On November 28, 2017, City Council authorized staff to submit a grant application to the OCTA for funding under the M2 Regional Traffic Signal Synchronization Program for traffic signal synchronization on Garden Grove Boulevard.

The proposed Garden Grove Boulevard project spans approximately 8.6 miles and includes 34 traffic signals.  It would begin at Valley View Street in the City of Westminster and terminate at Bristol Street in the City of Santa Ana (see attached map – Exhibit A).  The Garden Grove Boulevard project cost is estimated at $2,645,837.  The City currently has jurisdiction of 20 traffic signals on Garden Grove Boulevard and the project subtotal for the City of Garden Grove is $2,274,762.  The local match is $454,952.  The project will include the development and implementation of signal timing, traffic signal equipment upgrades, communications upgrades, and two (2) years of traffic signal timing maintenance. The project is anticipated to begin March 2019.

There is no impact to the General Fund.  The City of Garden Grove’s financial responsibility towards the project is estimated at $454,952.  Funds have been allocated in the Fiscal Year 2018/19 Engineering Capital Improvement Plan.

It is recommended that the City Council:

• Approve the attached Cooperative Agreement with the Orange County Transportation Authority for the Garden Grove Boulevard Corridor Traffic Signal Synchronization Project; and

• Authorize the Mayor to execute the Cooperative Agreement.

By:  Dai C. Vu, P.E.

       Traffic Engineer