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West Covina traffic committee recommends speed signage after resident complaints on West Garvey Avenue North
Summary
After a staff review showing high speeds and three collisions in three years, the Traffic Committee approved recommendations to install 40 mph signage, pavement legends and a "cross traffic does not stop" plaque and will forward the package to City Council for final approval.
The West Covina Traffic Committee on May 13 voted to forward recommendations to City Council after reviewing a resident complaint that drivers run the light at West Cameron Avenue and speed through West Garvey Avenue North between West Cameron Avenue and North Willow Avenue.
Staff said the segment is posted 40 mph, is 32 feet wide and classified as a local road. Average daily traffic counts taken March 4, 2025 showed 3,514 vehicles per day eastbound and 4,338 vehicles per day westbound for a total of 7,852 vehicles per day on the segment. A three-year SWITRS collision history (January 2022–December 2024) reported three vehicle collisions on the segment. A 24-hour speed survey from March 4, 2025 found the 80th-percentile speed at 44 mph, above the posted 40 mph limit.
"For the existing conditions at this location, there is a 40 mile per hour posted speed limit," said Brian Cervantes, engineering division staff, during the presentation. Staff completed a field review on May 7, 2025 and evaluated the location against the City of West Covina traffic request guidelines, the California Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices (CAMUTCD) and the California Vehicle Code.
Based on that review, the committee approved recommendations to: install a 40 mph speed limit sign for eastbound traffic; install a 40 pavement legend adjacent to the speed limit signage for both directions; and install a "Cross Traffic Does Not Stop" plaque beneath the existing stop sign on North Sunkist Avenue approaching West Garvey Avenue North. Committee members voted to forward the recommendations to City Council for final approval.
Committee staff noted there were no audience comments on the item. The committee's motion to move the recommendations forward was made during the meeting by Joanne Burns, deputy committee development director; a second was not recorded in the meeting transcript. The committee recorded affirmative votes and the item will go to City Council for final action.
The committee cited SWITRS collision data, the ADT and speed-survey results as the basis for the staff recommendations; no changes to lane configuration or major capital measures were proposed at this meeting.
