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Home My WebLink About12 CIP 800048 02-21-95AGEN NO. 12 2-21-95 Inter-Com DATE' FEBRUARY 21, 1995 ¥O: WILLIAM A. HUSTON, CITY MANAGER FROM: PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT/ENGINEERING DIVISION SUBJEC~ STATUS REPORT: TRAFFIC SIGNAL INSTALLATION AT FIRST STREET/"B" STREET (CIP NO. 800048) RECOMMENDATION It is recommended that the City Council, at their meeting of February 21, 1995, defer implementation of the subject project to a future fiscal year and direct staff to monitor the location and return the project for Council consideration when traffic conditions indicate that installation of a traffic signal is appropriate. FISCAL IMPACT With the deferral of this project, unallocated funds in the amount of $56,700.00 would be available for funding of other projects. BACKGROUND - In February 1992, the City Council directed staff to prepare a traffic study for the intersection of First Street/"B" Street. This was in response to concerns expressed in a letter from a resident who also requested that a traffic signal or stop signs be installed at this location. A copy of the February 3, 1992, Council Agenda item and an exhibit of the intersection are attached to this report. The traffic study was completed in April 1992 and identified that traffic conditions at that time did not meet the criteria for the installation of an all-way stop or a traffic signal. The study also indicated that since the First Street bridge over the SR-55 Freeway was. closed when the study was performed, it was highly probable that warrants would be met when the First Street bridge was reopened. The study recommended that this location should be restudied after the opening of the bridge. It was also recommended that the City should consider the installation of traffic signals at the subject location during the City's CIP budgeting for traffic related improvements. It was anticipated that a traffic signal would be warranted at this location if traffic volumes that existed prior to the closing of the First Street bridge returned to those.pre-existing levels. The City Council considered the installation of a traffic signal at First Street/"B" Street during the FY 93-94 CIP budget review and approved its inclusion in the CIP list of projects. City staff closely monitors this location and determined during FY 93-94 that traffic had not returned to pre-existing conditions, traffic signal warrants were not met, and it was subsequently recommended that this signal project be delayed and reconsidered during budgeting for FY 94-95. The City Council approved inclusion of the subject traffic signal project in the City's FY 94-95 CIP. Staff has recently (January 1995) performed an updated traffic analysis of this location. The updated study concludes that traffic conditions at the subject location do not meet criteria for the installation of all-way stop signs, and that stop signs would produce severe peak-hour congestion, if installed at this location. The traffic conditions are such that warrants for traffic signal installation are not met. However, the study recommends that the City should continue to monitor this location and consider the' installation of a traffic signal in the future. CONCLUSION Based upon the results of the most recent traffic analysis, the Public Works Department has concluded that implementation of this project should be deferred to a future fiscal year. Engineering staff will continue to monitor traffic conditions at this location and will present the project for Council consideration at a future City Council meeting when traffic conditions indicate the appropriateness of installing a traffic signal. Since this project was partially funded with Redevelopment Agency funds, this report will be presented to the Agency for consideration at their meeting of February 21, 1995. Tim D. Serl Director of Public Works/ City Engineer DougI~s R. Anderson Transportation Engineer TDS :DRA: ccg: lst&bcc Attachment AGENDA DATE: JANUARY 23, 1992 lnter-Com TO: WILLIAM A. HUSTON, CITY MANAGER FROM: PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT/ENGINEERING DIVISION SUBJEC~ REQUEST FOR TRAFFIC SIGNAL OR STOP SIGNS AT THE INTERSECTION OF FIRST STREET AlqD "B" STREET RECOMMENDATIONS: By motion, direct City staff to prepare a warrant study for the intersection of First Street and "B" Street. BACKGROUND: The City has received a letter, dated January 16, 1992, from Kathy Hiles requesting the installation of a traffic signal or stop signs at the intersection of First Street and "B" Street. A copy of the letter and a location map are attached to this report. First Street is classified as a primary arterial with a design capacity of 30,000 vehicles per day at level of service "C". Prior to the closing of the First Street bridge over the 55 Freeway, First Street carried an estimated 28,000 vehicles per .day in the vicinity of "B" Street. "B" Street is classified as a local street. DISCUSSION: The Traffic Engineering Section will conduct a warrant study on the intersection if the City Council so desires. 'Robert S. Ledendecker 'Director of Public Works/ City Engineer Douglas R. Anderson Transportation Engineer RSL:DRA :ecg:cc~enda January 16, 1992 JAN i 7 1992 !TUSTIN PUBLIC WORKS The Cisy of Tustin 15222 Del Amo Avenue Tustin, CA 92680 Re: Intersection at First and B To Whom it May Concern: I am writing regarding the unregulated intersection at First and B in Tustin. i have worked near that intersection for cver three years. During that time, I have heard and/or seen at least five accidents occurring at that intersection. I am positive many more occurred during other times of the day or on tile waekend although I was not a witness to those. Why has the city' {or the county} not ~,nstai!ed -~ s- the ve~:~- least, a ~top sign to ~"='~ requlate thai ver~ intersection. Elementary suhocl c .... dren must czoss -~at everyday on the way to their, school on B Street. i hax',a with ~evera] peop]~ w!'.3 al~:o 'x,a)~.t to i-.., wnI - ;%9 ....... I,o,. '"."' nDt]~." h insEal~ -~ .... ~ l;'e~ Is the C_Lty wal[+'~n9 for sor~e.z, ne to i';e kii!ed ~here first, and then be named as a delendant is what I assume woul~i be another lawsuit against the city for an accident occurring at that intersection., Two w=ek~ ..... ago I had to telep> ..... ~...u ell. after a vehicle ran over a 15 year old girl and a four year old k-oy who were rightfully crossing the street; they were not ;;~art outs" Something must be done now. I have a friend who lives on B street who is so nervous rega.rdi:':~ tliat intersection tha~ she will not even c~-c-~ Lh~ ~e~'c to go to the park for fear she and/or her baby will be hit and injured. Whet, rational adults canno% even cross a 3~.:-eet without being con-3umed hy fear. something is certainly 'w£or_.8. And. h~:is wrong can be c,:,rrec~.ed by installing a s-g~..'~al [i.qh.~ c~- sr.,Dp sign. if ',our: office k'ere ~o tak--= a poll of the area, y<,u would c-uickly learn how ]~a(t!y a light do not wait u~,.t.i ar:ot.aer child is serlous=I ,5509 ~vENU£ /' 400 ST EL CAMarO R~.8~ ~YRTLI~ I~CIF~C C~LIF ST . 0 o c WAY IOOS ~ First S~ree ~ R34/'R 7/'R10/'TYPE N Pepper Trees North F_-60° 0 %V~6/V~6A/G41 ! ! ! r-" R34/R7/R10/l'YPE, N I, I::, W66/W66A/041 OCTA Pepper Park Tree Firs~ S~ree ~ InLersec~ion a ~ B Stree ~ Conditions FIGURE 1