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CITYWIDE PROJECTS 08

Project # 3 Woodbury Avenue Improvements

Project Description:

This will be primarily a traffic calming project including such measures as narrowing the width of the travel lanes, a new parking scheme, extensive sign packages, and a roundabout installed at the intersection with Maplewood Avenue.
Draft Project Layout Plans (05/01/08):

Traffic enforcement and accidents on Woodbury from January, 2007 to April, 2008:

  • Summonses Issued: 190
  • Warnings Issued: 1035

  • Percentage of violations cited on Woodbury compared to the entire City: 13.73%
  • Accidents on Woodbury: 136
  • Percentage of accidents on Woodbury compared to entire City: 11.83%

StealthStat Survey Results for Intersection of Maplewood and Woodbury (Posted Speed is 25 MPH):
  • Time Frame: 48 hours, From 4:15 AM April 30, 2008 to 3:30 AM May 1, 2008
  • Total Number of Vehicles: 7,813
  • 85th Percentile (85% of all cars surveyed averaged this speed): 36 MPH
  • 50th Percentile: 31 MPH

  • Ten Mile Pace (the largest number of observed vehicles traveled between this speed band): 27 to 36 MPH
  • Total Average Speed: 31 MPH
  • Maximum Speed noted: 54 MPH
  • Minimum Speed noted: 10 MPH

Project Information:

Project Manager:                                  David Desfosses     766-1411
Estimated Start Date:                            Summer 2008
Estimated Time to Completion:             120 Days
Estimated Cost:                                    $1,000,000
Funding Source:                                    City Capital Program
Contractor:                                           To be determined


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