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Recommendation to adopt Plans and Specifications No. R-6741 for new traffic control signal installation at the intersection of Atlantic Avenue and 15th Street; award the project; and authorize City Manager to execute all documents necessary to enter into a contract with Freeway Electric, Incorporation, in an estimated amount of $121,920, plus a
25 percent contingency of $30,480, and to execute any necessary amendments thereto. (District 6)
DISCUSSION
The City Traffic Engineer is tasked with periodically conducting traffic investigations based on traffic flow changes, development within the City, and accident records. Those investigations ultimately result in recommendations for traffic control modifications to accommodate changes in traffic patterns and to enhance safety. The project before the City Council is for the installation of a new traffic signal and associated traffic control modifications as recommended by the City Traffic Engineer. This new traffic signal has been designed to improve access to and from both Long Beach Poly High School and Roosevelt Elementary, and to enhance pedestrian safety for those crossing Atlantic Avenue at 15th Street.
The project includes the construction of a new traffic signal and minor modifications to the roadway striping and parking regulations. The new traffic signal will be demand-activated and include countdown pedestrian indications, new roadway lighting, and communication facilities to connect this new traffic signal to existing traffic signals at New York Avenue and 16th Street in order to maintain synchronization of traffic flow.
City Council’s adoption of the plans and specifications, and award of the contract to the lowest responsible bidder are being recommended concurrently in order to expedite implementation of this project. The project was advertised for bids on September 23, 2010, and bids were opened on October 27, 2010. In addition to placing an advertisement for bids in the Long Beach Pr...
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