To: Honorable Mayor and Members of City Council
From: Julie Lucido, Public Works Director
Prepared By: Farid Javandel, Senior Traffic Engineer
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Lincoln Avenue Project-Paving and Traffic Safety
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RECOMMENDED ACTION:
Recommendation
Receive a presentation from staff on the Lincoln Avenue Rehabilitation Paving Project including design features planned to improve traffic safety for all modes of travel.
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DISCUSSION:
The City prepared a Local Roadway Safety Plan in 2022 that identified the intersections and street sections within the City limits with the highest number of severe collisions. This plan was developed through data collection, collision analysis, and community engagement. The plan designated Lincoln Avenue as part of the "high injury network" based on the frequency and severity of collisions. It was also found that 22% of injury collisions in Napa are caused by unsafe speeds, making this the most common violation type associated with injury collisions. Additionally, Lincoln Avenue, along with W. Imola, Jefferson, and Soscol, was identified as having a higher concentration of unsafe speed-related collisions within the City's street network.
Public Works staff are currently working on the design phase of the Lincoln Avenue Rehabilitation Project. The project length is approximately 1.4 miles and includes paving and traffic safety features for improving pedestrian crossings, improving bicycle facilities, and adding new traffic calming between California Boulevard and the Silverado Trail.
Construction of proposed improvements will be phased to avoid conflicts with the planned floodwall project the Napa County Flood Control and Water Conservation District will be constructing. Construction for the first phase of the Lincoln Avenue project from California to Jordan Lane is planned to begin in 2025. The second phase is planned for construction after the flood project completes the construction of new flood walls, trails and...
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