RTC 22-0109 - Consideration of Acquiring
Control of Caltrans Traffic Signals on El
Camino Real
Sunnyvale City Council
April 5, 2022
2City of Sunnyvale – RTC 22-0109 – Consideration of Acquiring Control of Caltrans Traffic Signals on El Camino Real – April 2022
1. Project Background
2. Study
3. Conclusions
4. Alternatives
5. Recommendations to City Council
Agenda
3City of Sunnyvale – RTC 22-0109 – Consideration of Acquiring Control of Caltrans Traffic Signals on El Camino Real – April 2022 Project Background
4City of Sunnyvale – RTC 22-0109 – Consideration of Acquiring Control of Caltrans Traffic Signals on El Camino Real – April 2022 Background
•National Citizen Survey ranked
t
raffic congestion as one of the
top concerns for the residents
of Sunnyvale – El Camino Real
(ECR) was identified as one area
of concern
•ECR owned, operated and
mai
ntained by Caltrans
• Study Issue DPW 18-07 w as
ranked by City Council in
February 2018
• Study Session was held in
N
ovember 2021
5City of Sunnyvale – RTC 22-0109 – Consideration of Acquiring Control of Caltrans Traffic Signals on El Camino Real – April 2022 Project Limits – El Camino Real
El Camino Real Signalized Intersections
6City of Sunnyvale – RTC 22-0109 – Consideration of Acquiring Control of Caltrans Traffic Signals on El Camino Real – April 2022 Study
7City of Sunnyvale – RTC 22-0109 – Consideration of Acquiring Control of Caltrans Traffic Signals on El Camino Real – April 2022 Study
• Caltrans coordination
No support for relinquishment
Willing to support Delegation of O&M
responsibility
• Conducted a corridor and intersection analysis
Based on field observations and modeling the corridor and intersections operate acceptably with minimal delays during all periods
Average collision rate along El Camino Real is higher than expected
• Caltrans retimes corridor only when requested
8City of Sunnyvale – RTC 22-0109 – Consideration of Acquiring Control of Caltrans Traffic Signals on El Camino Real – April 2022 Study
• Results of infrastructure conditions analysis
Most of the traffic signals need upgrades with few
exceptions
Caltrans has recently upgraded all its traffic signal controllers and is planning to upgrade all its push
buttons and pedestrian heads
• No other subsequent infrastructure upgrades
9City of Sunnyvale – RTC 22-0109 – Consideration of Acquiring Control of Caltrans Traffic Signals on El Camino Real – April 2022 Caltrans Requirements
• Implement ITS
• Indemnify and hold the
S
tate harmless in regards
t
o signal operations
• Maintain El Camino
R
eal/Fremont/Wolfe signal
operations as is
• Implement remote
m
onitoring
• Caltrans resumption of
O
&M
10City of Sunnyvale – RTC 22-0109 – Consideration of Acquiring Control of Caltrans Traffic Signals on El Camino Real – April 2022 Costs and Budgets
Phase 1 – Initial Cost Associated with O&M Responsibility $1,540,000
Necessary in year 1
Phase 2 – Safety and ADA Upgrades
$3,010,000
Costs can be spread out across 5-year CIP budget
Phase 3 – Traffic Signal Communications Upgrade
$6,960,000
Costs can be spread out across 5-year CIP budget
Costs will reoccur as part of infrastructure replacement of aging equipment needing replacement.
11City of Sunnyvale – RTC 22-0109 – Consideration of Acquiring Control of Caltrans Traffic Signals on El Camino Real – April 2022 Costs and Budgets
• Ongoing O&M*
Preventive Maintenance, Electricity and USA Locates
• $95,200/year
• Infrastructure Replacement
Replacement of traffic signals components (i.e., UPS batteries, LEDs, etc.) • 40-Y ear budget need of $29.588M
* Subject to rate increases
12City of Sunnyvale – RTC 22-0109 – Consideration of Acquiring Control of Caltrans Traffic Signals on El Camino Real – April 2022 Conclusions
13City of Sunnyvale – RTC 22-0109 – Consideration of Acquiring Control of Caltrans Traffic Signals on El Camino Real – April 2022 Conclusions
• Taking over O&M for El Camino Real will require
$95,200 annually for O&M
$11.510M for New CIP Phase 1-3 over 5 years
CIP Project Budgets increase by $29.588M over 40 years • Majority of traffic signals along ECR have higher than average collision r
ate
City will be assuming risks and compliance associated with traffic signals Additional design and countermeasures
• Optimization of signal timing does not show significant improvements o
ver existing
Coordinate with Caltrans for pro-active corridor retiming 14City of Sunnyvale – RTC 22-0109 – Consideration of Acquiring Control of Caltrans Traffic Signals on El Camino Real – April 2022 Alternatives
15City of Sunnyvale – RTC 22-0109 – Consideration of Acquiring Control of Caltrans Traffic Signals on El Camino Real – April 2022 Alternatives
• Direct Staff to not proceed with requesting delegation of operations and m
aintenance from Caltrans for the traffic signals along El Camino Real and to periodically request and work with Caltrans to retime the traffic signals along El Camino Real.
• Direct Staff to proceed with the process to request delegation of oper
ations and maintenance from Caltrans for the traffic signals along El Camino Real and to return with operating budget and capital improvement projects budget and Delegation of Operations and Maintenance Agreement for approval at the appropriate time in the future.
• Take other action as directed by Council.
16City of Sunnyvale – RTC 22-0109 – Consideration of Acquiring Control of Caltrans Traffic Signals on El Camino Real – April 2022 Recommendation to City Council
17City of Sunnyvale – RTC 22-0109 – Consideration of Acquiring Control of Caltrans Traffic Signals on El Camino Real – April 2022 Recommendation to City Council
• Direct Staff to not proceed with requesting delegation of operations and m
aintenance from Caltrans for the fourteen traffic signals along El Camino Real between Bernardo Avenue and Helen Avenue and to periodically request and work with Caltrans to retime the traffic signals along El Camino Real.
18City of Sunnyvale – RTC 22-0109 – Consideration of Acquiring Control of Caltrans Traffic Signals on El Camino Real – April 2022 Questions?