City Council

D. Approval of Traffic Improvements on Ramona Boulevard Between Burton Avenue to the I- 10 EB Off Ramps/ Rosemead Boulevard At the November 3, 2022, Traffic Commission Meeting, staff presented recommendations and options for traffic improvements on Ramona Boulevard from Burton Avenue to Rosemead Boulevard. After discussion and presentation of the item, the Traffic Commission approved the staff recommendations. Public Works Field Services staff will complete all the recommended items. If necessary, additional materials and supplies may be purchased at a minimal expense to complete the recommended work and staff would utilize approved Fiscal Year 2022- 2023 Traffic Signs and Markers available funds. Recommendation: That the City Council approve the Traffic Commission' s recommendations: 1. INSTALL NEW OVERSIZED SPEED LIMIT SIGN AND PAVEMENT LEGEND: Install new Oversized Speed Limit (R2- 1) Sign and Pavement legend, approximately 150 -feet west of Ramona Boulevard and Burton Avenue intersection for eastbound traffic on existing light pole. (Per CAMUTCD Section 213. 13 and CAMUTCD Table 213- 1) 2. INSTALL " CROSS TRAFFIC DOES NOT STOP" ( W44P) PLAQUES ON EXISTING STOP SIGNS: Add " Cross Traffic Does Not Stop" ( W44P) Plaques to existing Stop Signposts at side streets that intersect with Ramona Boulevard. Install " Cross Traffic Does Not Stop" Plaque to Existing Stop Signposts at the intersections of Ramona Boulevard and Bartlett Avenue, Ramona Boulevard and Muscatel Avenue, and Ramona Boulevard and Ivar Avenue. 3. REMOVE AND REPLACE EXISTING SPEED LIMIT SIGN WITH NEW OVERSIZED SPEED LIMIT SIGN: Remove and Replace existing 30 -MPH Speed Limit Sign ( R2- 1) with oversized Speed Limit Sign and Pavement Legend for westbound traffic on Ramona Boulevard. ( Per CAMUTCD Table 2B- 1). Sign should be posted at least 8' high so that it does not hang over into the street and passing vehicles would not strike the sign since there is a tall sound wall on the north side of Rosemead Boulevard. Also add pavement legends opposite the speed limit sign. 4 4. INSTALL WHITE SIDE STRIPE 8 feet from curb with an angled diagonal stripe to denote this is a parking lane not another travel lane on the south side of Ramona Boulevard from Burton Avenue to Ivar Avenue. 5. REMOVE THE 35MPH SPEED LIMIT SIGN under the curve sign at the 1- 10 EB Ramp and replace with 20 MPH sign warning sign.