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TO: The Honorable City Council
FROM: Kenneth C. Gilbert, Director of Public Works
DATE: September 27, 1995 (Council Meeting 10 -4 -95)
SUBJECT: Consider Restricting Left Turn Traffic at the
Intersection of Los Angeles Avenue and Flory Avenue and
Modifying the Priority of the FY 1995/96 Objective
Related to the Widening of Los Angeles Avenue
DISCUSSION
A. Left Turn Movements
There have been a number of accidents and near accident at the
subject intersection in recent months. Many of the vehicle
conflicts involve left -turn movements to and from Flory Avenue.
At its meeting of September 25, 1995, the Transportation and
Streets Committee ( Councilmember Wozniak and Councilmember
Hunter) discussed these traffic problems. It was their opinion
that traffic safety would be improved at this intersection if
a center double - double yellow painted median were to be
installed, which would making illegal left turn ingress and
egress traffic movements at this location.
B. Los Angeles Avenue Widening Project
The Committee also discussed the related need to begin the
process required for the widening of New Los Angeles Avenue and
Los Angeles Avenue. This street widening project is a
prerequisite to the planned construction of raised medians along
this corridor. It is anticipated that design, right -of -way
acquisition, Caltrans approval and project construction will
require a considerable amount of time to complete. It is
recommended, therefore, that this project be given a higher
priority and that the effort required to develop this project
commence during FY 1995/96. This project is identified in the
FY 1995/96 Goals and Objectives as Item No. 7 of the objectives
listed in the Capital Projects Division of the Public Works
Department.
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RECOMMENDATIONS
Staff and the Transportation and Streets Committee recommend that
the City Council take the following actions:
1. Direct staff to make a formal request to Caltrans for the
installation of a painted median on Los Angeles Avenue at Flory
Avenue to prevent all left turn traffic at this intersection.
2. To assign a single asterisk to Objective No. 7 in the Capital
Projects Division of the Public Works Department, related to the
Widening of Los Angeles Avenue and New Los Angeles Avenue (SR-
118).
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