Flashing Beacons for 3 Ann Arbor Locations
A contract between the Michigan Dept. of Transportation and the city of Ann Arbor has been approved by the city council to install rectangular rapid flashing beacons at three locations: on Geddes Road at Gallup Park; Fuller Road 400 feet east of Cedar Bend Drive; and on South University Avenue at Tappan Avenue. The council took action at its Feb. 18, 2014 meeting.
The city’s cost for the $47,971 project would be $14,179. The difference will be reimbursed through a grant.
According to the staff memo accompanying the resolution, part of the rationale for the choice of locations is “a history of pedestrian crashes that made them candidates for safety grant funding.” Responding to an emailed request from The Chronicle, city engineer Patrick … [Full Story]