Richmond greenlights over $3.5 million in traffic improvement projects throughout city
RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) – Three ordinances greenlighting over $3.5 million in traffic-related improvements throughout the city of Richmond were approved by the Richmond City Council on Monday. During a scheduled meeting on Monday, Dec. 9, the Richmond City Council voted unanimously to approve these three ordinances among several others in a block vote. The first ordinance authorized the city of Richmond to enter into an agreement with the Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) to fund two types of improvements across dozens of Richmond intersections. About 252 high-visibility signal backplates – a low-cost safety treatment that makes it easier to see the signal on a traffic light, according to VDOT – will be installed at approximately 32 signal-controlled intersections in Richmond. Richmond approves funding plan for GRTC’s Zero Fare program Additionally, about 54 left turn flashing yellow arrow signal heads will be installed across approximately 24 signal-controlled intersections in the city. The second ordinance authorized Richmond to enter a similar agreement with VDOT, this time regarding two other types of improvements at city intersections. About 30 intersections will see the installation of left-turn hardening measures. In practice, this means the addition of infrastructure that slows left turns and prevents “corner cutting,” according to VDOT. Common left-turn hardening methods include placing modular curbs near the intersection or installing slow turn wedges. A total of 36 raised crossings will be placed at intersections that are without traffic signals and equipped with school crossing guards. Such crossings are typically raised a few inches over the road grade and are marked as pedestrian crossings, according to VDOT. A raised crossing is safer for several reasons, including that it reduces vehicle speed and is more visible to drivers. 74-year-old Colonial Heights woman attacked, found days later during welfare check The third and final ordinance involved authorizing the same sort of agreement with VDOT as the others. It allows for the installations of two more forms of traffic-related improvements at stop-controlled intersections. “Various regulatory, warning signs and pavement markings” will be placed at about 86 such stop-controlled intersections, according to the city. Just pavement markings will be placed at an additional 32 stop-controlled intersections. In total, the improvements described in these three ordinances are estimated to cost about $3,517,104. The city added that these dollars are 100% federal reimbursable funds.
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RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) – Three ordinances greenlighting over $3.5 million in traffic-related improvements throughout the city of Richmond were approved by the Richmond City Council on Monday.
During a scheduled meeting on Monday, Dec. 9, the Richmond City Council voted unanimously to approve these three ordinances among several others in a block vote.
The first ordinance authorized the city of Richmond to enter into an agreement with the Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) to fund two types of improvements across dozens of Richmond intersections.
About 252 high-visibility signal backplates – a low-cost safety treatment that makes it easier to see the signal on a traffic light, according to VDOT – will be installed at approximately 32 signal-controlled intersections in Richmond.
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Additionally, about 54 left turn flashing yellow arrow signal heads will be installed across approximately 24 signal-controlled intersections in the city.
The second ordinance authorized Richmond to enter a similar agreement with VDOT, this time regarding two other types of improvements at city intersections.
About 30 intersections will see the installation of left-turn hardening measures. In practice, this means the addition of infrastructure that slows left turns and prevents “corner cutting,” according to VDOT. Common left-turn hardening methods include placing modular curbs near the intersection or installing slow turn wedges.
A total of 36 raised crossings will be placed at intersections that are without traffic signals and equipped with school crossing guards. Such crossings are typically raised a few inches over the road grade and are marked as pedestrian crossings, according to VDOT. A raised crossing is safer for several reasons, including that it reduces vehicle speed and is more visible to drivers.
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The third and final ordinance involved authorizing the same sort of agreement with VDOT as the others. It allows for the installations of two more forms of traffic-related improvements at stop-controlled intersections.
“Various regulatory, warning signs and pavement markings” will be placed at about 86 such stop-controlled intersections, according to the city. Just pavement markings will be placed at an additional 32 stop-controlled intersections.
In total, the improvements described in these three ordinances are estimated to cost about $3,517,104. The city added that these dollars are 100% federal reimbursable funds.
