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Clark
County Public Works regularly receives inquiries from
the public and the County Commission about the
possibility of installing new traffic signals or
multi-way stop signs at certain intersections where
these devices do not currently exist.
The
Traffic Management Division staff, or a private
engineering consultant under contract with the county,
evaluates existing traffic volumes and the crash history
at each selected intersection to determine if a traffic
signal or other change of traffic control device is
warranted.
Nevada
Revised Statutes 484.781 states that all traffic control
devices used by local authorities must conform to the
manual and specifications adopted by the Nevada
Department of Transportation (NDOT). NDOT has adopted
the Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices (MUTCD).
The MUTCD requires that an intersection satisfy at least
one of the eight traffic signal warrants before a signal
can be legally installed.
The
warrants are tests against the intersection’s current
vehicular and pedestrian volumes and an analysis of its
crash history. Please note that case law has
consistently held that satisfaction of one or more
warrants does not mandate a signal installation at an
intersection.
Currently,
Public Works Traffic Management is getting assistance
from consultants to reduce the backlog. If the traffic
signal warrant study concludes that a traffic signal is
warranted, then a process to design, fund, and construct
the signal is initiated.
The
following webpage link provides the status of
intersections that were either recently studied or are
to be studied in the near future
http://www.accessclarkcounty.com/pubworks/county_projects/Traffic_studies.pdf.
Phone
Clark County Public Works Traffic Management Division at
455-6100 for more information.
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