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Administrative Order No. 58-98-17 of the Traffic Engineer of the City of Eugene, Oregon Stewart Road Closure west of Bailey Hill Road Criteria for Administrative Action The administrative action of the Traffic Engineer of the City of Eugene, Oregon, closing Stewart Road to through traffic approximately 1,500 feet west of the centerline of Bailey Hill Road is based on the following criteria: (a) Traffic engineering principles and traffic investigations: . Roadway and intersection capacity: The closure will affect the capacity of four intersections: Stewart Road & Bertelsen Road, Stewart Road & Bailey Hill Road, 11 th Avenue & Bertelsen Road and 11 th Avenue & Bailey Hill Road. Based on an April 14, 1998 traffic study, an estimated 540 vehicles use Stewart Road as a through street on a typical weekday. Stewart Road traffic will decrease by that amount, resulting in an improvement in capacity at the Stewart Road intersections at Bertelsen Road and. Bailey Hill Road. It is expected that the majority of the diverted through traffic will use W 11 th Avenue. The additional traffic, about about 270 vehicles in each direction, will have little effect on the capacity of either 11 th Avenue intersection. . Safety: All potential safety impacts, both positive and negative, are minor. City records show one accident on Stewart Road in the five year period from January 1, 1993 through December 31, 1997. The probability of accidents will decrease with the reduction in traffic volume and a likely reduction in vehicle speeds. Negative safety effects are that emergency vehicle response time could be increased, there is some possibility that a motorist could hit the barricade, and that the increased traffic through the intersections of Bailey Hill Road and Bertelsen Road will slightly increase the probability of accidents at those intersections. Negative safety impacts will be mitigated by the following actions: ~ The closure has been reviewed and approved by the Fire Marshall. ~ The barricade, and all associated signing and marking, will be in compliance with the Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Device (MUTeD). . Traffic signs, markings and signals: All changes in signing and marking will be in compliance with MUTCD standards. No traffic signal changes are anticipated as a result of the closure.