DATE: June 18, 2019
TO: Board of Supervisors
SUBMITTED BY: Steven E. White, Director
Department of Public Works and Planning
SUBJECT: All-Way Stop at Church Avenue and Marks Avenue
RECOMMENDED ACTION(S):
TITLE
Adopt Resolution designating the intersection of Church and Marks Avenues a stop intersection and authorizing additional stop signs at the intersection, stopping eastbound and westbound traffic on Church Avenue, making it an all-way stop.
REPORT
Approval of the recommended action will allow the installation of additional stop signs at this location, improving traffic safety by requiring vehicles on Church Avenue to stop in the eastbound and westbound directions. This item pertains to a location in District 1.
ALTERNATIVE ACTION(S):
If the recommended action is not approved by your Board, the traffic controls at this location will remain unchanged and Church Avenue will remain the through road with traffic on Marks Avenue stopping.
FISCAL IMPACT:
There is no Net County Cost associated with the recommended action. The estimated cost for the all-way stop is $250 for materials and $125 for equipment and labor that will be performed by the Department of Public Works and Planning, for a total estimated cost of $375. Sufficient appropriations and estimated revenues are included in the Department's - Roads Org 4510 FY 2018-19 Adopted Budget.
DISCUSSION:
Church and Marks Avenues intersect west of Fresno. The terrain is flat, leveled, and the intersection lies within a rural farming area. Both roads have a speed limit of 55 MPH, but the east leg of Church Avenue is posted for 50 MPH. The intersection is under joint jurisdiction of the County and City of Fresno.
Marks Avenue has a southerly and northerly alignment consisting of two lanes of traffic. The pavement measures approximately 32-feet wide from edge to edge. Signs and pavement markings include a painted yellow road centerline striping, Stop Ahead sign and pavement markings, Stop Sign, Cros...
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