[covna] Re: Davis-Leo Roundabout Followup
- From: covna@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- To: covna@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Mon, 29 Dec 2014 16:42:40 -0500
From talking with the City staff throughout this project, I can tell you
that it might be helpful if you could also tell them what you think they
could/should do about that problem, that is, let them know if you have any
suggestion as to how to fix it. - Kelso
Kelso King
8508 Leo Street
Austin, TX 78745
Phone: (512) 243-6137
Mobile: (512) 6737216
Email: KelsoKing@xxxxxxx
In a message dated 12/26/2014 10:27:22 P.M. Central Standard Time,
covna@xxxxxxxxxxxxx writes:
FYI
----- Original Message -----
From: _Tom Bray_ (mailto:tom.bray@xxxxxxxxxxxxx)
To: _Haba, Darryl_ (mailto:Darryl.Haba@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx)
Sent: Friday, December 26, 2014 18:42
Subject: Davis-Leo Roundabout Followup
Mr. Haba,
Attached are pictures of the current states of the new Roundabout at Davis
and Leo showing problems starting to exist.
The misalignment of the roundabout with Davis to the East:
1) Heading West on Davis where the dogleg starts to connect the original
Davis with the roundabout, the curb starts, offset nearly 2 feet to the
right of pavement. Drivers see the curb and drive off the pavement, causing a
significant "pothole" / dirt hole to form, see attachment
"RoundaboutEastEntrancePotHole.JPG."
2) At night cars exiting the roundabout to the East and cars coming West
toward the roundabout from the East appear to be on a collision course with
headlights blinding each other. At the last minute vehicles heading West
swerve right onto the dogleg to avoid a head-on.
The misalignment of the roundabout with Leo to the North:
For vehicles heading North out of the roundabout, a linear "pothole" at
the right edge of the pavement is starting to form after the end of the
roundabouts curb, see attachment "RoundaboutNorthExit.JPG." Maybe vehicles
exit the roundabout heading North go off the pavement because a little further
North Leo becomes significantly wider to the right (East) side where the
curb starts up again. If this rut gets any deeper, this could cause a
driver to loose control of their vehicle when they try to come back on the
pavement. If a vehicle happens to be coming towards him in the other
direction,
a collision could then occur.
This situation actually happened elsewhere to a friend of mine when his
inexperienced son lost control coming back on the pavement and swerved in
front of a car coming toward him. The car was "T boned" where my friend was
sitting. He suffered a crushed hip as well as a permanent brain injury.
Had the shoulder of the road been even with the pavement it wouldn't have
happened.
Tom Bray
Castlewood Estates
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