DPW000128802
Report Neighborhood Roadway Safety Concern
Public Works
- Requested
- December 17, 2022
- Subtype
- New Speed Control
- Location
- 605 Spring St, 23220
- As reported by the submitter and published by the City. May be the submitter’s address or another party’s; the City does not anonymize to block level.
- Council District
- 5
- Neighborhood
- Gambles Hill
Description
Another accident at Spring and Belvidere. Second one this week. Residents of Oregon Hill continue to put in notifications concerning the safety of this intersection. Citizens driving in this area know there is NO speed enforcement, no cameras, etc so there is excessive speeding, running red lights, and unsafe driving in general. We need police presence or measures put in place to increase the safety of this intersection before we have additional serious injuries or worse a fatality.
History
- December 18, 2022The service request is submitted.
- December 18, 2022The service request status has been changed to Assigned to Department.
- April 4, 2024The service request status has been changed to Completed.
Comments
- Staff · December 18, 2022Cityworks ID: 489785
- Staff · January 20, 2023Eddie, please complete investigation.
- Staff · May 17, 2023This intersection was a part of an existing CIP project. However, funding was cut and subsequently, the Spring St. portion was cut also. This intersection remains a priority and is expected to revisitedwhen additional funds become available. Thank you for bringing this concern to our attention. Your request requires engineering analysis. Public Works assesses requests as part of its long-term infrastructure planning for capital investment.Project funding has multi-year lead times prioritized by Mayor and the City Council. This data from this request will be retained for future Capital Improvement Program funding analysis.
- Staff · April 4, 2024Belvidere has a good coverage of speed limit signs. Traffic calming measures are not planned since it carries 24,000 vehicles a day and a strategic route for emergency vehicles. A pedestrian hybrid beacon is planned on Belvidere near the War Memorial. When activated by a pedestrian this device will stop all traffic when a pedestrian crosses Belvidere. This will impact speeds when pedestrians are present. The traffic signal at Belvidere and Spring was retimed last year. Also, retroreflective backplates for the traffic signal heads were installed to improve visibility. No additional measures are currently planned.