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O: WILLIAM A. HUSTON, CITY MANAGER
REPORTS NO. 4
11-4-91
PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT/ENGINE8RING DIVISION
�U' k— RESTRIPING OF NEWPORT AVENUE BETWEEN NISSON ROAD AND EL CAMINO
REAL AS WELL AS EL CAMINO WAY
RECOMMENDATION
Receive and file.
BACKGROUND
The City Council at their May 6, 1991 meeting voted to install the
striping changes in Alternative 3. This exhibit has been attached for
your information. Final signing and striping plan were completed on May
10, 1991. These plans were turned over to Caltrans who implemented the
new striping near the beginning of June. The Council also requested
that the changes be reviewed after a six month period.
-- Councilman Edgar, at the City Council meeting of October 21, 1991"
requested a review of the striping changes due to the continuing heavy
congestion on Newport Avenue near the I-5 freeway.
DISCUSSION
Current field reviews have revealed the striping revision made with the
City Council's approval and increased Police enforcement have improved
the traffic operations of the Newport/'Nisson and Newport/El Camino Way
intersections.
Recent construction on Nisson Road has aggravated the on going traffic
problems resulting in continued congestion during AM and PM peak periods
on Newport Avenue. The major congestion problem remains the diversion
of traffic onto Newport Avenue due to the I-5 freeway construction at
Red Hill Avenue.
The Red Hill Avenue interchange of IL-5 is scheduled to open by mid-
November. This will help alleviate some of that traffic congestion
currently occurring on Newport Avenue.
CONCLUSION
The opening of the Red Hill Avenue ramps should help improve conditions
on Newport Avenue. However, Caltrans will begin I-5 freeway
construction 'in the Newport Avenue area sometime in early 1992. This
may cause some additional traffic to divert from Newport Avenue to Red
Hill Avenue. No additional changes to Newport Avenue are recommended at
this time due to the on-going dynamics of the area.
Bob Ledendecker
Director of Public Works/
City Engineer
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