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KITTITAS COUNTY <br />DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS <br />PUBLIC WORKS — BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS <br />STUDY SESSION STAFF REPORT <br />STUDY SESSION DATE: April 10, 2023 <br />TOPIC: Kittitas Highway at Number 6 Road <br />ACTION REQUESTED: Direction to Staff <br />LEAD STAFF: <br />Joshua Fredrickson <br />RECOMMENDATION: <br />Direct staff to proceed with negotiations with property owners for the removal of bushes <br />near the intersection. <br />BRIEFING SUMMARY: <br />• LED embedded signs to enhance driver awareness will be installed at various <br />intersections. <br />• Bushes on the north side of Kittitas Highway at Number 6 Road pose a potential <br />sight obstruction. <br />• Public Works is coordinating the removal of the bushes. <br />BACKGROUND: <br />Public Works submitted and received a Federal Highway Safety Improvement Program <br />(HSIP) grant. The grant is administered through the Washington State Department of <br />Transportation (WSDOT) Local Programs. The project will install solar powered LED <br />embedded signs to enhance driver awareness of intersections and promote safety. <br />Example of signs include "Stop" and "Stop Ahead" signs. Work is proposed at various <br />intersections in the County, including the intersection of Kittitas Highway at Number 6 <br />Road. Through the project plan development, the opportunity to improve sight distance at <br />this intersection is available. <br />DISCUSSION: <br />Public Works is developing plans for intersection improvements at various locations <br />including the intersection of Kittitas Highway and Number 6 Road. Through the plan <br />development process Public Works has identified a potential sight distance obstruction at <br />the intersection of Kittitas Highway and Number 6 Road. East of the intersection, on the <br />north side of the road, is a group of bushes that pose a sight obstruction to southbound <br />vehicles at the intersection. The right-of-way line was surveyed and identified the base of <br />the bushes to have been planted at the right-of-way line. Over the years these bushes have <br />grown into the right-of-way. Public Works has been working with the property owners to <br />coordinate removal of the bushes. Replacement of the bushes will be further back from <br />the right-of-way line, to prevent sight obstruction as they grow. <br />Page 1 of 3 <br />Public Works "Work Session Staff Report' 2023 <br />