03/19/2013 Meeting Minutes - Laserfiche WebLink

Home Browse Search

Council Minutes of 03-19-2013 eastbound ramp of I480. The state and local (NOACCA) data on crashes and accidents within the aforementioned Great Northern Blvd. corridor were not very complimentary to the intersections. However, it does give the city a better chance at funding, as it demonstrates actual problems in need of solutions. Improvements regarding Great Northern Blvd. south from Brookpark Road to the I480 westbound ramp are as follows: 1. A continuous and right turn combination lane would be created and extend to the I480 westbound ramp. The westbound entrance ramp would need to be re-configured. The concrete island on Country Club Blvd. (westbound) at Great Northern Blvd., which isolates southbound traffic turning right from Great Northern Blvd., would be reduced in size. 2. The current southbound right turn only lane would be a continuous through lane and right turn lane, with direct access to I480 westbound ramp. 3. Current and new areas will be paved. 4. A bus pad will also be added on the west side of Great Northern Blvd. Brookpark Road improvements are as follows: 1. Median islands on Brookpark Road will be shortened to eliminate their projection into the intersections. 2. The northbound Great Northern Blvd. westbound turning lane concrete median island will be shortened by approximately 100 feet to align the northbound turning lane with the southbound turning lane. I480 westbound ramp to Great Northern Blvd. northbound improvements are as follows: 1. Extend the northbound left hand turn lane on Great Northern Blvd. to Country Club Blvd. by eliminating pavement striping. 2. Modify the median design to discourage through and left hand turn movements from the westbound I480 ramp to Great Northern Blvd. This would limit driving across northbound Great Northern Blvd. and turning left onto southbound Great Northern Blvd. It may also eliminate the ability to cross Great Northern Blvd. and enter the westbound ramp to I480 to continue on the highway in case you get off at the wrong exit. 3. Install no right hand turn on red signage at the westbound exit ramp at Great Northern Blvd. Orlowski recommended against this. This has been tried in the past, and it backs up traffic on the ramp and onto I480. During Christmas and other heavy shopping times, traffic has been backed up onto I480 to the Columbia Road bridge. He would recommend following State Code and allowing right turn on red for the curb lane only. 4. The right hand lane from I480 exit to Country Club Blvd. will be a right hand turn lane and a thru lane. Other areas of improvements will be the installation of new traffic signals, timing and coordinating traffic signals, increase intersection corner radii, installation of overhead street name signs and the addition of dotted lines between dual right turn lanes through intersections. The total cost is estimated to be $1.38 million dollars, the City contribution is 10% of the cost. Councilman Orlowski made a motion to recommend approval of Resolution 2013-31 with suspension. The motion was seconded by Councilwoman Williamson, and the committee voted 2-0 to recommend approval of 2013-31 with suspension. The meeting was adjourned at 7:29 p.m. Councilwoman Williamson, Chairwoman of the Public Safety, Health & Welfare Committee: 4 i