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Salem Church & Angell Roads Salem Church Road The shoulder work at the west end of Salem Church Road to improve pedestrian safety has been completed, as recommended by a citizen task force. Eleven mailboxes were moved back to improve sight lines. Brush has been cut back and shoulders mowed on a more regular basis. The shoulders will be plowed in winter. The end result is a reasonable compromise between those who wanted a paved shoulder the length of the road, and those who objected for reasons of cost and privacy. The temporary rubberized speed hump installed near 233 Salem Church Road proved to be effective in slowing speed, although the stop signs alone kept the average speed below the speed limit. Judging the speed hump to be as effective as a stop sign, and better accepted by residents, the Council decided to install a permanent asphalt hump in place of the pair of stop signs between 357 and 369 SCR, where there is no intersection. The temporary speed hump was installed near 425 SCR, with before-and-after speed and traffic counts showing satisfactory speed control and a 30% reduction in traffic. This has now been replaced with a permanent speed hump.. Angell Road Responding to frequent complaints about excessive speed and violations of the stop signs, a temporary speed hump was installed on Angell Road, but proved ineffective due to location and inadequate height. In view of the effectiveness of the speed humps on Salem Church Road and the costs of moving and signing the temporary hump, the decision was made at the October Council meeting to install two permanent asphalt humps, one near the intersection with Sunnyside Lane and the other on the straight stretch closer to Highway 110. Large cottonwood trees that were a traffic hazard have been removed and the stumps ground out. The Forester and Engineer will continue to monitor sight lines and remove vegetation in the right-of-way as needed.. Back to City Road Improvements |