The URL can be used to link to this page

Home My WebLink About14 TRAFFIC SIGNAL MOD 02-05-01'AGENDA RE ORT NO. 14 02-05-01 MEETING DATE TO: FROM: SUBJECT: FEBRUARY 5, 2001 WILLIAM A. HUSTON, CITY MANAGER PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT/ENGINEERING DIVISION APPROVAL OF PLANS AND SPECIFICATIONS AND AUTHORIZATION TO ADVERTISE FOR BIDS - TRAFFIC SIGNAL MODIFICATIONS AND INTERCONNECT AT MCFADDEN AVENUE AND WILLIAMS STREET AND AT MCFADDEN AVENUE AND RITCHEY STREET (CIP NO. 4057) SUMMARY This project provides for the modification and interconnection of traffic signals at McFadden Avenue and Williams Street and at McFadden Avenue and Ritchey Street. These modifications will alleviate left-turn related aCcidents at these intersections. This project will also provide for interconnection of five traffic signals on McFadden Avenue to provide for coordination of traffic progression along the McFadden Avenue corridor. Design is complete and the plans and specifications are now ready for public bidding. RECOMMENDATION It is recommended that the City Council adopt Resolution No. 01-10 approving plans and specifications for traffic signal modifications and interconnect at the intersections of McFadden Avenue and Williams Street and at McFadden Avenue and Ritchey Street, and authorizing the City Clerk to advertise for bids. FISCAL IMPACT The Engineer's estimate for this project is $236,124.00 and will be funded through the City's FY 2000/2001 Capital Improvement Program (CIP) budget and an OCTA Measure 'M' program allocation for 49% of the design and construction costs. BACKGROUND AND DISCUSSION Traffic signals at both noted intersections currently operate with pr°tected/permissive left-turn phasing in the McFadden Avenue directions. Both intersections also include one leg of the intersection accessing private property. Due to an increase in congestion and left-turn type accidents at both intersections a review of traffic conditions was conducted to evaluate operating conditions. An accident analysis for the last three years determined there were left-turn .type accidents at both locations that could be eliminated with the removal of protected/permissive left- turn phasing and the installation of fully protected left-turn phasing. Traffic Signal Modifications and Interconnect at McFadden Avenue and Williams February 5, 2001 Page 2 Recent traffic count data at both intersections and along the McFadden Avenue corridor between. Walnut Avenue and Ritchey Street indicates there is significant traffic volume in the A.M. and P.M. peak hours that tends to backup at all five intersections on McFadden Avenue. An evaluation of traffic progression along the McFadden Avenue corridor indicates that peak hour traffic could be better served if all the traffic signals were interconnected and signal timing was coordinated. The City of Tustin applied for and received an allocation under an OCTA Measure 'M' program to modify the traffic signals at McFadden Avenue and Williams Street and at McFadden Avenue and Ritchey Street, and interconnect these signals with the other McFadden Avenue signals at Walnut Avenue, Pasadena Avenue and at Tustin Village Way.' The City is funding 51% of this project and OCTA is funding 49%. The traffic signals have been designed with fully protected left-turn phasing to alleviate left-turn related accidents at these locations. The signals will also be interconnected with other signals along the McFadden corridor to provide coordinated timing progression in the A.M. and P.M. peak hours. The construction work will include ali labor, materials, tools, equipment, and incidentals for the subject project as detailed on the plans and specifications for this project. The tentative schedule for this project is as follows' Authorization to advertise for bids ........................................ 2-05-01 First legal advertisement .................................................... 2-09-01 Second legal advertisement ................................................ 2-16-01 Bid opening ..................................................................... 3-06-01 Award of contract .............................................................. 3-19-01 Commence construction ............................ : ........................ 4-16-01 Complete construction ....................................................... 8-06-01 Tim D. Serlet Director of Public Works/City Engineer DouglCs R. Anderson Senior Project Manager-Transportation TDS:DA:Traffic Approving P&S traffic sig mod McFadden & Reso 00-10 Attachments 7.,O ~2 2O RESOLUTION NO. 01-10 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF TUSTIN, CALIFORNIA, APPROVING PLANS AND SPECIFICATIONS FOR TRAFFIC SIGNAL MODIFICATIONS AND INTERCONNECT AT MCFADDEN AVENUE AND WILLIAMS STREET AND AT MCFADDEN AVENUE AND RITCHEY STREET (CIP No. 4057) WHEREAS, it is the intention of the City Council of the City of Tustin, California to contract for the construction of traffic signal modifications and interconnect at McFadden Avenue and Williams Street and at McFadden Avenue and Ritchey Street; and WHEREAS, the City Engineer has presented plans and specifications for the construction of said works; and NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the plans and specifications presented by the City Engineer be and are hereby approved as the plans and specifications for: Traffic Signal Modifications and Interconnect at 'McFadden Avenue and Williams Street and at McFadden Avenue and Ritchey Street (CIP No. 4057) BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the City Clerk is hereby authorized and directed to advertise, as required by law, for the receipt of sealed bids or proposals for the performance of the work specified in the plans and specifications; and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that this project is categorically exempt from the requirements of the California Environmental Quality Act' Class !' Existing Facilities. · PASSED AND ADOPTED at a regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Tustin held on the 5th day of February 2001. Tracy Wills Worley, Mayor ATTEST: ' City Clerk Z ,,,~~~ J_ 3 3 ~I.L S S IAi ¥ !"'1-11AA I · ~ 11.~ .' . . _ Z 0 0 = 0 ,,, - ~ z