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i`,mmC� <br /> Guidepost <br /> Speeding <br /> . . Mound Road is a very straight minor arterial roadway that has long stretches without controlled <br /> c .1 intersections that allow for cars to reach high speeds. The posted speed limit is 40 MPH east of North <br /> Martin Luther King Jr Drive and west of North Macarthur Road, and 30 MPH between these two streets. <br /> There are reduced school speed zones from North MacArthur Road to Greenridge Drive and another at certain times <br /> around North Martin Luther King Jr Drive. To help reduce speeds on this roadway, pedestrian crossings could be <br /> installed at Greenridge Drive due to its proximity to a school. Portions of the roadway near the heavily travelled <br /> intersections have multiple lanes that could be restriped along with the addition of flexible delineators to narrow the <br /> lanes and/or implement chicanes without having to redesign the roadway. Short term solutions that can be explored <br /> before more extensive modifications are made include heavier police enforcement, reducing the posted speed limit, <br /> and/or the lane narrowing and chicanes that were recommended above. In the future, North Macarthur Road and N <br /> Martin Luther King Jr Drive are Intersections that could be reconstructed into roundabouts to help reduce the <br /> speeds in this area of the roadway. The intersection of North Water Street and Mound Road can also be evaluated <br /> for the implementation of a roundabout. This intersection may have too much traffic for a roundabout, however if it <br /> is evaluated and will work the implementation of a roundabout at this intersection would create three roundabouts <br /> in a series when combined with North MacArthur Road and North Martin Luther King Jr Drive to heavily reduce the <br /> speeds on Mound Road. East of North Martin Luther King Jr Drive which is a long free flowing section of roadway <br /> that allows drivers to attain a high speed. Speed cameras or police enforcement in this section would help to reduce <br /> speeding in this section of the roadway. <br /> Traffic Control <br /> The intersection of N MacArthur Road and West Mound Road currently only has protected phases for the <br /> northbound movements. The public has identified this intersection as unsafe and there has been a severe <br /> CIU-{ angle crash in this intersection. It is recommended that the signals be redesigned to allow for flashing <br /> yellow or protected phasing for each leg of the intersection while it is being evaluated for conversion to a <br /> roundabout to help to reduce the number of crashes. The intersection of East Mound Road and North 22nd Street has <br /> been identified by the public and had a severe crash within the intersection. Currently the intersection only has <br /> permissive movements even though there are left turn lanes on each leg. It is recommended that either flashing <br /> yellow arrows or protected phasing be added to this intersection. The intersection of North Taylor Avenue and West <br /> Mound Road was identified by the public as unsafe and had three severe crashes with one of them being fatal. This <br /> intersection should be evaluated for the addition of traffic signals to reduce the crash rate at this intersection. If the <br /> intersection does not meet the requirements for traffic signals or as a short-term solution before signals are <br /> installed,converting the intersection into an all-way stop intersection would help to reduce the crashes at this <br /> intersection. <br /> Kapur Page 50 of 81 <br />