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Recommendation to adopt Plans and Specifications No. R-6860 for the Ocean Boulevard Advanced Traffic Control System; award the contract to FlatIron Electric Group, Incorporated, in the amount of $1,680,878, plus a 15 percent contingency of $252,132, for a total not to exceed amount of $1,933,010; and authorize City Manager or designee to execute all documents necessary to enter into the contract, including any necessary amendments thereto. (Districts 2,3)
DISCUSSION
The proposed project is for the installation of an Advanced Traffic Control System (ATCS) and associated traffic control modifications on Ocean Boulevard from Alamitos Avenue to Belmont Shore as recommended by the City Traffic Engineer. The project will replace aging traffic signal and communications equipment to enhance traffic flow, reduce vehicle delays, improve intersection safety, strengthen pedestrian connections to the beach, and curtail speeding along the Ocean Boulevard corridor from downtown to Belmont Shore. The project includes the following key elements:
· Installation of three new traffic signals facilitating pedestrian and cyclist access to the beach bike path at Ocean and Orizaba, Ocean and Coronado, and Ocean and Loma.
· Implementation of the City’s first pedestrian scramble operation at the intersection of Second Street and Livingston Drive. Pedestrian Scramble, or all-way crosswalks, is an exclusive interval in the traffic signal operation where pedestrians are permitted to walk to and from any corner of an intersection.
· Implementation of adaptive traffic signal control software at eighteen traffic signals so that they can adjust in real-time to changing traffic conditions during periods of high traffic volume, as well as provide traffic calming benefits at night or during periods of low traffic volumes.
· Installation of fiber optic communications, vehicle detection systems, and closed circuit television cameras for remote monitoring and adjustment of traffic signals....
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