![]() However, there didn’t seem to be much interest with one-intersection possibility. “We don’t think a traffic signal is a good idea.”īut one day it could and it could increase sight distance around a curve to the north on M-52. “From our perspective, the data doesn’t support it, the volume doesn’t support it, the crashes don’t,” Wallace said. However, consolidating all traffic volumes to just this one intersection still doesn’t warrant a traffic signal, according to MDOT’s standards. This of course would involve purchasing property and building new infrastructure. The suggestion, albeit an intensive one, posed by MDOT would be to close the current intersection of Curtis Road, reroute the road south a bit and have it come out at the northernmost entrance to the LISD/Jackson College entrance. It appears that some action was taken Tuesday following the meeting as there is now a radar sign on M-52 for southbound traffic, just south of Curtis Road.Ī sole intersection with LISD/Jackson College and Curtis Road could possibly help in safety, according to Kelby Wallace, manager of Jackson Transportation Service Center. “You automatically just pick up speed, whether you’re thinking about it or not,” he said. He said there’s a perception that once you’re north of Siena Heights Drive you’re leaving town. “I see people being responsible.”Īdrian City Commissioner Lad Strayer was another proponent of a radar sign. “For me, that seems effective because unlike the speed zone (sign) that’s there all the time, it’s personal, it flashes, it’s high visibility,” he said. Adrian Deputy Police Chief Larry Van Alstine said they put up the sign because the school had a perception of vehicles traveling too fast.Ĭhris Miller, Adrian’s Downtown Development Authority and economic development coordinator, said he’s seen firsthand evidence that the sign deters traffic speed. There had been one on West Maumee Street near Lincoln Elementary School, just ahead of Scott Street, during the school year. A three-year study by MDOT revealed that the area is not on the department’s high crash risk.įurther, traffic data on M-52 at Curtis Road and the LISD/Jackson College areas does not indicate a need for any traffic signals.Ī radar speed sign, or “This is your speed” sign was one possible recommendation put forth by MDOT in its findings and one that had interest Tuesday morning. The area has about 18,000 travelers on a given day. There is also a 30 mph school zone in the Lenawee Intermediate School District and Jackson College area for before and after school hours. The five-lane road starts at 40 miles per hour near Siena Heights Drive and turns to 50 mph north of Curtis Road. MDOT had been asked to review traffic and safety on M-52 from Siena Heights Drive to Valley Road. ADRIAN - A radar speed sign may be the best bet for community stakeholders concerned about traffic speed on M-52 leading north out of town.Ī group met with representatives from the Michigan Department of Transportation Tuesday morning at the Adrian Armory Events Center.
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