Description
Requester reports need for signage and pavement markings in eastbound Pearl St lane at intersection so motorists do not block intersection when traffic is stopped and backed up from light at Pearl St and No/So Prospect St intersection.
also asked...
Q. What type of infrastructure are you requesting?
A. traffic sign
A. traffic sign
11 Comments
Acknowledged DPW Pine Customer Service (Verified Official)
DPW Engineering PP (Verified Official)
Closed DPW Engineering PP (Verified Official)
Level of service is a term used to describe the quality of the traffic flow on a roadway facility at a particular point in time. It is an aggregate measure of travel delay, travel speed, congestion, driver discomfort, convenience, and safety based on a comparison of roadway system capacity to roadway system travel demand. Operating levels of service are reported on a scale of A to F, with A representing the best operating conditions with little or no delay to motorists, and F representing the worst operating conditions with long delays and traffic demands sometimes exceeding roadway capacity. Based on preliminary observations, Staff feel as though the North Williams and Pearl Street intersection is not at a failing condition.
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Reopened An anonymous SeeClickFix user (Registered User)
It is my understanding that vehicles are not to block intersections per Burlington ordinance
20-44 Stop when traffic obstructed.
No driver shall enter an intersection or a marked crosswalk unless there is sufficient space on the other side of the intersection or crosswalk to accommodate the vehicle they are operating without obstructing the passage of other vehicles or pedestrians, notwithstanding any traffic control signal indication to proceed.
Why can't signage be placed to make drivers on Pearl Street aware of this requirement??? Your statement, "Staff feel an unsafe condition may be created if a do not block intersection box were painted at this intersection; Staff believe drivers may use the box to put their vehicle into the intersection and block the travel way, thus creating a hazard. " as this would also be a ordinance violation...
Closed DPW Engineering PP (Verified Official)
Reopened An anonymous SeeClickFix user (Registered User)
There is specific guidance in the Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices!
Section 3B.17 Do Not Block Intersection Markings
Option:
01 Do Not Block Intersection markings may be used to mark the edges of an intersection area that is in close proximity to a signalized intersection, railroad crossing, or other nearby traffic control that might cause vehicles to stop within the intersection and impede other traffic entering the intersection. If authorized by law, Do Not Block Intersection markings with appropriate signs may also be used at other locations.
Standard:
02 If used, Do Not Block Intersection markings (see Figure 3B-18) shall consist of one of the following alternatives:
A. Wide solid white lines that outline the intersection area that vehicles must not block;
B. Wide solid white lines that outline the intersection area that vehicles must not block and a white word message such as DO NOT BLOCK or KEEP CLEAR;
C. Wide solid white lines that outline the intersection area that vehicles must not block and white cross-hatching within the intersection area; or
D. A white word message, such as DO NOT BLOCK or KEEP CLEAR, within the intersection area that vehicles must not block.
Option D is what I asked for!!!
Acknowledged DPW Pine Customer Service (Verified Official)
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An anonymous SeeClickFix user (Registered User)
Closed DPW Engineering PP (Verified Official)
DPW Staff preliminary analysis from 10/16/2018 has not changed. DPW Staff have discussed this with the originator of this request. You can discuss this issue with the DPW Commission at their next meeting on Wednesday, December 18th, 2019 at 6:30 pm. This meeting should be in our Front Conference Room, our office is at 645 Pine Street; please be advised, we are finishing up renovations so this meeting may be somewhere else. Please let me know if you are coming and I will provide you with those details, as the meeting date approaches. Feel free to call me should you have any questions. The Department of Public Works has resolved this request. Thanks for helping to keep Burlington a great place to live and work.
Best,
Phillip Peterson, Associate Engineer
Burlington Department of Public Works
645 Pine Street
Burlington, VT 05402
802-865-5832 (phone)
ppeterson@burlingtonvt.gov
DPW Pine Customer Service (Verified Official)