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City of Rock Island Traffic Engineering Committee met Sept. 1.

Here is the agenda provided by the committee:

PRESENT:     Chris Mathias

Matt Moore

Steve Regenwether

Matt Russell

STAFF:           Kelly Humphrey

Laura Klauer

Matt Moore called the meeting to order at 1:30 p.m.

Agenda Items:

1. Approval of minutes for the Traffic Engineering Committee meeting of September 1, 2020. Motion to approve minutes by Mathias, seconded by Russell. Motion carried unanimously.

2. Request to prohibit parking on the east side of 14th Street, on the north and south sides of 20th Avenue. The Committee received a request from a resident that states vehicles are parking all the way up to the intersection, and they make it difficult to see cross traffic when traveling east or west bound on 20th Avenue. Motion to prohibit parking by Moore, seconded by Mathias. Motion passed unanimously.

3. Request to modify the westbound lane configuration at the intersection of 36th Avenue and 16th Street. The Committee received a request to modify the lane configuration at this intersection. The resident would like to see the north westbound lane changed from a thru/right to a right turn only lane. The resident feels that drivers in the north westbound lane speed up to pass drivers in the south westbound lane when crossing through the intersection, as the roadway goes from two lanes to one lane. This item was tabled at the September meeting so the Police Department can investigate the accident history at this intersection. Staff reviewed accident history at this intersection and there has only been one accident at this intersection in last 5 years relating to the merging of lanes. Staff believes that reconfiguring this intersection will lead to an increase in accidents. Motion to deny Mathias, seconded by Russell. Motion passed unanimously.

Motion to adjourn by Matt Moore, seconded by Regenwether. Motion carried unanimously. Meeting adjourned at 1:37 p.m.

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