Warsaw Police To Increase Patrols Along Country Club Road Following Concerns About Speeding
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Dan Spalding-dspalding@timesuniononline.com
Warsaw police will step up patrols along Country Club Road after concerns were raised about speeding motorists.
That was one of the issues discussed Wednesday at the Warsaw Traffic Commission.
The commission regularly fields complaints about traffic issues, looks into the concerns and then reports back with its findings.
Country Club Road is a north-south street west of Winona Lake.
In addition to Country Club Road, the Traffic Commission also heard patrols will be increased to reduce the number of motorists running the stop sign at Glad Street and Flora Avenue, according to Joel Beam, captain of the WPD patrol division.
The intersection is near Harrison Elementary and is seeing more traffic as a result of a new path used by parents after dropping off students.
The Traffic Commission is also in the process of evaluating traffic standards for streets within newly annexed areas, including a large area near the municipal airport that extends to the west and includes the Zimmer Biomet property along U.S. 30.
As part of that evaluation, the city may establish new speed limits on certain roads. One of those is CR 200N near Husky Trail, which is currently 55 mph, but is not marked with signs.
Traffic studies will be conducted on CR 200N and other roads to determine if changes are needed, said Steve Foster, a retired police chief who heads up the traffic commission.
