HomeMy WebLinkAboutRevised Design for Sagewood Left Turn EgressCITY OF PALM DESERT
PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT
STAFF REPORT
REQUEST: Approve the revised design for Sagewood Drive left -turn egress.
SUBMITTED BY: Mark Greenwood, P.E., City Engineer
DATE: August 25, 2005
CONTENTS: Exhibit
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Recommendation:
Approve the revised design for Sagewood Drive left -turn egress.
Discussion:
As part of the median island construction on Monterey Avenue, south of Country Club
Drive, the Public Works Department had planned to design the median so as to
eliminate the left -turn movement from Sagewood Drive to Southbound Monterey
Avenue.
Representatives from Public Works met with residents of the Sagewood development to
discuss the proposed left -turn restriction on June 14, 2005. The residents that attended
the meeting were opposed to the restriction, and at the July 14, 2005 City Council
meeting, Council directed Public Works staff to design the median to allow the left -turn
movement.
Safety concerns were the primary reason Public Works recommended the restriction of
the subject left -turn movement. The Public Works Department worked in conjunction
with the Rancho Mirage Public Works Department to determine the safest alternative
acceptable to both cities. Attached is an exhibit showing the proposed median
configuration.
The median would be moved southerly about twenty-five feet to allow one car to move
into an area between the northbound and southbound traffic. When southbound traffic
becomes clear, the car may then enter the southbound lanes.
Staff Report — Approve revised median design — Monterey Avenue at Sagewood Drive
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August 25, 2005
According to projected traffic volumes, the number of vehicles traveling Monterey
Avenue will increase by fifty percent over the next five to ten years. When this increase
occurs, the City will almost certainly have to prohibit the left -turn movement. In the
interim, the proposed configuration is the most viable option.
Therefore, staff requests that the City Council approve the revised design for Sagewood
Drive left -turn egress.
Submitted By: , Department Head:
Mark Greenwood, P.E.
City Engineer
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