Dubois Drive decision tabled
July 28, 2016 at 4:25 p.m.
Making Dubois Drive a one-way street westbound between Parker Street and Provident Drive is yet to be approved.
Lt. Kip Shuter attended Monday night's city council meeting and discussed an ordinance and letter recommending Dubois Drive become one-way.
The Warsaw Traffic Commission also recommended Dubois Drive become a one-way street at its meeting Thursday.
City council members Joe Thallemer and Jeff Grose expressed concern with making Dubois Drive one-way without informing citizens who live in Gabel Addition, south of Dubois Drive, who would be affected by making the street one way.
Mayor Ernie Wiggins recommended the traffic commission discuss the proposal with the residents and submit recommendations to providing relief to the area, and the city council will review the ordinance again at its next meeting.
Thallemer expressed his concern with approving Dubois Drive becoming one-way without discussing the changes with residents in Gabel Addition.
"I have traveled the intersection for 18 years and agree we need to make Dubois Drive one-way, but we need to inform the citizens in the neighborhoods that will be affected by the decision before we approve the ordinance," Thallemer said.
Shuter said the commission acknowledges traffic intending to travel east on Dubois Drive will have to seek an alternative route.
He said making Dubois Drive one-way westbound impacts the least amount of traffic traveling through the intersection.
"The city will take every measure available to prevent this traffic from impacting residential efforts to the south," Shuter said.
He said at peak times, traffic backs up and drivers become impatient, resulting in many traffic violations that also become a traffic safety issue.
Also in the area, drivers who refuse to leave or create openings obstruct business traffic and many vehicular movements are difficult to make when this occurs, Shuter said.
He said measures discussed at the traffic commission meeting included speed bumps, additional signage and publishing suggested routes and more law enforcement in the area.
City council member Jeff Grose said he has received phone calls from residents who live on Sally Street with their concern in traffic being routed through their neighborhood.
"I don't like the idea of forcing traffic through a neighborhood because it will cause a hardship to the safety of residents," Grose said.
Grose spoke about traffic having to go through Spring Hill to get to U.S. 30 where a deer nuisance zone has been declared. Traffic now goes through Parker Street to get to U.S. 30.
Drawings and recommendations for U.S. Infrastructure, along with traffic data, assisted the commission in their decision for the recommendation, Shuter said.
The discussion of making Dubois Drive one-way is part of the Argonne Road, Center Street and Parker Street project.
The project includes making Dubois Drive one-way west from Parker Street to Provident Drive, providing three lanes for northbound traffic at Parker Street, including a right-hand through, left-hand through, and through lane, and removing lane restrictions at the Parker Street entrance to the BP station.
Other changes include traffic control sign changes at Dubois and Provident drives and making Indiana Department of Transportation aware of the potential impact to U.S. 30 and Springhill Road.
The project will include softening the radius at the southeast corner of Argonne and Center Streets, pushing the curb line back on the southwest corner of Argonne and Center streets and a radius change for truck traffic on the northwest corner of Jefferson and Argonne streets.
The Board of Works approved releasing an amount not to exceed $10,000 for proposed changes to the Argonne Road and Parker street project at its meeting Friday.
The city council will meet again Nov. 21 at 7 p.m. at city hall. [[In-content Ad]]
Making Dubois Drive a one-way street westbound between Parker Street and Provident Drive is yet to be approved.
Lt. Kip Shuter attended Monday night's city council meeting and discussed an ordinance and letter recommending Dubois Drive become one-way.
The Warsaw Traffic Commission also recommended Dubois Drive become a one-way street at its meeting Thursday.
City council members Joe Thallemer and Jeff Grose expressed concern with making Dubois Drive one-way without informing citizens who live in Gabel Addition, south of Dubois Drive, who would be affected by making the street one way.
Mayor Ernie Wiggins recommended the traffic commission discuss the proposal with the residents and submit recommendations to providing relief to the area, and the city council will review the ordinance again at its next meeting.
Thallemer expressed his concern with approving Dubois Drive becoming one-way without discussing the changes with residents in Gabel Addition.
"I have traveled the intersection for 18 years and agree we need to make Dubois Drive one-way, but we need to inform the citizens in the neighborhoods that will be affected by the decision before we approve the ordinance," Thallemer said.
Shuter said the commission acknowledges traffic intending to travel east on Dubois Drive will have to seek an alternative route.
He said making Dubois Drive one-way westbound impacts the least amount of traffic traveling through the intersection.
"The city will take every measure available to prevent this traffic from impacting residential efforts to the south," Shuter said.
He said at peak times, traffic backs up and drivers become impatient, resulting in many traffic violations that also become a traffic safety issue.
Also in the area, drivers who refuse to leave or create openings obstruct business traffic and many vehicular movements are difficult to make when this occurs, Shuter said.
He said measures discussed at the traffic commission meeting included speed bumps, additional signage and publishing suggested routes and more law enforcement in the area.
City council member Jeff Grose said he has received phone calls from residents who live on Sally Street with their concern in traffic being routed through their neighborhood.
"I don't like the idea of forcing traffic through a neighborhood because it will cause a hardship to the safety of residents," Grose said.
Grose spoke about traffic having to go through Spring Hill to get to U.S. 30 where a deer nuisance zone has been declared. Traffic now goes through Parker Street to get to U.S. 30.
Drawings and recommendations for U.S. Infrastructure, along with traffic data, assisted the commission in their decision for the recommendation, Shuter said.
The discussion of making Dubois Drive one-way is part of the Argonne Road, Center Street and Parker Street project.
The project includes making Dubois Drive one-way west from Parker Street to Provident Drive, providing three lanes for northbound traffic at Parker Street, including a right-hand through, left-hand through, and through lane, and removing lane restrictions at the Parker Street entrance to the BP station.
Other changes include traffic control sign changes at Dubois and Provident drives and making Indiana Department of Transportation aware of the potential impact to U.S. 30 and Springhill Road.
The project will include softening the radius at the southeast corner of Argonne and Center Streets, pushing the curb line back on the southwest corner of Argonne and Center streets and a radius change for truck traffic on the northwest corner of Jefferson and Argonne streets.
The Board of Works approved releasing an amount not to exceed $10,000 for proposed changes to the Argonne Road and Parker street project at its meeting Friday.
The city council will meet again Nov. 21 at 7 p.m. at city hall. [[In-content Ad]]