Project Details
Description
Public Works will be updating the traffic signal system on the West Side. As part of the project, Public Works will be replacing the traffic signal and improving the pedestrian facilities at the intersection of Cesar Chavez Street, State Street, and George Street in 2023 and 2024.
The project will:
- Improve safety and operations at the intersection of Cesar Chavez Street, State Street, and George Street.
- Modify signal operation to reduce confusion.
- Install audible pedestrian push buttons to assist visually impaired pedestrians.
- Improve pedestrian facilities.
- Provide overhead traffic signal indications for all approaches.
- Connect signals along Cesar Chavez Street/Concord Street, Plato Boulevard, and Smith Avenue to the City’s traffic management system, allowing for real time monitoring and adjustment.
- Modify signal operation at Robert Street and Cesar Chavez Street to improve safety.
- Add traffic cameras to improve monitoring and efficiency.
Location
Intersection of Cesar Chavez Street, State Street, and George Street
Timeline
Boring work in boulevard Fall 2023
Signal work in Spring and Summer 2024
Work is Largely Complete
Work on the West Side Signal Improvements project is largely complete.
Work Recently Completed:
- Traffic signal installation, including the installation of audible pedestrian push buttons, at the intersection of Cesar Chavez Street, State Street, and George Street.
- New signs and crosswalk markings have been installed at the intersection of Cesar Chavez Street, State Street, and George Street have been installed.
- Fiber optic cable installation and splicing is complete.
- Sidewalk restoration has been completed throughout the project.
Upcoming Work:
- General project clean-up.
- Correction of identified project punch-list items.
- Testing of installed equipment.
- Final project inspection.