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South Pasadena staff launch comprehensive study, propose quick safety fixes for Orange Grove Avenue
Summary
City staff told the Public Works & Infrastructure Commission they hired Gibson Transportation for a comprehensive Orange Grove Avenue study and will deploy short-term safety measures—curve-warning signs, restriping, raised markers—while the study (estimated 3–4 months) develops longer-term options.
City of South Pasadena Public Works staff updated the Public Works & Infrastructure Commission on Wednesday on safety work planned for Orange Grove Avenue, a high-volume corridor running north–south between Columbia Street and the I‑110 freeway.
Bassam, a Public Works staff member, said the corridor carries "approximately 30,000 vehicles per day" and has a posted speed limit of 30 mph. He told commissioners staff has identified hazardous horizontal curvature, fading edge and median striping, and median nose locations that make the route less legible to drivers. "We initiated a comprehensive traffic study along Orange Grove," Bassam said, adding that the city "hired the Gibson Transportation consultant to conduct a…
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