Project Description:

Installation of a traffic signal and geometric turn lanes at Ward Road and Persels Road. Currently, the east and west legs of Persels Road are offset due to the location of the inactive railroad tracks. In order to expedite the design and construction, the project will not utilize federal funding. Federal funding of $700,000 previously allocated for this project was transferred to the Lansgford Road project in FY2005.

Project Rationale:

A traffic study identified this intersection as warranting a traffic signal due to existing traffic volumes. Auxiliary turn lanes will facilitate turning movements and provide better progression through the intersection.

Status Details:

Design is approximately 90 percent complete. Right of way acquisition is completed. The project was on hold for about two years while the City considered whether to realign Persels Road and discussed with the Union Pacific RR options regarding the right-of-way. The City has decided not to realign Persels Road and has submitted permit applications for the work within the RR right-of-way.

The City has constructed a temporary signal for the intersection. The operation of the temporary signal requires that, after vehicles turn left from Persels onto Ward Rd, they must stop at the RED light on Ward Rd. The permanent signal is capable of being designed to eliminate that short RED.