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Baldwin Park council gives staff consensus to pursue roundabout at Olive & Phelan
Summary
After a public‑works presentation, the council agreed to direct staff to pursue preliminary design and community outreach for a roundabout at the Olive & Phelan intersection to address safety concerns and meet a Sept. 30 funding deadline.
Baldwin Park city officials on Wednesday directed staff to pursue a preliminary design for a roundabout at the Olive and Phelan intersection after a public‑works presentation highlighting safety risks.
“Because the center lines of those two roads are offset 27 feet … I think this would be a good location to put a roundabout,” Daniel Padilla, the city’s director of public works, told the council during the Feb. 18 special meeting. Padilla cited Federal Highway Administration research showing roundabouts can reduce fatal and injury crashes and said the city could add lighting and landscaping to improve pedestrian safety.
Council members raised concerns about nighttime visibility and how large vehicles would navigate the circle, based on the city’s prior experience with a roundabout at Olive and Maine. Padilla said the city’s consultant, Bowman, recommended a roundabout and proposed an initial phase of preliminary design that would include vehicle‑tracking visuals to test large‑vehicle movements.
At the mayor’s request, the council offered consensus for staff to sign the consultant proposal and move forward with design options and community outreach. Padilla said the project must spend associated funds by Sept. 30, creating a compressed schedule.
Next steps: staff will begin the consultant’s preliminary design work, develop alternatives (roundabout vs. enhanced four‑way stop with lighting, signage and delineators), present visuals for council and public review, and return to the council with recommendations on whether to proceed to construction.
