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Criteria for Administrative Action <br /> The adminis ative action of the Traffic Engineer of the City of Eugene, Oregon, closing Fairway <br /> Loop to thro gh traffic approximately 300 feet south of the centerline of Eastwood Lane is based <br /> on considera ion of criteria (a) - (n) at EC 5.055. Consideration of those criteria follows: <br /> i <br /> (a) Traffic engineering principles and traffic investigations <br /> (1) Traffic engineering principles were considered in the following areas: <br /> ? Roadway Capacity; <br /> ? Intersection Capacity; <br /> ~ Safety; <br /> ? Signs, Signals, Markings; <br /> ? Intersection Control; <br /> ? Roadway Lighting; <br /> ? Access Control; and <br /> ? Speed Zoning. <br /> ? Roadway Capacity is diminished by all closures. However, this particular <br /> segment of roadway has not been utilized for two-way normal neighborhood <br /> circulation for many years. The unimproved asphalt surface has received minimal <br /> maintenance by the City and has served as a short-cut to the Oakway and Cal <br /> Young areas much more than the nearby residents. <br /> ? Intersection capacity: The closure will have minor positive effects on the <br /> capacity of the intersection of Country Club and Southwood by removing most <br /> southbound to eastbound left turn movements and converting them to southbound <br /> through movements. The new signal design at this intersection provides a new <br /> right turn lane and creates athrough/left option for motorists in the left turn only <br /> lane. Likewise, the intersection of Coburg/Oakway/Southwood/I-105 will carry <br /> additional northbound movements, but again the signal re-design has eliminated <br /> the southbound Oakway to northbound Coburg movement. <br /> i <br /> ? Safety: All potential safety impacts, both positive and negative, are minor. <br /> j The pattern of reported crashes at the intersection of Country Club and <br /> Southwood are unremarkable and typify signalized, cross type intersections. <br /> j Closing a street can have negative safety impacts, including: 1) an increase in <br /> emergency vehicle response time; 2) the barricade could be hit by a motorist; and <br /> 3) the increased traffic at other intersections could increase the probability of <br /> accidents at those intersections if capacity is significantly affected. <br /> In the case of the Fairway Loop closure, the anticipated effects on safety are <br /> slight, as 1) the closure was reviewed and approved by the Fire Marshall; and <br /> 2) the barricade and all associated signing and marking, is in compliance with the <br /> Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Device (MUTCD) standards. 3) the <br /> i construction of Cedarwood provides a signalized left turn across Coburg Rd. <br /> ~ which is safer for motorists than the left turn from Eastwood or Westwood to <br /> <br /> ~r` I northbound Oakway. <br /> i <br /> Page 4 of 9 <br /> <br />