A new traffic signal in Mountain View at Rengstorff Avenue and Latham Street was greenlit last month and is now in use.
The City Council approved the final construction contract during a meeting Dec. 9. The total project expenditure was estimated to be approximately $1,160,000 and was considered within the allotted budget.
The council approved the plans for a major replacement and upgrade of the traffic signal Oct. 25, 2022. The lowest responsible bidder at that time was Columbia Electric, Inc. of San Leandro – the cost was $941,831.
The work included replacing the existing six-phase traffic signal with an eight-phase traffic signal, restriping west- and east-bound Latham Street to have dedicated left-turn lanes and shared through and right-turn lanes. The changes were intended to make fixes to pedestrian and bicycle traffic conflicts with drivers at the intersection.
The work also installed bicycle lane green markings through the intersection on southbound Rengstorff Avenue crossing Latham Street to guide bicyclists on a direct path through the intersection. Two curb ramps were reconstructed to conform to ADA standards and high-visibility crosswalks and a video detection system were also installed.
The video component uses artificial intelligence to allow remote evaluation of potential lane closures, signal outages and other transportation issues to city staff.
