To: MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL
From: ANDREW WINJE, PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR
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APPROVE A COOPERATIVE FUNDING AGREEMENT WITH THE COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES FOR THE MANHATTAN BEACH BOULEVARD TRAFFIC SIGNAL SYNCHRONIZATION PROJECT
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
Since 1995, the Los Angeles County Department of Public Works' (LACDPW) Traffic Signal Synchronization Program (TSSP) has aimed to improve mobility along corridors throughout the County, often spanning multiple jurisdictions. A typical TSSP project consists of upgrading traffic signals along a corridor to current standards, implementing best practice signal timing, and improving signal coordination. While cities like Redondo Beach could also construct these improvements themselves, the TSSP Program provides efficiencies of scale, and allows access to the breadth and depth of LACDPW's expertise. This results in a lower cost share for cities and the ability to more easily perform improvements across jurisdictions.
Several TSSP corridors exist in Redondo Beach where LACDPW maintains traffic signal timing. In mid-2026, LACDPW is expected to begin construction of the Manhattan Beach Boulevard (MBB) TSSP Project. As part of the Project, the City is required to provide a local match of $212,500, roughly 15% of the total estimated cost to construct the planned traffic signal improvements along MBB in Redondo Beach. Funding for this match is available in the City's Citywide Traffic Signal Replacement and Repair Project No. 41200. Approval of the Cooperative Funding Agreement is required to ensure that the Project can proceed through construction.
BACKGROUND
The MBB TSPP project consists of various traffic signal upgrades along MBB within Manhattan Beach, Redondo Beach, Lawndale, unincorporated El Camino Village, and Gardena. Signalized intersections are expected to receive new controllers, cabling, cabinets, video detection, pedestrian push buttons, ADA ramps, signal heads, signal timing, and other impr...
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