W-Trans was part of a team tasked to select a design alternative and prepare construction documents for intersection improvements at this high volume, high accident rate intersection. The project was funded by a Highway Safety Improvement Program (HSIP) grant, and included the addition of turn...
Potential pedestrian improvements to San Carlos Avenue between Beverly Drive and Prospect Street were evaluated by W-Trans, with pedestrian, bicycle, and vehicular circulation issues evaluated and a walking audit performed to assess the existing conditions along the corridor. The project included data collection, a survey...
Collision records for six corridors along the City’s High Injury Network were evaluated to assess the potential for developing projects that would be competitive for HSIP funding. Tasks included conducting field reviews, identifying appropriate countermeasures and packaging them as a corridor-level safety project, preparing 30...
W-Trans has provided bike facility design services to the City of Sebastopol and Caltrans for State Route 116 which is the “main street” running through the City. W-Trans completed bike lane striping plans as part of the Caltrans repavement project, which was implemented in September...
As part of an on-call contract with Alameda County, W-Trans was assigned the task of updating traffic signal coordination settings for seven intersections along Redwood Road in Castro Valley, including the two I-580 ramp intersections. Special challenges include traffic from a new, nearby development, and...
As part of an on-call contract, W- Trans prepared plans to completely overhaul an existing 35 year old traffic signal in San Lorenzo. The design provided new mast arm poles, video detection to replace detector loops, one new crosswalk, and new internally-illuminated street name signs....
The intent of the streetscape plan was to transform Downtown Ukiah into a more pedestrian-oriented environment and an active location for business, recreation and shopping while enhancing the downtown area for all users, including motorists, pedestrians and bicyclists. The focus of the traffic operation and...
The City of Rohnert Park had a capital project to install GTT Opticom GPS-based emergency vehicle preempt equipment at fourteen intersections, and W-Trans prepared the plans. Due to the limited amount of electrical contracting work at each intersection, W-Trans suggested an abbreviated-format plan to reduce...
As an on-call service the City requested an evaluation of an unsignalized intersection adjacent to Burlingame High School. Located just 75 feet east of the Caltrain commuter rail tracks, there is an existing signalized intersection 95 feet west of the tracks. Through the evaluation it...
As part of an on-call services agreement, W-Trans worked with Town staff on a safety study of Los Gatos-Saratoga Road between the west Town Limit and Los Gatos Boulevard. The study was initiated after a fatal collision between an eastbound motorist and a pedestrian using...