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LOCATION Irvington Ave and Patton St

COUNCIL DISTRICT H

BUDGET $200,433

GRANT APPLICATION SUBMISSION DATE December 2020

TYPE Street (Roundabout)

START Summer 2023

COMPLETION Winter 2024

DETAILS Installation of a one vehicle lane roundabout that will include bicycle facilities and safe pedestrian crossings.

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Project Map

General Project Information

What is HSIP?
The Texas Highway Safety Improvement Program (HSIP) is a federally mandated program managed by TxDOT. HSIP, directed by Texas’ Strategic Highway Safety Plan (SHSP), works to achieve the main objective of significantly reducing traffic fatalities and serious injuries on all public roads by providing a standardized approach for identifying and reviewing specific traffic safety concerns throughout the state. Texas’ SHSP identifies the emphasis areas and strategies that the HSIP will focus on to meet the state’s objectives of reducing fatal and serious injury crashes in Texas.

What is the purpose of this project?
The purpose of this project is to improve road safety for all road users as well as improve traffic flow. Roundabouts are considered by FHWA to be a Proven Safety Countermeasure that encourage safe vehicles speeds, movements, and interactions with pedestrians and bicyclists. When built with modern features, they have been shown to reduce all crashes by 30%, injury crashes by 60%, and fatal crashes by 90%.

How long is this project going to take to complete?

6 months. Work is scheduled to begin in Summer 2023 and anticipated to be completed in Winter 2024. The project schedule depends upon weather conditions.


LOCATION Irvington Ave and Patton St

COUNCIL DISTRICT H

BUDGET $200,433

GRANT APPLICATION SUBMISSION DATE December 2020

TYPE Street (Roundabout)

START Summer 2023

COMPLETION Winter 2024

DETAILS Installation of a one vehicle lane roundabout that will include bicycle facilities and safe pedestrian crossings.

MAP

Project Map

General Project Information

What is HSIP?
The Texas Highway Safety Improvement Program (HSIP) is a federally mandated program managed by TxDOT. HSIP, directed by Texas’ Strategic Highway Safety Plan (SHSP), works to achieve the main objective of significantly reducing traffic fatalities and serious injuries on all public roads by providing a standardized approach for identifying and reviewing specific traffic safety concerns throughout the state. Texas’ SHSP identifies the emphasis areas and strategies that the HSIP will focus on to meet the state’s objectives of reducing fatal and serious injury crashes in Texas.

What is the purpose of this project?
The purpose of this project is to improve road safety for all road users as well as improve traffic flow. Roundabouts are considered by FHWA to be a Proven Safety Countermeasure that encourage safe vehicles speeds, movements, and interactions with pedestrians and bicyclists. When built with modern features, they have been shown to reduce all crashes by 30%, injury crashes by 60%, and fatal crashes by 90%.

How long is this project going to take to complete?

6 months. Work is scheduled to begin in Summer 2023 and anticipated to be completed in Winter 2024. The project schedule depends upon weather conditions.


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  • Share As before, I presented my disapproval to the legitimacy of the study performed of the project to my council h representative and COH Public Works Engineers on this project. After the start of the round about on Irvington @ Patton, the work being done further supports my opinion that the resolutions presented by the study for safety improvements are incorrect. I met with my council H representative at this construction on February 28, 2024 to discuss my dissatisfaction with the work being done. I1) I do not believe that a round about is the solution; 2) the real solution for safety concerns of the vehicle traffic and for the pedestrians would be to install 4-way Red Light at this intersection. One thing that i seen at the intersection that is called for as safety improvement is the installation of a handicapped sidewalk to enter the street crosswalk- this handicapped crosswalk is on Patton Street, about 35' from the Irvington curb, the crosswalk entry is also behind the front wall of the building on the NW corner of the intersection. The crosswalk entry is in a blindspsot of turning vehicles from Irvington onto Patton. Where can I view a plan of the proposed job to be done. on Facebook Share As before, I presented my disapproval to the legitimacy of the study performed of the project to my council h representative and COH Public Works Engineers on this project. After the start of the round about on Irvington @ Patton, the work being done further supports my opinion that the resolutions presented by the study for safety improvements are incorrect. I met with my council H representative at this construction on February 28, 2024 to discuss my dissatisfaction with the work being done. I1) I do not believe that a round about is the solution; 2) the real solution for safety concerns of the vehicle traffic and for the pedestrians would be to install 4-way Red Light at this intersection. One thing that i seen at the intersection that is called for as safety improvement is the installation of a handicapped sidewalk to enter the street crosswalk- this handicapped crosswalk is on Patton Street, about 35' from the Irvington curb, the crosswalk entry is also behind the front wall of the building on the NW corner of the intersection. The crosswalk entry is in a blindspsot of turning vehicles from Irvington onto Patton. Where can I view a plan of the proposed job to be done. on Twitter Share As before, I presented my disapproval to the legitimacy of the study performed of the project to my council h representative and COH Public Works Engineers on this project. After the start of the round about on Irvington @ Patton, the work being done further supports my opinion that the resolutions presented by the study for safety improvements are incorrect. I met with my council H representative at this construction on February 28, 2024 to discuss my dissatisfaction with the work being done. I1) I do not believe that a round about is the solution; 2) the real solution for safety concerns of the vehicle traffic and for the pedestrians would be to install 4-way Red Light at this intersection. One thing that i seen at the intersection that is called for as safety improvement is the installation of a handicapped sidewalk to enter the street crosswalk- this handicapped crosswalk is on Patton Street, about 35' from the Irvington curb, the crosswalk entry is also behind the front wall of the building on the NW corner of the intersection. The crosswalk entry is in a blindspsot of turning vehicles from Irvington onto Patton. Where can I view a plan of the proposed job to be done. on Linkedin Email As before, I presented my disapproval to the legitimacy of the study performed of the project to my council h representative and COH Public Works Engineers on this project. After the start of the round about on Irvington @ Patton, the work being done further supports my opinion that the resolutions presented by the study for safety improvements are incorrect. I met with my council H representative at this construction on February 28, 2024 to discuss my dissatisfaction with the work being done. I1) I do not believe that a round about is the solution; 2) the real solution for safety concerns of the vehicle traffic and for the pedestrians would be to install 4-way Red Light at this intersection. One thing that i seen at the intersection that is called for as safety improvement is the installation of a handicapped sidewalk to enter the street crosswalk- this handicapped crosswalk is on Patton Street, about 35' from the Irvington curb, the crosswalk entry is also behind the front wall of the building on the NW corner of the intersection. The crosswalk entry is in a blindspsot of turning vehicles from Irvington onto Patton. Where can I view a plan of the proposed job to be done. link

