TOWN STAFF REPORT RECCOMENDATIONS
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Discuss intersection safety and possible intersection improvements for the intersection of Solana Blvd and Granada/Cortez; and take appropriate action (Wade Carroll, Town Manaer)
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STAFF: Wade Carroll, Town Manager
BACKGROUND:
On Tuesday, October 17th an accident occurred at Solana Blvd and Granada. The Mayor reported to staff that he had received many calls from Granada residents that there had been many accidents at that location and that the intersection was extremely dangerous. A traffic signal is required to be installed at that intersection as part of the developers agreement for the Solana Improvement District (Entrada) however the agreements state that the signal must be warranted to TxDot standards. There is language however that the intersection improvements be installed prior to the development of the 14.5 acres of residential units adjacent to the Solana complex (Core Logic property) but still refers to the developers agreement that states the signal must be warranted. The language does allow the Town to negotiate the installation timing as part of another approved developer's agreement thus opening the requirement up for further negotiation. The developer had a traffic signal warrant study completed and has had the engineering completed for the signal light installation however the intersection did not meet any of the 9 requirements for traffic signal installation. Most traffic counts were approximately half of the required numbers for traffic signal installation. The developer's agreement, Entrada zoning language and signal warrant study are attached.
DISCUSSION:
Over the past five years two (2) major accident and no (0) minor accidents have occurred at the intersection of Solana Blvd and Granada/Cortez. Solana Blvd is a wide, major thoroughfare and although traffic counts are low and do not warrant traffic signal installation, the speed at which a vehicle can travel on this well improved bu...
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