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This project will improve safety and mobility for those traveling on Northeast 72nd Avenue and Northeast 239th Street. Requiring all vehicles to stop at this intersection will help reduce the risk of collisions and crash severity. This project will also help facilitate mobility by reducing delays at the Northeast 239th Street approaches.

This project will add stop signs, advance warning signs and pavement markings to all approaches on Northeast 72nd Avenue and Northeast 239th Street. 

Installation of an all-way stop at the intersection of Northeast 72nd Avenue and Northeast 239th Street is an inexpensive and effective traffic control measure to facilitate safety and mobility. It is an interim solution to installation of a traffic signal or roundabout which will be necessary once traffic levels increase to a specific threshold. The decision to change this intersection to an all-way stop controlled intersection was based on an engineering study that evaluated crash history, traffic volume, delay times and sight distance. Using the guidance found in the Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices (MUTCD) and the data collected for this engineering study, it was determined that an all-way stop is warranted.

This change is a result of the public alerting us to perceived issues at the Northeast 72nd Avenue and Northeast 239th Street intersection. Through submittal of customer service requests, the Traffic Engineering section performed an engineering study of the intersection and determined that this change is in the best interest of travelers. 

Click here to see Traffic Engineering Section Evaluation Memo and project schematic.