Service Road Improvements Designed to Help Motorists' Visibility

By Tim Schmidt, Record Editor
Posted 11/7/19

Have you ever rolled uphill through the stop sign on North Market Street and turned onto Veterans Memorial Parkway without hardly hitting your brakes? You're likely not the only one. In an effort to …

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Service Road Improvements Designed to Help Motorists' Visibility

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Have you ever rolled uphill through the stop sign on North Market Street and turned onto Veterans Memorial Parkway without hardly hitting your brakes? You're likely not the only one. In an effort to provide better visibility at the intersection, Warrenton city officials have agreed improvements need to be made, including relocating the stop sign. Currently, the stop sign is located downhill far from the intersection and forces motorists to largely ignore the sign. Drivers normally continue proceeding uphill where eastbound traffic can be seen much more clearly. Police Chief Greg Houdyshell said concerns were raised several months ago about how to navigate the intersection. "The way that stop sign is placed at that intersection creates a really bad visibility situation," Houdyshell said. "It's not really clear where to stop. If you don't stop at the stop sign, most people roll through the stop sign so they can get up and see, there is a potential for getting a ticket." As part of the planned improvements, the stop sign will be relocated into one of two triangular-shaped islands that will be painted white at the intersection, forcing northbound drivers who will turn west to make a complete stop in the middle of the intersection. The painted islands will then easily identify where vehicles should travel when turning east onto Veterans Memorial Parkway or going southbound on Market Street. Lewis-Bade, Inc., of Warrenton, provided the city with drawings outlining the proposed improvements. Houdyshell noted the intersection improvements would have a minimal cost of only $600 to $900. "It's a very economical solution to this problem," he said. The improvements should lessen concerns from local motorists. "I think for the convenience to the traveling public, and to make that intersection more clear, this is probably a great solution," Houdyshell said. "It will be very, very clear on how to navigate that intersection."


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