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Recommendation to increase appropriations in the Capital Projects Fund Group in the Public Works Department by $221,200, offset by federal Highway Safety Improvement Program (HSIP) grant funds
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Increase appropriations in the Capital Projects Fund Group in the Public Works Department by $221,200, offset by a transfer of HSIP funds from the Capital Grant Fund. (Citywide)
DISCUSSION
City Council approval is requested to appropriate funds for the purchase and delivery of 18 Rectangular Rapid Flashing Beacon (RRFB) systems (a system is comprised of a pair of RRFBs, and all related equipment including: flashing beacons, pedestrian push buttons, solar-powered engines, on-board controllers, signposts, and signage - one RRFB for each side of a crosswalk). To improve the level of safety provided to pedestrians as they cross the roadway, eighteen intersections have been selected to receive improvements. The intersections are excellent candidates for the installation of pedestrian crossings with enhanced safety features.
The Department of Public Works received a grant from Caltrans in the amount of $250,000 for installation of the Rectangular Rapid Flashing Beacons (RRFB) at eighteen crosswalks throughout Long Beach. City Council approved receipt of the grant in 2018. In December 2021, ITB PW21-069 was awarded to Myers & Sons Inc. and ABCO for the RRFBs. This recommendation will appropriate the funds necessary to utilize the grant funding to complete the project.
Per City of Long Beach (City) standards, high visibility continental crosswalks along with pedestrian warning signs and solar powered pedestrian warning flashers will provide enhanced pedestrian comfort and safety once installed at the eighteen intersections. Currently, the crossings at the intersections are uncontrolled and many are along major arterials. The proposed intersections are typically surrounded by several pedestrian generators. Based on the historical collision reports, C...
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