Transportation System Plan 2018-2038

For deficient bridges within the city , federal Highway Bridge Rehabilitation and Replacem ent (HBRR) grant funding should be sought. Additionally , it will be im portant that traffic m anagem ent plans be developed to accom modate current travel dem and during the tim e that bridge im provem ents are under construction. Developm ent of these plans should take into account current function of the bridge and any special needs such as freight routing and/or bicy cle/pedestrian connections. Bridge im provem ent projects for structures under the jurisdiction of the City of Medford are also included in Table 5-8. Safety Improvement Strategies Table 3-10 presents a sum mary of crash data at several major intersections in the Medford UGB that are currently experiencing a higher than average crash rate. Prelim inary analy sis of these locations is included in Table 5-5 which is based on a review of the predom inate ty pes of crashes and an assessm ent of likely contributing causes at all of the identified high crash locations. Table 5-10 includes prelim inary projects for intersections that would not be improved as a result of a capacity enhancem ent. The projects identified in Table 5-10 are also included in Table 5- 8. Refinem ent planning and prelim inary engineering will be necessary to confirm the feasibility of each proj ect. The city should consider developing a Safety Priority Index Sy stem (SPIS) to refine its review and assessm ent of high crash locations to facilitate the prioritization of im provem ent projects. Table 5-10 Potential Safety Improvements for High Crash Rate Intersections Not Addressed by Other Improvement Projects Intersection Potential Safety Improv ement Riverside Avenue/Jackson Street Consider: 6th Street/Holly Street Consider: Central Avenue/Jackson St reet Consider: 10th Street/Cottage Street Consider: 10th Street/Grape Street Consider modifications to si gnal timing change intervals (i.e. yellow and/or all red phase) 8th Street/Riverside Avenue Consider modifications to si gnal timing change intervals (i.e. yellow and/or all red phase) 10th Street/Oakdale Avenue Consider adding protected left-turn signal phasing McAndrew s Road/Court Street Consider: - Modifications to signal timi ng change intervals (i.e. y ellow and/or all red phase) - Red light enforcement - Signal progression improvements on Riverside - Maintain stop sign visibility , all-w ay stop if w arrants met - Modifications to signal timi ng change intervals (i.e. y ellow and/or all red phase) - Red light photo enforcement - Signal progression improvements on Central - Improvements to and maintenance of sight distance visibility from Cottage - Install all-w ay stop if w arrants met - Improvements to sight distance for east-w est traffic on McAndrew s Rd. - Improve east/w est left turn protection (phasing, all red) Medford Transportation Syst em Plan 5-34 Street Plan