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Enclosure DATE: February 17, 2004 TO: Wade Bartlett, Interim City Manager FROM: Leon Towamicki, Director of Public Works SUBJECT: Traffic Signalization Study - Intersection of East Church Street, Salmon Street, and Ridge Road Last July a letter from Drs. John Mahoney, John McGhee, and Michael Wenkstem (Bone & Joint Center, comer of East Church St. and Salmon St.) along with a petition signed by residents of Salmon Street was sent to Mayor Gene Teague requesting the City to review the traffic conditions at the intersection of East Church Street, Salmon Street, and Ridge Road, and to consider the installation of a traffic signal at this location. The letter cited the daily patient load (approximately 80 to 100) at the Bone & Joint Center, the fact that many are elderly, and the problems experienced by the patients as well as Salmon Street residents as they attempt to exit Salmon Street, cross the east bound lanes of Church Street, and proceed west on Church Street. City Manager Earl Reynolds responded by letter dated August 19, 2003, and indicated the City would proceed with a traffic signalization study at this intersection. The engineering firm of Mattem & Craig, Roanoke, Va, was contacted in early September (the City has a continuing services contract with M & C) and was requested to provide a scope of services and proposal fee for this study. I personally met with Mr. Gene Cress of the firm, we visited the intersection and Mr. Cress took a number of photographs from different approaches at the location. The City also supplied M & C with traffic count data (line counts and turning movement counts) as well as copies of accident reports on file with the Police Department. The accident reports covered a four year period from 1999 through 2002. Attached is a copy of the two-page summary from the completed study, dated November 19, 2003. The summary provides detailed information regarding how the study was conducted and criteria used, as well as the resulting conclusion detailed in the last paragraph which indicates a signal installation is not recommended at this time. A cover letter along with the two-page study summary was sent to Drs. Mahoney, McGhee, and Wenkstem c/o Bone & Joint Center on January 29th, 2004. It was noted that the matter would be discussed at the February 5, 2004 Martinsville Transportation Safety Commission meeting and the meeting was open to the public. It was also noted that a complete copy of the study document could be made available for review.