    As before, I presented my disapproval to the legitimacy of the study performed of the project to my council h representative and COH Public Works Engineers on this project. After the start of the round about on Irvington @ Patton, the work being done further supports my opinion that the resolutions presented by the study for safety improvements are incorrect. I met with my council H representative at this construction on February 28, 2024 to discuss my dissatisfaction with the work being done. I1) I do not believe that a round about is the solution; 2) the real solution for safety concerns of the vehicle traffic and for the pedestrians would be to install 4-way Red Light at this intersection. One thing that i seen at the intersection that is called for as safety improvement is the installation of a handicapped sidewalk to enter the street crosswalk- this handicapped crosswalk is on Patton Street, about 35' from the Irvington curb, the crosswalk entry is also behind the front wall of the building on the NW corner of the intersection. The crosswalk entry is in a blindspsot of turning vehicles from Irvington onto Patton. Where can I view a plan of the proposed job to be done.

    john buck asked 3 months ago

    Ready...Set...ENGAGE!

    Thank you for your interest in this project. This intersection does not meet the vehicle counts required to install a traffic signal based on the Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices (MUTCD). Over years of meeting with the Super Neighborhood, a roundabout was determined to be the improved treatment to facilitate a safe northbound left turn from Patton St to Irvington Blvd while maintaining traffic flow through the intersection and improving the pedestrian crossings. The crosswalk placement is designed to ensure people driving vehicles have improved visibility of people using the crosswalk. After vehicle speeds have slowed, people driving vehicles travel through the roundabout. This design follows best practices found in NCHRP Report 672 "Roundabouts: An Informational Guide, Second Edition" while maintaining existing roadway features at the intersection, including driveways and bus stops. The plan is available on the Engage Houston project page and through this link on page 13: https://www.engagehouston.org/19638/widgets/65549/documents/43086. Thank you!

  • Share I would like to see the full detailed street and round about plan. Why are you including a bike lane when there is already a bike on Irvington that is not used? Why is the handicapped cross walk on Patton Street, about 2 cars lengths from Irvington? This crosswalk is in a blind spot for vehicles turning from Irvington to Patton. I do not see this as a safety improvement. on Facebook Share I would like to see the full detailed street and round about plan. Why are you including a bike lane when there is already a bike on Irvington that is not used? Why is the handicapped cross walk on Patton Street, about 2 cars lengths from Irvington? This crosswalk is in a blind spot for vehicles turning from Irvington to Patton. I do not see this as a safety improvement. on Twitter Share I would like to see the full detailed street and round about plan. Why are you including a bike lane when there is already a bike on Irvington that is not used? Why is the handicapped cross walk on Patton Street, about 2 cars lengths from Irvington? This crosswalk is in a blind spot for vehicles turning from Irvington to Patton. I do not see this as a safety improvement. on Linkedin Email I would like to see the full detailed street and round about plan. Why are you including a bike lane when there is already a bike on Irvington that is not used? Why is the handicapped cross walk on Patton Street, about 2 cars lengths from Irvington? This crosswalk is in a blind spot for vehicles turning from Irvington to Patton. I do not see this as a safety improvement. link

    I would like to see the full detailed street and round about plan. Why are you including a bike lane when there is already a bike on Irvington that is not used? Why is the handicapped cross walk on Patton Street, about 2 cars lengths from Irvington? This crosswalk is in a blind spot for vehicles turning from Irvington to Patton. I do not see this as a safety improvement.

    john buck asked 3 months ago

    Ready...Set...ENGAGE!

    Thank you for your interest in this project. The plan is available on the Engage Houston project page and through this link on pg 13: https://www.engagehouston.org/19638/widgets/65549/documents/43086. The bike lane is being preserved as it is present on Irvington Blvd. The crosswalk placement is so that the vehicle placement is perpendicular to the crosswalk at the time when the driver of the vehicle needs to be prepared to stop for pedestrians in the crosswalk. This improves the visibility of the pedestrians and provides a space for the vehicle to queue without blocking the travel lane in the roundabout. Thank you!

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