DPW000138175
Report Neighborhood Roadway Safety Concern
Public Works
- Requested
- April 6, 2023
- Subtype
- New Speed Control
- Location
- 500 Cowardin Ave, 23224
- 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
- Woodland Heights
Description
Requesting the City to slow down traffic making a right turn onto Semmes from Cowardin. This intersection is especially dangerous for pedestrians or bicycles who have the right of way with a green light but who have to stop and watch for cars speeding off of the Belvidere Bridge. It would be preferable and safer to remove the dedicated right turn lane and install a "No right turn on Red" sign. Did you know pedestrians have to cross an eight lane road to get from one side of Semmes to the other?
History
- April 6, 2023The service request is submitted.
- April 6, 2023The service request status has been changed to Assigned to Department.
- January 22, 2024The service request status has been changed to Completed.
Comments
- Staff · April 6, 2023Cityworks ID: 497842
- Staff · April 22, 2023Sayed, please investigate.
- Staff · June 7, 2023I have started my investigation on this request. Currently waiting for crash reports from RPD. I will share the result upon completion of the analysis.
- Staff · January 22, 2024Dear Citizen, Thank you for sharing your concern with us. I downloaded the crash data of the past 5 years for the mentioned location and used it for the intersection safety analysis. The right turn from Cowardian to Semmes Ave is safe and has not caused any potential conflicts. These roads were designed and signalized based on the most recent available traffic data, crash data, and other geometric characteristics of that location. the dedicated right turn will not be removed at the moment. We will keep monitoring this intersection and will take appropriate action when necessary.