Arapahoe County added a three-way stop with flashing stop signs at an intersection after a resident started a petition to add safety measures to the area, which had seen multiple crashes in recent months. 

The intersection, at Quincy Avenue and Harvest Road in Arapahoe County, has been a problem area in recent months, and Jason Cline, a resident and business owner in the area. He pushed the government to handle it. 

Cline, who owns AnderLoch Fitness and Nutrition operated at Arapahoe County Fairgrounds, has seen at least two crashes every month at the intersection as he goes to and from work, he said.

Cline started a petition on April 18, calling on Arapahoe County and the city of Aurora to fix the issue.

Two of the crashes have involved Cline’s clients, who were injured and had their vehicles totaled, Cline wrote in the petition.

Prior to the stop signs going up, the intersection was a one-way stop and the speed limit on Quincy is 45 mph. Oftentimes, given the location of Quincy in a rural area, people are speeding, Cline said.

After going back and forth with the city and county — who share jurisdiction over the area — for more than a month to get the issue solved, he connected with a county representative, who shared the plans for the intersection’s future.

However, Cline wanted something done in the interim, saying the possibility to have the intersection dealt with in 2025 was too far out with the number of crashes happening.

According to city of Aurora spokesperson Michael Brannen, there is an established intergovernmental agreement giving the county responsibility for Quincy Avenue from Gun Club Road to Monaghan Road, but the city and county are working together to improve the intersection.

Just north of the intersection, Waste Management Recycling Center has submitted development plans to construct a north leg of the intersection, Brannen said, making them partially responsible for improvements in the spot as well.

On Thursday, Arapahoe County announced on social media that two flashing stop signs had gone up, turning the one-way stop into a three-way stop to help mitigate the safety challenges.