To: MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL
From: TED SEMAAN, PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR
TITLE
title
DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE ACTION REGARDING THE PROPOSED TRAFFIC CONTROL MODIFICATIONS AT TORRANCE BOULEVARD AND BROADWAY
end
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
On November 19 2019, City Council made a referral to staff to reassess the existing traffic controls at the intersection of Torrance Boulevard and Broadway and reconsider alternate traffic controls. Staff performed additional evaluations and presented findings and possible actions to the Public Works Commission at the February 24, 2020 meeting. During that meeting, the Commission recommended that the City Council approve the establishment of right-turn only restrictions for northbound and southbound traffic on Broadway at Torrance Boulevard.
The administrative report and meeting minutes from the February 24, 2020 Public Works Commission meeting are included in Attachment 1.
BACKGROUND
In December 2015, City Council approved the Public Works Commission's recommendation to install several traffic control enhancements at the intersection of Torrance Boulevard and Broadway. These enhancements, which included pedestrian actuated flashing beacons for the crossings on Torrance Boulevard, were installed in early 2016.
Since the installation of the enhancements, there has been one crash involving a pedestrian crossing Torrance Boulevard, which occurred in August 2016, shortly after installation. There have been a number of vehicle vs. vehicle crashes between 2016 and 2019, primarily involving motorists violating the stop signs on Broadway. Of the 14 reported stop sign violation crashes, 10 involved northbound vehicles and four (4) involved southbound vehicles.
Torrance Boulevard and Broadway form a four-legged intersection with painted high visibility crosswalks on all approaches. The intersection is located between the intersections of Catalina Avenue at Torrance Boulevard, and Pacific Coast Highway at Torrance Boulevard. These...
Click here for full text