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Committee declines speed humps at Workman and Tollan, approves signage and crosswalk improvements
Summary
Staff found the East Workman Avenue and North Tollan Avenue intersection did not meet city warrants for speed humps or an all-way stop; the committee approved replacing and adding pedestrian signage, repainting crosswalks and stop legends, and adding red curb and stop-ahead signs.
The West Covina Traffic Committee on March 11 voted to approve a package of signage and marking changes at East Workman Avenue and North Tollan Avenue after staff concluded the location does not meet city criteria for speed humps or all-way stop control.
City staff reported that East Workman Avenue is posted at 35 mph and is classified as a major collector; North Tollan is posted at 25 mph and is a local road. A SWITRS review for Jan. 2022–Dec. 2024 found three reported collisions at the intersection. Average daily traffic counts on East Workman were 6,701 vehicles per day at the sampled location; 24-hour speed surveys showed an 80th-percentile speed of 38 mph where the posted limit is 35 mph.
Staff said Workman does not meet West Covina’s criteria for speed humps because speed humps are recommended only on local streets with a maximum posted speed of 25 mph. The intersection also did not meet CAMUTCD all-way-stop warrants: traffic volumes on Tollan Avenue were significantly low and pedestrian counts were insufficient to justify all-way stop control at this time.
Instead, staff recommended removing and replacing a faded stop sign on the southeast corner; installing “cross traffic does not stop” plaques under existing stop signs; replacing pedestrian-warning signs and downward-arrow plaques; refreshing stop bars and legends on the north and south legs; repainting the ladder crosswalk on the east leg; and installing stop-ahead signs on both approaches of Tollan Avenue. Staff and committee members discussed relocating pedestrian signs and making them double-sided or fluorescent green where power poles obscure views. Committee members also discussed adding 20 feet of red curb east and west of Tollan Avenue to improve sightlines.
Robert Degas, CIP Project Manager, and other staff described field conditions and sign locations during the meeting. The committee voted to approve the recommended signage and pavement work and to send the recommendations to City Council for funding or formal approval as needed.
A committee member noted rumble strips and a rectangular rapid-flashing beacon (RRFB) could be considered later if monitoring shows the measures are insufficient, but the committee did not recommend those devices at this time because of potential residential noise impacts and because residents must be agreeable to rumble strips in front of their homes.
