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ICI <br /> ~ i , _ i <br /> anuary 10, 200 <br /> ONTACT: G Ludeke, Traffic Engineer, 682-5237 <br /> rom Public In rmation Section, 682-5523 <br /> OR IMMEDI TE RELEASE <br /> NEW SPEE~ WARNING FLASHER INSTALLED AT `S' CURVE ON GARFIELD <br /> An expe imental speed warning sign with flashers, designed and installed by the Eugene <br /> ublic Works partment, is now in operation at the "S" curve on Garfield Street just north of <br /> 13th Avenue in t~e Westmoreland housing complex. <br /> Southbound motorists approaching the intersection of Garfield and 14th Avenue will see a <br /> sign warning of~ a curve ahead with a 25 MPH speed advisory. Bracketing the sign are four <br /> yellow flashers hat are activated when special sensors detect a vehicle approaching the <br /> intersection at unsafe speed. Otherwise the flashers remain dark. <br /> The trim device was installed in response to citizen concerns that speeding motorists may <br /> fail to negotiate the relatively tight curve and cause serious personal injury and property damage <br /> to residences o 14th Avenue. The sharpness of the curve also reduces the distance that motorists <br /> approaching th~ curve can see bicyclists and pedestrians who may be in the roadway. <br /> I <br /> The dev ce, installed by the City's traffic signal crew at a cost of approximately $10,000, <br /> is similar to on installed early last year on West 18th Avenue near Josh Street. Speed studies <br /> conducted by t e Transportation Division at the 18th Avenue site indicate that most speeding <br /> motorists react to the flashing warning and reduce their speed before entering the curve. <br /> <br /> ~ # # # <br /> 'Public Works • Administration • City of Eugene • 858 Pearl Street • Eugene, OR 97401 <br /> Phone: (541) 682-5262 • FAX: (541) 682-6826 • www.ci.eugene.or.us <br /> - <br /> <br />