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Luke Wochensky, Mayor Village of East Aurora All-Way Stop Third Party Review: Pine Street & Girard Avenue Intersection September 24, 2026 Page 3 All-Way Stop Warrant A – Crash Analysis: Erie County performed a query of the NYSDOT’s Crash Location & Engineering Analysis Repository (CLEAR) Crash Data Viewer to quantify the number of recorded crashes occurring both within a 12-month and 36-month period. The 12-month analysis period evaluated crashes occurring from January 2023 through December 2023 and the 36-month analysis period evaluated January 2023 through December 2025. During the 12-month analysis period, a total of two crashes were reported, which does not satisfy Warrant A’s threshold of four or more reported crashes within a 12-month period. During the 36-month analysis period, a total of four crashes were reported, which does not satisfy Warrant A’s threshold of five or more reported crashes within a 36-month period. B&L has performed a similar query of NYSDOT’s CLEAR database and we concur with the County’s crash analysis findings for both the 12- and 36-month analysis periods. A copy of the detailed police crash reports (MV-104A form) are included in Appendix E and summary of the crashes is provided in the table below. Crash Severity Crash Type Contributing Factor 1 Property Damage Only Rear End Improper backing 2 Property Damage Only Right Angle Failure to yield right-of-way 3 Property Damage Only Right Angle Inclement weather resulting in failure to yield right-of-way 4 Property Damage Only Right Angle Inclement weather resulting in failure to yield right-of-way In reviewing the detailed police crash reports, we concur with Erie County that three of the four reported crashes were susceptible to improvement by all-way stop control. In addition, we concur that the criteria for Warrant A is not satisfied. All-Way Stop Warrant B – Sight Distance: B&L performed an intersection sight distance analysis per methodology outlined by AASHTO and the NYSDOT Highway Design Manual (HDM). This analysis was performed in the field on Friday September 11, 2026. Appendix 5C of the NYSDOT HDM provides recommended intersection sight distance values which should be provided to conform with AASHTO design guidelines under various turning conditions. The worst-case scenario, case B1 where a vehicle is turning left from the Girard Avenue approach is outlined in Table 5C-3 below. Pine Street and Girard Ave AWS Review (ID 3690412).docx