this approach would be
appropriate. The adoption of the proposed resolution making it a stop - controlled intersection
(Attachment 2) would improve traffic safety by increasing the time available to motorists at
Portage Road intersection with Maple Drive thus enabling them to better observe gaps in traffic
along Maple Drive before making a turn at the intersection. A street view of the proposed Stop -
Control location has been included as Attachment 3.
NOTICING REQUIREMENTS /PUBLIC OUTREACH:
Motorists on Portage Road are already legally required to yield to traffic on Maple Drive,
therefore, this modification is considered minor and not controversial. For this reason, public
notification was not considered.
ATTACHMENTS: 1. Location Map
2. Resolution Amending the Dublin Traffic Code Designating the
Portage Road Approach to Maple Drive as Stop - Controlled
3. Street Level View of Proposed Stop - Control Location
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Location Map
4.
RESOLUTION NO. — 13
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL
OF THE CITY OF DUBLIN
AMENDING THE DUBLIN TRAFFIC CODE DESIGNATING THE PORTAGE ROAD
APPROACH TO MAPLE DRIVE AS STOP - CONTROLLED
WHEREAS, the Portage Road approach to Maple Drive is currently yield - controlled; and
WHEREAS, the existing roadway geometry and traffic volumes justify the implementation
of a stop - control on Portage Road.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the City Council of the City of Dublin
hereby adopts the following regulation as follows:
Section 1: The following language shall be deleted from Section 6.12 ( "Yield Right of
Way Intersections ") of the City of Dublin Traffic Code:
Portage Road at the intersection of Maple Drive
Section 2: The following language shall be added to Section 6.16.020 ( "Stop
Mandatory on Designated Approaches ") of the City of Dublin Traffic Code:
Portage Road at the intersection of Maple Drive
PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED this 21St day of May, 2013, by the following vote:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSENT:
ABSTAIN:
ATTEST:
City Clerk
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Mayor
Street Level View of Proposed Stop - Control on Portage Road at Maple Drive
Figure 1. Driver View from Portage Road Approaching Maple Drive Intersection
Figure 2. Portage Road Approach Looking South Towards Maple Drive
Figure 3. Portage Road Approach Looking North Towards Maple Drive