Highway Safety Improvement Program (HSIP)
In November 2016, the City of Grand Terrace was awarded the HSIP Grant from Caltrans. The HSIP Grant will fund safety improvements at major intersections on Mt. Vernon Avenue. The total value of the grant is $435,700.
Environmental Document
Project Description:
Project area includes the Mt. Vernon Avenue corridor from Canal Street/Grand Terrace
Road to Pico Street with an emphasis on the following intersections:
• Mt. Vernon Avenue and Canal Street/Grand Terrace Road
• Mt. Vernon Avenue and Barton Road
• Mt. Vernon Avenue and De Berry Street
• Mt. Vernon Avenue and Van Buren Street
• Mt. Vernon Avenue and Pico Street
The proposed improvements include the installation of radar speed feedback signage along the stretch of Mt. Vernon Avenue between Canal Street/Grand Terrace Road and Pico Street, street and pedestrian crossing pavement marking improvements at Grand Terrace Road, De Berry Street, and Pico Street, and enhanced street lighting along selected segments of Mt. Vernon Avenue.
Based on a cumulative analysis of collisions and the City’s evaluation of high priority corridors for safety improvement needs, the City staff recommends the installation of three countermeasures along Mt. Vernon Avenue to achieve significant safety reductions along this corridor: 1) Installation of radar speed feedback signs, 2) Improvements to roadway and crosswalk pavement markings along impacted intersections and approaches, and 3) Installation of street lighting at strategic locations where roadway and intersection visibility is poor.
No vegetation is expected to be removed to make the project improvements. Any digging will comply with the required standards for footing placement of segment lighting and signs. Street lights and signs are expected to be solar powered thus reducing if not eliminating the need to dig for hard wiring.