HomeMy WebLinkAboutItem 4.04 AVB Speed/TrafficCITY CLERK FILE #590-40
AGENDA STATEMENT
CITY COUNCIL MEETING DATE: November 20, 2001
SUBJECT:
Amador Valley Boulevard - Speeding and Traffic Signal
Coordination
Report Prepared by: Lee S. Thompson, Public Works Director
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DESCRIPTION: The City Council recently directed Staff to investigate a request
from a resident regarding difficulty in making a left turn from Starward Drive onto Amador Valley
Boulevard. The resident indicated that the problem involved both the speed of traffic and' the signal
timing, which did not allow sufficient gaps in the traffic flow.
Staff has reviewed the traffic patterns in this area and has coordinated the signals at the intersections of
Amador Valley/Donohue Drive and Amador Valley/Regional Street. The coordination plan is based on
time of day and is in effect from 7:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. on weekdays and from 8:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. on
weekends, based on newly collected daily and hourly traffic counts on Amador Valley B6ulevard. The
coordination plan creates a traffic progression, which will typically allow sufficient gaps for drivers
entering Amador Valley from Starward Drive to turn left safely and without a long wait. Staff has
monitored the traffic flow for a few weeks since the coordination plan was implemented, and it appears to
operate well and with. the desired result. As with all actuated signals (which react to the presence of
traffic rather than operating on a fixed-time basis), there is no guarantee that drivers at the two signalized
intersections will have a green light,at the same time 100% of the time.
Regarding the issue of speeding, Police Services has placed the radar trailer on Amador Valley Boulevard
(between Village Parkway and San Ramon Road) and on Starward Drive (in the vicinity of Amador
Valley Boulevard) for a total of 66 hours since mid-August 2001. Enforcement efforts have also
increased in this area. Since mid-August, Police Services has made 101 stops, and issued 30 citations,
eleven of which were for speeding.
Staff will continue to monitor the traffic flow and make any other adjustments to signal timing as needed.
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COPIES TO:
Mr: Bob Hoster, Manager of Greenwood Apts.
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