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KATHY HOCHUL Governor MARIE THERESE DOMINGUEZ aE Department of Commissioner qlee Transportation ERIC MEKA, P.E. HECEIVE be CY LILA IE April 24, 2026 cece ec eA | APR 27 2026 Mr. Charles Snyder, Supervisor Town of Aurora TOWN OF AURORA 575 Oakwood NewAvenue SUPERVISORS OFFICE East Aurora, York 14052 Dear Supervisor Snyder: control at the intersection of NY 240 at Mill Road/Old This is in reply to your request for an all-way stop tigation into this matter. d our inves Glenwood Road in the town of Aurora. We have complete . The at an intersection requires an engineering study The decision to establish all-way stop control and safet y at the ed to the existing operation study should include an analysis of factors relat all-way and the applicable factors contained in the five intersection, the potential to improve conditions D is Traffic Control Devices (MUTCD). The MUTC stop warrants as detailed in the Manual on Uniform is the national standard for traffic control devices on issued by the Federal Highway Administration and all roads open to public travel. experience available, as reported to the New NYSDOT reviewed the most recent three years of crash period there was only one crash at the subject York State Department of Motor Vehicles. Over that the ving a left turning vehicle whose driver was under intersection. It was a left turn related crash invol thres holds on’s volumes do not meet the minimum influence of drugs and hit a bicyclist. The intersecti required for an all-way stop. and nce on Mill Road was obstructed by vegetation During a field visit, it was noted that the sight dista OT will clear ay. As a result of the study, NYSD wayfinding signs within the NYSDOT right-of-w are increase sight distance. Additionally, signs that vegetation on NY 240, north of Mill Road to sent to the South Erie on have been identified and encroaching in the right-of-way at the intersecti removal. County Residency to contact the owner for but to be satisfied to consider a change in control, The MUTCD indicates that only one warrant needs at the ay stop control. Based on the current conditions that shall not in itself require installation of all-w secti on does not recommend a change in the inter subject intersection, our engineering investigation control at this time. not hesitate to contact me or David Sobol, of my If you have any comments or questions, please do staff, at (716) 847-3268. 400 Seneca Street, Buffalo, NY 14203 | www.dot.ny.gov