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Chino to accept Caltrans HSIP grant for Central Avenue signal upgrades; work planned through 2027
Summary
The City of Chino accepted $225,450 from Caltrans’ Highway Safety Improvement Program (HSIP) to retrofit traffic signals on Central Avenue; city will establish CIP TR-262 with a $250,500 budget and use Measure I funds for a local match.
The Chino City Council unanimously accepted Highway Safety Improvement Program (HSIP) Cycle 12 funding from Caltrans at its July 1 meeting and established a capital-improvement project for traffic-signal safety upgrades along Central Avenue.
Traffic engineer Dennis Rawls and City Engineer Albert Espinosa described the project scope as Central Avenue from Phillips Avenue to Riverside Drive and said the application identified 10 intersections where signal indications will be retrofitted with yellow-bordered, retro-reflective backplates and where two intersections (Central at Philadelphia and Central at Washington) will receive near-side signal heads to improve visibility. Rawls said the work was proposed to be completed by December 2027, and that staff had padded the schedule to account for additional state grant steps.
Staff recommended the council accept $225,450 in HSIP Cycle 12 funding and establish CIP TR-262, Central Avenue Traffic Signal Safety Improvements, with a total project budget of $250,500. Rawls told the council that 90 percent of the project budget would be reimbursed by the grant, and a local match of $25,050 would come from Measure I funds so no general fund money would be used.
Council members supported evaluating the project's effectiveness after completion. Council Member Karen (first reference in transcript as Council Member Karen) asked staff to return with an evaluation plan if the improvements reduce collisions. Council Member Flores made the motion to accept the grant; Council Member Lucio seconded. The council voted unanimously to accept the grant, establish CIP TR-262, appropriate the Measure I local match and authorize the city manager to execute related documents.
Project clarifications included the 10 intersections between Phillips Avenue and Riverside Drive, installation of yellow-bordered retro-reflective backplates at all signal indications at those intersections, and near-side heads at Philadelphia and Washington intersections. Staff said the project's total budget is $250,500, with $225,450 reimbursed by Caltrans and a $25,050 Measure I local match.
The council instructed staff to return with effectiveness metrics after the installations for possible replication at other high-collision locations.
