Media Release - 3-WAY STOP TO REMAIN AT BROOKSWOOD BOULEVARD/BAKER ROAD INTERSECTION

Media Release - 3-WAY STOP TO REMAIN AT BROOKSWOOD BOULEVARD/BAKER ROAD INTERSECTION

MEDIA RELEASE
September 23, 2015

CONTACT
Chris Doty, Road Department Director, 541-322-7105

3-WAY STOP TO REMAIN AT BROOKSWOOD BOULEVARD/BAKER ROAD INTERSECTION

During recent construction of the Brookswood Boulevard/Murphy Road Roundabout Project, the nearby intersection of Brookswood Boulevard/Baker Road was converted to an interim 3-way stop to accommodate construction detour traffic.

The Road Department has evaluated operations upon normalization of traffic volumes at the conclusion of the project and determined that the 3-way stop will remain in place.

The Road Department utilized criteria established by the Federal Highway Administration’s Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices, or MUTCD, to evaluate whether or not a 3-Way Stop is the appropriate traffic control for the intersection.  The MUTCD criterion considers traffic volumes, distribution of traffic on the intersection approaches, as well as vehicle approach speeds.

Deschutes County requests that drivers exercise caution in navigating the intersection as motorists continue to adjust to the change in traffic control.

For more information, please contact the Deschutes County Road Department at 541-388-6581 (road@deschutes.org) or Chris Doty, Deschutes County Road Department Director, 541-322-7105, chris.doty@deschutes.org.