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Lewisville council approves four-way stop signs for subdivision
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Published: December 17, 2008
Updated: 12/17/2008 01:15 am
LEWISVILLE
Residents who live in a Lewisville subdivision say they hope that new four-way stop signs will force drivers to slow down.
The Lewisville Town Council voted last week to put up two sets of four-way stop signs in Wellesley Place, which is off Franklin Road. One set will go up at the intersection of Wellesley Place Drive and Courtney Glen Lane, and the other will go up at Laurel Creek Lane and Courtney Glen Lane.
Town Manager Cecil Wood said that the signs have been ordered and will go up as soon as they come in, which could be later this week.
Wellesley Place has 142 houses, and Ridgecrest, a subdivision that backs up to Wellesley Place, has 42 houses, with 55 more houses expected to be built.
Most residents of Wellesley Place use either Wellesley Place Drive or Laurel Creek Lane to get to their homes. Wellesley Place Drive is the only way into Ridgecrest.
Over the last three years, residents of Wellesley Place have taken their complaints about speeding to the town council and the town's public-safety advisory committee.
Wellesley Place Drive and Laurel Creek Lane are both long, hilly roads that residents say are attractive to speeders, many of whom live in their neighborhood.
Some residents have gotten so frustrated at the speeding motorists that they have flagged them down and asked them to slow down, said Mike Davenport, the president of the Wellesley Place Homeowners Association. The speed limit throughout the neighborhood is 25 mph.
Before voting to approve the stop signs, a few council members acknowledged that four-way stop signs won't solve the speeding problem.
"I'd like us to see a real traffic-calming measure," Council Member Tom Lawson said. "It's a dangerous situation that's there."
Davenport said he hopes that the council will eventually open Grainland Drive, a stub street off Lewisville-Vienna Road, which would provide another entrance into Ridgecrest and alleviate traffic in Wellesley Place. Homeowners along Grainland Drive oppose opening the road.
■ Lisa O'Donnell can be reached at 727-7420 or at lo'donnell@wsjournal.com.
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