DeSale Street SW/Yeonas Dr/James Dr: Transportation Improvements

In response to a petition from Town residents concerned about neighborhood safety and at the request of the TSC, DPW reviewed the intersections of DeSale Street SW and Yeonas Drive, and the intersection of DeSale Street SW and James Drive, plus the roadway section between these intersections.  Based on speed and volume data gathered, DPW did not recommend vertical or aggressive traffic calming mitigations and recommended the following traffic features that will improve the operation of the intersections and create a safer environment for pedestrians.

For the intersection of DeSale Street SW and Yeonas Drive, DPW recommended a reconfiguration of the intersection from a two-way stop to an all-way stop configuration and adding high-visibility crosswalk pavement markings along all four legs of the intersection.  There were multiple factors at the intersection that led to DPW recommending an all-way configuration which included:

  • Sightline/distance challenges
  • Pedestrian usage
  • Volume distribution along both roadways

For the intersection of DeSale Street SW and James Drive, DPW recommended shifting the existing two-way stop configuration from the DeSale Street legs of the intersection to the James Drive legs of the intersection and adding high-visibility crosswalk pavement marking along all four legs of the intersection.  DPW recommended shifting the stop signs to the alternate lets due to the lesser volume on James Drive and the higher volume on DeSale Street.

DPW also recommended standard parallel crosswalk pavement markings at the Ross Drive SW leg of the Ross Dr/DeSale St intersection and at the Yeonas Circle SW leg of the Yeonas Cir/Yeonas Dr intersection.

Project Details:

Project Manager:  Andrew Jinks, PE
Project Status: Under Construction
Anticipated Completion Date:  Summer 2026

DeSale Street SW Proposed Improvements(PDF, 18MB)

 

 

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