Previously, traffic traveling on Meeker Road in either direction through those intersections would have to stop, but there were no stop signs for traffic on Frederick Pike or Dog Leg Road.
The intersection of Frederick Pike and Dog Leg Road already has four-way stop signs.
Gruner said that two speed humps would also be installed: one on Dog Leg Road between Frederick Pike and Meeker Road and one on Meeker Road between Frederick Pike and Dog Leg Road.
The changes are coming after a study of the highly angled intersections of these three roads that called them a “noted safety issue,” adding that they had a higher frequency of crashes where the vehicles collide at an angle compared to statewide averages.
The study found that the intersections saw 34 crashes from 2018-2022. Of those, 93% of the crashes that injured someone involved a crash at an angle, and angled crashes accounted for 82% of the total.
The study recommended that in the short term the county should revise its stop sign and stop bar placement, which Gruner said has already been done. He added that they also looked at how well people approaching these intersections could see approaching traffic and trimmed the brush to increase distance.
The engineer said that the county is considering applying for funding from the Ohio Department of Transportation to build roundabouts at the three intersections. However, whether they go forward with that plan depends on how the new intersections work and how the costs involved would fit into the county’s budget.
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