DPW000199196
Traffic and Street Signs
Public Works
- Requested
- March 21, 2025
- Subtype
- Request New Traffic Sign
- Location
- 1748 Parkwood Ave, 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
- The Fan
Description
Yet another accident occurred, that total is up to 4 in the last 6 months. Multiple police have mentioned the need for a 4 way stop. If there is a need for traffic monitoring then do that. If a speed bump is better, then do that. My children are not safe. People treat this as an expressway.
Details
- What kind of sign is it?
- Stop
History
- March 22, 2025The service request is submitted.
- March 22, 2025The service request status has been changed to Assigned to Department.
- March 24, 2025The service request status has been changed to Completed.
Comments
- Staff · March 22, 2025Cityworks ID: 552246
- Staff · March 24, 2025The Department of Public Works (DPW) must perform an engineering study in accordance with the Federal Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices (MUTCD) before installing an all-way stop. All all-way stops must meet the warrants in the MUTCD. The MUTCD conditions are mainly about a combination of traffic on the free flow street and the stopped street. This is basically how the MUTCD warrant works: - The traffic volumes along the free flow street (major street) and the stopped street (minor street) must be at a certain level for each hour for eight hours of a weekday to meet the requirements of the MUTCD all-way stop warrants. o Major street minimum requirement (total of both approaches) = 300 or more vehicles an hour. o Minor street minimum requirement (total of both approaches) = 200 or more vehicles an hour. - Both traffic conditions must be met for the major and minor streets to meet the MUTCD requirement. The intersection of Parkwood Ave and Allen Ave does not meet the traffic volume requirements for an all-way stop. No Parking signs are present on Parkwood Ave on the east leg to enhance intersection sight distance for vehicles approaching Parkwood from Allen. I shared this report with a Lieutenant with the Richmond Police Department.