Bear Creek School-Sheaffer Road, Campus Road, and College Avenue
According to the EASD Bear Creek School proposal, this section of the road will see the majority of Faculty/Staff, and Parent drop-off traffic from the direction of the population center. There are many identifiable problems with intersections and roadways. The notes refer to the photo. These problems need to be researched and either dismissed or resolved before approving the plan.
Note #1
* Sheaffer Road is already very narrow and in poor condition at this point. It is possible that the road cannot be widened due to the Mennonite cemetery and the setbacks for Shybrook?Â
* Are sidewalks required further limiting the ability to widen the road at this point?
Note #2
* Traffic originating on Campus Road will need to make a difficult turn that is more than 90 degrees and not always possible if cars are lined up at the stop sign.
* This intersection will likely need to be realigned to some degree to correct this problem. How will this intersection be corrected without acquiring property and doing some realignment of the intersection?
Note #3
* This intersection has poor sight lines due to the bank and trees next to the lake.
* Cars lined up to make the left turn are going to back up into the intersection of Campus Road and Sheaffer road, which is a very short distance from the intersection. Is this acceptable?
* Traffic at this intersection coincides with the opening of the College. This intersection is already busy between 7:30 AM and 9 AM.
Note #4
* Drivers will quickly figure out that driving west on Sheaffer Road, and turning right onto Clover Lane and left onto College Avenue eliminates two stop sign intersections.
* It is likely that Clover Lane will see a substantial amount of new traffic. What are the ramifications for pushing large volumes of traffic down a residential lane?
Other Notes:
* Sheaffer Road and the intersection of Sheaffer Road and Campus Road will need to be widened and improved prior to the school opening and before the College Avenue extension is opened. Does it make sense to improve this road section, when it will eventually return to a low traffic local access road?
* Will sidewalks be required? Who pays for sidewalks?
* Utility poles will need to be relocated or direct buried.
* Who is going to pay for the improvements? MJT or EASD?
* Who is going to pay for the improvements? MJT or EASD?
* Given that road improvements will be needed, is it possible to have these improvements engineered and completed before the school opens?
