River Islands Parkway at the intersection of Bosch Avenue and Imperial Drive has received complaints from residents.

Included are traffic delays caused by the all-way stop control coupled with the inconvenience of single crosswalks at this intersection in the River Islands community.

At the Oct. 13 monthly session, the Lathrop City Council agreed to some changes following a staff evaluation which utilized the California Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices.

Elected leaders voted 4-1 to remove the stop control and crosswalks, which was one of three options provided by staff.

Vice Mayor Jennifer Torres-O’Callaghan, who voted no, preferred Option 2 that called for the installation of a pedestrian hybrid beacon, which consisted of a protected right of way for pedestrian crossing over River Islands Parkway.

Cost of that was estimated at $70,000. There would be no protected right of way for vehicles on the side streets with the possibilities of increased rear-end collisions at River Islands Parkway due to sudden or unexpected stops, according to staff report.

Option 1 was the staff recommendation. The approximate cost was $10,000 with the possibilities of high pedestrian safety by concentrating pedestrians at the adjacent signalized and pedestrian activated flashing intersection.

Staff said that this option also offered “higher vehicle safety” due just by eliminating the stop by reducing the potential for rear-end collisions.

As for the cons, there would be no protected right of way for pedestrians crossing over River Islands Parkway.

City Manager Stephen Salvatorre indicated placing physical barriers in the area for safety reasons prior to the start of work and notifying those in the community to provide insight.

On Sept. 30, City Engineer Brad Taylor said that staff hosted a town hall meeting in an effort to get community feedback on the three options for the staff report. No residents showed up for the session.

Option 3 consisted of installing a traffic signal. At a projected cost of $1.3 million, this project would have provided a protected right of way for pedestrians and vehicle crossing over River Islands Parkway.

The cons of this plan were the possibility of more rear-end collisions on River Islands Parkway due to sudden or unexpected stops not to mention more red-light runners as a result of motorists trying to beat the light while traveling at higher speeds and putting those in the area at dangerously greater risks.

The current all-way stop was approved by Council back in 2023.