Item 16 - McFadden Avenue Protected Bike Lane and Bicycle Boulevard: Harbor to Grand

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- MCFADDEN AVENUE PROTECTED BIKE LANE ANDY` BICYCLE BOULEVARD PROJECT CITY OF SANTA ANA _ P Approximately 500-feet east of Broadway Street the Class 3 Bike Boulevard transitions back to a Class 2 Buffered Bike Lane facility on the east side of the Main Street traffic signal with a wider roadway. The wider roadway only persists through the S-curve and the next signalized intersection at Orange Avenue where the roadway begins to narrow. East of Orange Avenue, the Class 2 Bike Lanes will transition back to Class 3 Bike Boulevard facilities through the signalized intersection at Maple Street to the next traffic signal at Standard Avenue. This is where we noted previously that the intersection will become fully protected with bulb -outs protected bike lanes in each quadrant. With Class 2 Bike Lanes added at Standard Avenue, the existing at -grade railroad crossing to the east will require an upgrade. While on our site visit, we witnessed a near -collision between a cyclist and driver here that further highlighted to our team the need for an improved crossing at this location. Continuing east along McFadden Avenue the project will install Class 2 Bike Lanes across the signalized intersection at Hathaway Street and wrapping up improvements with Class 2 Bike Lanes through Grand Avenue. Stakeholder Expectations Dokken has a long history of engaging stakeholders, managing their expectations, and satisfying their needs for projects big and small. The project has identified stakeholders which need to be considered. The users include drivers, cyclists, pedestrians, and local property owners. If a striping design ends up impacting parking the community will be sensitive to that. Our team will work to evaluate the potential risks for temporary access issues to arise during construction that may concern property owners and we'll work with the City to mitigate these risks. Stakeholders include Caltrans for ATP Grant coordination, franchise utility owners, Union Pacific Railroad, Metrolink, and others. We have a long track record of working successfully with Caltrans and obtaining agency approvals in a timely manner. Our streamlined process of utility verification will ensure utility research is complete, as -built plans are acquired, and impacts with potential conflicts are identified. We make this an early priority so any impacts to the design, schedule, or budget can be communicated to the City in a timely manner. Successful projects are typically a story of commitment and successful communication. Railroad Coordination A Union Pacific Railroad (UPRR) railroad corridor crosses The McFadden Bike Project between Standard Avenue and Grand Avenue. This set of tracks, which spurs off the Metrolink line to the north, operates as a freight corridor - and serves the multitude of - -- ----- _ - _ industrial warehouses and fl � F' properties within this portion of s the City of Santa Ana. The existing railroad crossing at this location along McFadden — Avenue is gated with crossings occurring one to two times per day. There are pedestrian paths of travel along reduced width sidewalks, traversing behind the railroad crossing gates. If the CPUC approves of the proposed project improvements with minor modification to the existing pedestrian (i.e., the addition of detectable warning surfaces), then it may be possible to avoid the need for a GO-88B application. However, it has been our experience that even the slightest modification to an existing at -grade rail crossing will result in the need for an approved GO-88B to allow the City to move forward with their project. We anticipate that at the very least, the CPUC will request the installation of detectable warning surfaces on both sides of the rail crossing to alert the visibly impaired as to when they have left a protected sidewalk area. Our team has extensive experience with GO-88B Applications and CPUC Approvals, and we have delivered several successful project examples across the state. R§DOKKEN Page 1 12 ENGINEERING