Schertz approves $86.5K agreement for traffic signal project near high school

Schertz City Council authorized an $86,555 agreement with engineering firm Kimley-Horn and Associates for services related to the Pecan/Schertz Parkway Signalization Project on Feb. 17.

Signalization at this intersection will improve pedestrian safety, particularly for students and staff at Samuel Clemens High School during peak school traffic times, according to agenda documents.

Why now?

The combination of increased traffic and the proximity to Samuel Clemens High School has made crossing the intersection more difficult and less safe for pedestrians. The intersection had been analyzed previously, and it was determined that its conditions did not meet the traffic signal warrants identified in the Texas Manual of Uniform Traffic Control Devices, according to agenda documents.

More details

City staff have continued to monitor the intersection and reanalyzed it to determine whether the signal warrants meet the Pedestrian Traffic Signal Warrant, which they do. The analysis was presented during a Feb. 5 Transportation Safety Advisory Commission meeting. The commission unanimously voted to recommend the project to City Council, according to agenda documents.