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Soledad staff outline AB 413 'daylighting' steps; council asks for costs, enforcement plan
Summary
City engineers presented AB 413 daylighting rules and sight‑distance analyses for Front Street and other intersections. Staff proposed an $80,000 citywide evaluation and recommended multiway‑stop changes at specific intersections while noting enforcement and parking impacts.
Soledad staff briefed the council on Assembly Bill 413 and recommended traffic‑control changes to improve pedestrian and bicyclist visibility at intersections.
City Engineer Leon Gomez and on‑call traffic engineer Leo Truquillo explained that AB 413 prohibits parking within 20 feet of intersections and within 15 feet when curb extensions are present, a change intended to improve sight distance for motorists and vulnerable road users. "The bill took into effect January first of this year and amended section 22500 of the California…
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