Mountain Brook City Council Explores Intersection Improvements

MOUNTAIN BROOK, AL — As Mountain Brook continues to address infrastructural improvement, the city council meeting on Oct. 23 opened with a discussion on potential intersection improvements.

The city, in conjunction with Skipper Consulting, is exploring different high priority intersections to be studied for future funding through and APPLE grant. The 11 intersections that have been isolated for study will be analyzed for blind spots, signage, pedestrian traffic and crossings, turn lane additions and other means of reducing traffic and congestion.

The proposed intersections are as follows:

-Brookwood Road at Crosshill Road

-Old Leeds Road at Beechwood Road/Glencoe Drive

-Country Club Road/Memory Lane/Crossridge Road

-Overton Road at South Brookwood Road

-Cahaba Road at Mountain Brook Parkway

-Bethune Drive at Valley Head Road, North Woodridge Road and Mill Run Road

-Vine Street at Dexter Avenue

-Church Street at Euclid Avenue

-Montevallo Road at Overbook Road

-Montevallo Road at Overhill Road

-Montevallo Road at Euclid Avenue/Leach Drive

Other roads have been considered but are set at a lower priority. The city plans to take the next two weeks to consider and select roads to study within the proposed budget.

The council then moved to its regular agenda for the night, holding a public hearing on the vacation of the cul-de-sac at the west end of Ridge Crest Road. The cul-de-sac was previously divided between the city and a private owner. The city and private owner have agreed to accept in-kind services as payment for the vacation of the cul-de-sac. The vacation should alleviate parking and trash issues the neighborhood has reported in the area.

The council also approved a traffic study by Skipper Consulting for the Overton Road condos, which should help the council make a final decision on the proposed property.

Other orders of business included:

-Approval of the minutes of the Oct. 9 meeting.

-Review of the Chamber of Commerce's semi-annual report.

-Review of the bid for library roof repairs

-Resolution appointing an uncompensated member to the Parks and Recreation Board to serve through Jan. 9, 2021.

-Approval allowing the sale of personal property surplus in an online auction.

-Approval of a resolution establishing a service agreement between the City and the Birmingham Botanical Gardens.

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