City Council

D. Approval of Traffic Improvements on Ramona Boulevard Between Burton Avenue\nto the I- 10 EB Off Ramps/ Rosemead Boulevard\nAt the November 3, 2022, Traffic Commission Meeting, staff presented\nrecommendations and options for traffic improvements on Ramona Boulevard from\nBurton Avenue to Rosemead Boulevard. After discussion and presentation of the\nitem, the Traffic Commission approved the staff recommendations. Public Works\nField Services staff will complete all the recommended items. If necessary, additional\nmaterials and supplies may be purchased at a minimal expense to complete the\nrecommended work and staff would utilize approved Fiscal Year 2022- 2023 Traffic\nSigns and Markers available funds.\nRecommendation: That the City Council approve the Traffic Commission' s\nrecommendations:\n1. INSTALL NEW OVERSIZED SPEED LIMIT SIGN AND PAVEMENT\nLEGEND: Install new Oversized Speed Limit (R2- 1) Sign and Pavement legend,\napproximately 150 -feet west of Ramona Boulevard and Burton Avenue\nintersection for eastbound traffic on existing light pole. (Per CAMUTCD Section\n213. 13 and CAMUTCD Table 213- 1)\n2. INSTALL " CROSS TRAFFIC DOES NOT STOP" ( W44P) PLAQUES ON\nEXISTING STOP SIGNS: Add " Cross Traffic Does Not Stop" ( W44P) Plaques\nto existing Stop Signposts at side streets that intersect with Ramona Boulevard.\nInstall " Cross Traffic Does Not Stop" Plaque to Existing Stop Signposts at\nthe intersections of Ramona Boulevard and Bartlett Avenue, Ramona\nBoulevard and Muscatel Avenue, and Ramona Boulevard and Ivar Avenue.\n3. REMOVE AND REPLACE EXISTING SPEED LIMIT SIGN WITH NEW\nOVERSIZED SPEED LIMIT SIGN: Remove and Replace existing 30 -MPH\nSpeed Limit Sign ( R2- 1) with oversized Speed Limit Sign and Pavement Legend\nfor westbound traffic on Ramona Boulevard. ( Per CAMUTCD Table 2B- 1).\nSign should be posted at least 8' high so that it does not hang over into the street\nand passing vehicles would not strike the sign since there is a tall sound wall on\nthe north side of Rosemead Boulevard. Also add pavement legends opposite the\nspeed limit sign.\n4\n4. INSTALL WHITE SIDE STRIPE 8 feet from curb with an angled diagonal stripe\nto denote this is a parking lane not another travel lane on the south side of\nRamona Boulevard from Burton Avenue to Ivar Avenue.\n5. REMOVE THE 35MPH SPEED LIMIT SIGN under the curve sign at the\n1- 10 EB Ramp and replace with 20 MPH sign warning sign.