FROM:
Engineering
SUBJECT:
Title
Adopt Local Roadway Safety Plan (LRSP)
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RECOMMENDATION:
Recommendation
Adopt the City of Fontana Local Roadway Safety Plan (LRSP) and direct staff to use the Plan to guide future project planning and grant funding opportunities
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COUNCIL GOALS:
• Invest in the City’s infrastructure (streets, sewers, parks, etc.) by maintaining and improving the city's existing infrastructure.
• Invest in the City’s infrastructure (streets, sewers, parks, etc.) by providing for the development of new infrastructure.
• Invest in the City’s infrastructure (streets, sewers, parks, etc.) by focusing on relief of traffic congestion.
DISCUSSION:
On August 11, 2020, the Council accepted the Local Roadway Safety Plan (LRSP) grant in the amount of $72,000 and adopted a Resolution for an agreement with Caltrans for reimbursement of the grant.
On November 10, 2020, the Council approved a traffic engineering services agreement with KOA Corporation for the preparation of LRSP. In July 2022, the Final LRSP was approved by staff.
The LRSP analyzes collision data, assesses infrastructure deficiencies through an inventory of roadway system elements, and identifies roadway safety solutions on a citywide basis. The LRSP was created by the State to help local agencies develop safety projects that can be submitted for funding by the Highway Safety Improvement Program (HSIP). HSIP Cycle 11 and subsequent cycles will require an LRSP or equivalent plans such as a Vision Zero Plan or System Safety Analysis Report.
This report has been prepared per Caltrans LRSP guidelines and the Caltrans Local Roadway Safety Manual (LRSM) version 1.6 dated June 2022. The general content of this LRSP report follows this outline:
• Crash data source and analysis techniques
• Crash data analysis results and highest occurring crash types
• High-risk corridor and intersection analysis and safety countermeasures
• Cost estimates of recommended improvements
• Prioritization of projects based on cost-benefit ratio and effectiveness of safety improvement
• Strategies for safety project implementation
• Traffic safety analysis based on Office of Traffic Safety (OTS) data
The LRSP Identifies the highest occurring collision types and the roadway characteristics contributing to the collisions. It also identifies high-risk corridors and intersections, proposes safety countermeasures to address the safety issues, prioritizes safety improvement projects based on a benefit/cost ratio and other considerations. Once adopted, the Plan will act as a roadmap for future project planning and grant funding opportunities.
FISCAL IMPACT:
There are no funds allocated for the recommendations in the Plan.
MOTION:
Approve staff recommendation.