Redondo Beach commission hears traffic-safety options after residents report heavy truck use on Prospect and Palos Verdes boulevards

Redondo Beach Public Works staff told the Public Safety Commission on Jan. 23 that truck routing across city borders and speeding on Prospect Avenue and Palos Verdes Boulevard are creating ongoing enforcement and safety problems for residents, including near several schools.

Public works director Andy Wingie and transportation engineer Ryan Lou presented maps and data showing that Palos Verdes Boulevard is a truck route in Torrance but not in Redondo Beach, and said that difference has limited local enforcement. "Palos Verdes Boulevard is a truck route in Torrance," Lou said, explaining that trucks legally operating on Torrance's network enter Redondo Beach where, under local rules, they are no longer on a designated truck route and enforcement becomes difficult.

The nut graf: commissioners, residents and staff agreed the issue crosses enforcement and engineering, and that short-term citations alone will not solve what public works described as a corridor and corridor-border problem. Public works described a two-track approach — negotiating with neighboring Torrance about truck-route designations while studying engineering countermeasures on Prospect and…