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Commission denies all‑way stop at Sixth Street and Roosevelt Avenue, again recommends red‑curb daylighting
Summary
Staff reported that traffic volumes and collision history at Sixth Street and Roosevelt Avenue did not meet MUTCD warrants for an all‑way stop; commissioners approved installing red curb and filed the study.
The Montebello Traffic and Safety Commission received a warrant study for the intersection of Sixth Street and Roosevelt Avenue, concluded the MUTCD warrants were not met, and approved staff’s recommendation to deny an all‑way stop while installing red curb at the approaches.
Dennis Barnes, the city's traffic engineer, summarized the analysis and said the crash history and eight‑hour volume counts did not satisfy the MUTCD thresholds. "The warrants were not met," Barnes said, and the staff packet included volume tables in Attachment A and collision checks via the Caltrans TIMS/TIMSS database.
Commissioners discussed a typographical error in the report’s date (Barnes confirmed the counts were collected in December 2024) and asked about how daylighting distances were chosen. Barnes explained the daylighting law sets minimum no‑parking distances (for example, 20 feet from an intersection approach and 15 feet from crosswalks) and staff sometimes extends the painted limit beyond those minimums where field conditions warrant additional visibility.
Commissioner LaRocca moved to approve staff’s recommendations to receive and file the study, deny the all‑way stop request, and install red curb. The motion was seconded by Chair Baez and passed in roll call with Commissioners Takayama, LaRocca, Hernandez and Chair Baez voting yes.
Staff will paint the daylighting red curb and perform a field review after installation to assess whether further measures are needed.
