ST8601-CS 871026October 26, 1987
COPPELL PUBLIC WORKS
MEMORANDUM
TO:
FROM:
RE:
Shohree Daneshmond, Civil Engineer
Per Birdsall, Street Foreman
Intersection of MacArthur Blvd. & Mapleleaf Dr.
The following are our reconmendations for signage and markings
for the aboved referenced intersection:
1) Install more white buttons on the turn lane on MacArthur Blvd.
as described in your October 20 memorandum.
2) Paint median nose curb yellow to promote visibility.
In our opinion, these recommendations are the only actions required
at this time. The "Keep Right" sign as to its placement is
questionable. The manual states that signs should be mounted at
approximately at right angles to the direction of, and facing traffic
that they are intended to serve. When this sign is mounted at
the angle needed to face traffic on Mapleleaf, it could become
a hazard during hours around sunset. The "Do Not Enter" sign is
not needed in our opinion. The measures in this recommendation
taken should eliminate the need for this sign. Placement of either
sign: entails purchasing materials for which there are limited
funds; increase maintenance needs because they are obstructions,
which must be weedeated around; and creates a cluttered appearance,
which by city ordinance/sign ordinance is undersirable. The signs
could be installed at a later date, if the problem is not resolved
by our recommendation but with reservations by Public Works staff.
The following observations and options should be considered before
placement of additonal signage:
1) MacArthur Blvd. is presently inadequately lighted, which is
being considered at the present time.
2) Traffic button placement on MacArthur Blvd. is iminent. Buttons
with white and red reflectors could be placed on that portion of
MacArthur between Sandy Lake & Mapleleaf, which would also affect
the alley in that area where motorist have been observed going
the wrong way.
3) A dashed strip could be applied to channelize motorists to
avoid striking the median nose.
4) The median nose could be aesthetically treated by means of
landscaping (bushes), which would make the nose more visible.
5) There is a similiar intersection at Starleaf. Will we have
to treat that one also?
Please take into consideration the preceding in reviewing this
recommendation and consider the impact thoroughly. Your cooperation
in this matter will be appreciated. We are awaiting your response
before installation/application takes place.
PHB/bb
cc: Alan Ratliff, City Manager Tom Griffin, Chief of Police
Steve Goram, Director of Public Works
Dana Kamp, Signs/Signals Technician