TO:
Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council
THROUGH:
Bruce Moe, City Manager
FROM:
Erick Lee, Public Works Director
Katherine Doherty, City Engineer
Helen Shi, Senior Civil Engineer
SUBJECT:Title
Consideration to Approve the Preliminary Design Concept for the Marine Avenue at Cedar Avenue Traffic Signal and Intersection Improvements Project (Public Works Director Lee).
APPROVE
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Recommended Action
RECOMMENDATION:ody
Staff recommends that City Council approve the Preliminary Design Concept for the Marine Avenue at Cedar Avenue Traffic Signal and Intersection Improvements Project.
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:
The Marine Avenue at Cedar Avenue Intersection Improvements Project has a total life to date project budget of $990,000 for expenditures in the Proposition C Fund. On February 2, 2021, the City Council approved a Measure R Funding Agreement between the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (LACMTA) and the City of Manhattan Beach (City) for $900,000 to fund the development of design plans and specifications and construction of the Marine Avenue at Cedar Avenue Intersection Improvements Project. The project funding is anticipated to cover the cost of engineering design, environmental clearance and construction.
There are no anticipated fiscal implications of the project at this time.
BACKGROUND:
The intersection of Marine Avenue and Cedar Avenue is approximately 250 feet east (between vehicular stop lines) of Sepulveda Boulevard, under full signal operation. Currently, the delay at the intersection of Marine Avenue and Cedar Avenue causes the eastbound traffic to back up, which extends to Sepulveda Boulevard and causes blockage and delay along Sepulveda Boulevard. Also, the signal operation at the intersection is not optimized to address excessive delay to the exiting traffic from the Manhattan Beach Village Shopping Center. After further analysis and investigation, the Ci...
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