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Council approves Hosienda signal completion, striping and other road-safety work
Summary
The council accepted the Hosienda Road/Avocado Crest traffic-signal project as complete, approved change orders within contingency, and authorized additional striping, traffic-loop installation and vegetation-related night work to improve sight lines and signal operation.
At its Feb. 9 meeting the La Habra Heights City Council accepted completion of the Hosienda Road and Avocado Crest traffic-signal and striping project and approved the associated change orders. Staff reported the original contract was approximately $946,487 and eight change orders totaled roughly $73,124; the change orders remained within the project's contingency. Staff has submitted reimbursement requests under the Highway Safety Improvement Program (HSIP) grant.
Council then considered related safety work in the same corridor. The council authorized a low-bid contract (Cat Tracking Inc.) for restriping and delineators at Avocado Crest and Citrus for approximately $12,525.50 after a robust public discussion. Residents raised concerns about whether temporary plastic delineators will be sufficient; staff explained the delineators are breakaway and lower-cost but said a full engineering study and permanent median would require a more extensive and costly design-and-warrant process involving Los Angeles County for the county-owned portions of the roadway.
The council also approved staff's recommendation to replace video detection with vehicle loops on East Road at Hosienda (estimated $15,200) to address sporadic failures to detect vehicles and trigger signal cycles. Members discussed coordinating loop installation with near-term pavement projects to avoid having loops re-cut during repaving. Council authorized night work and temporary closures (up to three nonconsecutive nights) for Southern California Edison to perform grid-resiliency line work in the Hosienda corridor, with notifications and detour plans for affected residents.
Staff noted the projects are funded through a mix of grants and the public-works budget; the HSIP reimbursement process is underway for the traffic-signal project. Council votes on these items were unanimous.
Next steps: staff will file the notice of completion for the traffic-signal project, submit HSIP reimbursement paperwork, schedule the striping work with the awarded contractor and coordinate loop installation based on pavement timing.
