Cudahy approves $85,742 amendment to traffic-signal design, appropriates Measure M match

The council approved a first amendment to the professional services agreement with Kimley-Horn and Associates to provide additional engineering design services for the citywide traffic-signal improvement project funded under Highway Safety Improvement Program (HSIP) Cycle 11. John Oskwe of TransTech outlined that the requested amendment is $85,741.91, bringing the agreement total to not-to-exceed $193,833.92, and asked the council to appropriate $121,779 from Measure M funds to satisfy a 10% local match requirement.

Staff explained scope adjustments that removed Atlantic Avenue elements completed by another project and added three additional locations, plus pedestrian safety measures such as high-visibility crosswalks, retroreflective back plates and adjustments to signal timing to provide longer pedestrian lead intervals. The presentation noted the original HSIP award was $1,217,790 for design and construction; the proposed amendment covers additional design services required by scope changes.

Council members pressed staff on traffic-calming measures for residential streets — including temporary speed-display signs, bulb-outs, raised crosswalks, and roundabout feasibility — and staff committed to evaluating those options and grant opportunities as part of a comprehensive traffic-calming policy. The council voted to approve the amendment and the appropriation.

The contract amendment and appropriation allow staff to proceed with final design for the revised HSIP scope. Staff noted that more significant infrastructure changes (for example relocating power poles or constructing full roundabouts) would require separate project approvals and funding.