Study to Determine if Three-Way Stop Needed for Greene Trails, Greene Road

Village officials will do a traffic study to decide whether to designate Greene Road as a through street, which would mean the roads that intersect with it will have stop signs installed.

In 1997, at the urging of the Seven Bridges Homeowners Association, village officials used a traffic engineer to determine whether the multi-stop was warranted for the intersection of Greene Road and Greene Trails. At the time, results of the study indicated the multi-way stop was not needed.

Woodridge officials, however, are now proposing the designation of Greene Road a through street as a safety measure.

“The factors leading to Greene Road being considered a through street include increased vehicle volume over the past couple of years, the location of parks, slope change in the road and the use of the street as a main collector street through the Mending Wall subdivision,” said Jack Knight, management analyst for the village of Woodridge.

Officials said that based on the configuration of the subdivision and the volume of traffic, Greene Road is already a through street. The posting of the stop signs will make sure cars stop for the traffic on Greene Road.

“We do think the inclusion of stop signs will improve safety,” said Chris Bethel, Woodridge’s director of public works.

Some residents had suggested the village use speed bumps to reduce the speed of drivers on Greene Road. But village officials said because of the damage to vehicles and snow plows, and the slowdown in response time for emergency vehicles, Woodridge does not permit speed bumps to be installed on public streets.

Officials said the most effective means of reducing speed is through education and enforcement. The Woodridge Police Department has used targeted enforcement efforts in the area, including a speed trailer and ticket writing.

Residents can help with the enforcement by calling the police department at (630) 719-4740.