DECISION REACHED REGARDING STOP SIGNS ALONG BAIN STATION ROAD AND 104TH AVENUE
During early 2014, temporary stop signs were placed at three intersections in the Village (two along Bain Station Road and one at 104th Avenue and Highway C) in order to manage a traffic detour during the construction of a roundabout at Highways C and H. In September of 2014, Village staff sought public input regarding making the placement of these stop signs permanent.
The input received was shared with the Village Board who subsequently forwarded a formal resolution in support of making the stop signs at all three intersections permanent to Kenosha County. Kenosha County has jurisdiction over the County Highways (C and H) where the stop signs were placed.
Members of the Kenosha County Public Works/Facilities Committee also considered the public input received in addition to established traffic safety standards, and other relevant factors and presented their recommendation to the County Board of Supervisors who formed a final decision in early March.
For the time being, stop signs will remain at County Highway H and Bain Station Road. This intersection actually meets warrants for traffic signal installation. Once salvaged traffic signals become available later this year, Kenosha County has plans to use the salvaged traffic signals at this intersection until a point in the future when a roundabout is expected to be installed at Highway H and Bain Station Road (potentially within the next two to three years).
The stop signs will also remain at County Highway C and Bain Station Road due to the severity of the angle of the existing intersection.
Because warrants were not met for a multiway stop control at the intersection of 104th Avenue and Highway C, the two stop signs along Highway C at this intersection will be removed. The County has indicated that temporary message boards and signage will be placed notifying travelers of the change, which is expected to take place once snow and weather related conditions allow.