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West Covina traffic committee declines new calming measures on East Puente Avenue, orders sign replacements
Summary
The West Covina Traffic Committee reviewed speeding and parked-vehicle strike reports for East Puente Avenue and, after counts and a speed survey, approved replacing faded school and pedestrian signage but found the segment does not qualify for additional traffic calming under state guidance.
The West Covina Traffic Committee reviewed a resident request to investigate speeding and repeated parked-vehicle strikes on East Puente Avenue between North Azusa Avenue and South Arnel Drive and approved replacing faded school- and pedestrian-related signs while finding no basis for additional traffic calming measures at this time.
Brian Cervantes, speaking for the Engineering Division, told the committee the city obtained collision data from the California Statewide Integrated Traffic Records System (SWITRS) and performed traffic and speed counts. The three-year SWITRS review (January 2022–May 2025) showed three reported collisions on the segment, and an average daily traffic (ADT) count taken May 6, 2025, found 4,154 vehicles per day eastbound and 4,330 westbound for a total of 8,484 vehicles per day. A 24-hour speed survey for the same date returned an 80th-percentile speed of 36 mph in a posted 40 mph zone.
Based on engineering judgment and warrants in the California Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices (CAMUTCD) and the California Vehicle Code, Cervantes said the segment does not qualify “for the installation of additional traffic calming measures at this time.” The committee approved the staff recommendations to remove and replace a faded 25 mph school zone sign on the south side of East Puente Avenue and to remove noncompliant pedestrian plaques and replace them with a new “pedestrian ahead” sign on the south side of the street.
Jenna Robbins of the Traffic Department was available to answer technical questions during the presentation; no members of the public commented on this item.
The committee recorded no action to pursue traffic-calming devices such as speed cushions or curb extensions at this meeting; Cervantes noted the findings were driven by the 80th-percentile speed falling below the posted limit and by applicable CAMUTCD/CVC warrants. Implementation tasks listed included sign replacement and maintenance requests to Public Works for faded pavement markings and signs.
The committee voted to approve the recommendations as presented.
