Developer Agrees to Five-Year Traffic Monitoring Near Planned Salina Clinic

As part of the Salina Family Addition medical campus project reviewed by the Salina Planning Commission on June 16, 2026, the developer (Salina Health Education Foundation) has entered into a formal agreement to conduct traffic monitoring for five years after the new medical clinic opens, according to a staff presentation.

Staff said the site is anticipated to generate roughly 2,000 daily vehicles. Should the monitoring data trigger the need for traffic signals or turn lanes, staff said the developer is "legally bound to fund the vast majority of those improvements."

Staff said the site's primary access will use a newly approved 105-foot break-in access directly onto Ohio Street at the northwest corner of the property, approved through a city ordinance, while Edison Place will provide secondary access. Staff explained that Ohio Street generally has restricted access as an arterial street, but a traffic study determined a new access point on Ohio was preferable to avoid overburdening Edison Place.

Staff said the developer is responsible for required traffic studies and any resulting improvements, and that the clinic's construction and adjacent improvements are privately financed.