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December 1, lg6g
Perry Scott, City Aianager
Bartlett L. Kennedy, City Engineer
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SUBJECT: Resolution of Chamber of Commerce re Certain
Traffic Safety Recommendations
The Chamber of Cornraerce; by Resolution of its Board of Directors adopted
November 11, lg6g; suggested the installation or.modification of certain
traffic signals and signs at various locations. These suggestions, and
the recommendations of the Traffic Engineer and myself thereon, are
listed below:
1} i'Install~a traffic light at the corner of Fifth Street and Colorado
Avenue.
~rde concur iri this -recommendation, and recormmend, in addition, that
concurrently with the signal installation Fifth Street, from Colorado
Avenue to Olympic Boulevard, be made one-vray northbound. ;'1e t~rould
propose to include this signal in the 1870-71 traffic signal program.
2} "Install a sign on Olympic Boulevard at Ninth Street reading "Dead End
Street" vrhich can be read by traffic proceeding wrest on Olympic."
Tvro such signs presently exist, one of twhich v-will be relocated to
face in the suggested direction.
3) "lrtove the left-turn green arrovr at the Lincoln overpass and eastbound
freevray ingress from the third lane to the second lane."
This is a State highvray and the signal locations and indications are
controlled by the State. Hovrever, we cannot reco~~nrnend to the State
that this change be made, since the existing indications conform to
State standards and are typical of similar installations throughout
the area. The green left-turn arrovr is lighted only vrhen tine through.
traffic green light is lighted, and merely signifies that, from the
proper lane, a left turn may be made.
4) "Investigate the necessity of installing.a traffic signal at the
intersection of Ashland and Neilson ~rTay."
^lhis intersection does not meet
trafr'ic signals. ;^ie recommend
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against such an installation.
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BARTLETT L. ~TEDY
City Engineer