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BPAC - ACTION ITEM - Receive an Update and Discuss the Signalized and Unsignalized Intersections Safety Improvement Projects.
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Meeting Date: August 18, 2022
Contact Person: Andrew Maximous, Mobility & Traffic Engineering Manager
Phone Number: (310) 253-5600
Action Item: Yes [X] No [ ] Attachments: Yes [ ] No [X]
Fiscal Impact: Yes [ ] No [X] General Fund: Yes [ ] No [X]
Public Notice: E-Mail via GovDelivery: (08/17/2022)
Meetings and Agendas - Mobility, Traffic & Parking Subcommittee
Notify Me - Construction, Street Maintenance and Closures
Stay Informed - Bicycle & Pedestrian / Culver CityBus / Construction
Street Maintenance and Closures
Dept Approval: Yanni Demitri, Public Works Director/City Engineer (08/17/2022)
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DISCUSSION
Staff from the Mobility & Traffic Engineering Division will provide an update on the signalized and unsignalized intersections safety improvement projects.
The signalized and unsignalized intersection improvement projects are a result of the City’s Local Road Safety Plan adopted in November 2021. The plan identified priority intersections based on a calculated collision rate. Most of the locations included with these two projects are taken from the Local Road Safety Plan list. The Local Road Safety Plan document can be found at: https://www.culvercity.org/City-Hall/Departments/Public-Works/PW-Mobility-Traffic-Engineering-Division/Local-Road-Safety-Plan-LRSP
In March 2021, the City received confirmation from the State of California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) that two grant applications were selected for funding of through the Highway Safety Improvement Program (HSIP) grant.
The signalized intersection improvement project intends to provide new traffic signal hardware, protected left turn phasing, approach raised medians, and/or curb extensions at the following nine (9) intersections:
1. Washington Boulevard at Beethoven Street
2. Washington Boulevard at Inglewood Boulevard
3. Culver Boulevard at Sawtelle Boulevard
4. Overland Avenue at Braddock Drive
5. Overland Boulevard at Virginia Avenue
6. Jefferson Boulevard at Hetzler Road
7. Centinela Avenue at Green Valley Circle
8. Washington Boulevard at Inglewood Boulevard
9. Washington Boulevard at Robertson Boulevard/Higuera Street
The unsignalized intersection improvement project intends to provide new roadway striping, pavement markings, LED flashing signs, and/or new street lighting at the following eleven (11) intersections:
1. Higuera Street at Kreuger Street
2. Overland Avenue at Northgate Street
3. Washington Boulevard at Kensington Road
4. Washington Boulevard at Prospect Avenue
5. Washington Boulevard at Kenyon Avenue
6. Washington Boulevard at Spad Place
7. Washington Place at Boise Avenue
8. Washington Place at Frances Avenue
9. Washington Place at Tuller Avenue
10. Sepulveda Boulevard at Vera Way
11. Jackson Avenue at Farragut Drive/Revere Place
FISCAL ANALYSIS
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ATTACHMENTS
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