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Home My WebLink About1992/01/07 Item 10 COUNCIL AGENDA STATEMENT Item /0 Meeting Date 1/7/92 ITEM TITlE: Resolution 16"157 Approving a late evening temporary closure for Main Street at the MTDB Trolley crossing SUBMITTED/BY: Director of Public Work~ REVIEWED IBy: City ManagerJC¡ 12J.ð ~ (4/Sths Vote: Yes_No..lL) The Metropolitan Transit Board (MTDB) is currently in the process of widening the trolley bridge across Main Street. Their project also includes the wideni ng of Mai n Street under the new bridges east of Industri a 1 Boul evard. MTDB has requested permission to temporarily close Main Street near Industrial Avenue to provide a clear area for construction equipment to allow for the reconstruction of the trolley bridge. According to City Council Policy #576-15. The Council is required to be notified in advance of such closure, and Vehicle Code Section 21101 authorizes Council to approve the requested temporary closing by ordinance or resolution. RECOMMENDATION: Approve the resolution subject to the conditions noted. BOARDS/COMMISSIONS RECOMMENDATION: Not applicable. DISCUSSION: The Metropol itan Transit Development Board (MTDB) wants to close Main Street for one night to remove the east trolley bridge at Main Street just east of Industri a 1 Boul evard. The current pl ate gi rder structure wi 11 be removed by the contractor. Since the existing bridge will be removed by a crane, dismantled and then relocated, MTDB is requesting that the entire roadway be closed during this phase of work. To minimize disruption of traffic, this phase of work will be performed at night between the hours of 11 :00 p.m. and 5:00 a.m. Main Street will be closed for no more than two consecutive nights for thi s phase of work. Mai n Street traffi c wi 11 be di verted to alternate parallel routes such as Anita Street, to the north, and Palm Avenue, within the City of San Diego, to the south. This detour should affect only 4% of the daily traffic (430 westbound and 350 eastbound vehicles). The west trolley bri dge wi 11 be replaced duri ng Phase 2 of the contract to occur in around B months. At that time, it will again be necessary to temporarily close Main Street. The contractor has estimated the bridge removal to occur sometime within the peri od between Thursday, January 9 and Thursday, January 30 and again in the summer of 1992. Staff is recommending that the temporary road closure be approved subject to the following conditions: 1. The closure of Main Street east of Industrial Boulevard occur between the hours of 11:00 p,m. and 5:00 a.m. 2. After 5:00 a.m. the road will be opened to allow for normal traffic flow. /1/"'/ ----~-~-~.._- - ----- Page 2, Item jO Meeting Date 1/7/92 3. The closure of Main Street be 1 imited to no more than two consecutive nights for each phase of work or as deemed necessary by the City Engineer. 4. The contractor submit a traffi c control plan subject to approval by the Engineering Department. 5. The contractor to notify the Chula Vista Pol ice Department, the Chul a Vista Fire Department and Publ ic Works Department at least 48 hours in advance of the road closure. 6. The contractor make avail abl e to all 1 isted above, 24-hour emergency telephone numbers and contact personnel. 7. No closure shall be effective until signs are erected by MTDB or its contractor not i fyi ng the pub 1 i c of the closure, in accordance with Vehicle Code Section 21103. Such signs shall be posted no less than 48 hours in advance of the road closure. The Traffic Engineering staff recommends approval of the request for a temporary 1 ate night closure of Ma in Street in the vicinity of Industrial Boulevard to allow for the removal of the east MTDB trolley bridge. FISCAL IMPACT: Not applicable. FXR:CY-029 Attachments: Area Plat WPC S830E )1')-.2 ._---_...--._.~-_. __ __________ _ _ __w____.·__.~__. , . . ~TDB .- . '-, . ..rr: ~~ .1 '''''etropolitan "ansit Development Board ~}..." . ¡ " "-',. 1255 Imperial Avenue, Suite 1000 \39\ OEC 10 A."I \I: 2S San Diego, CA 92101·7490 (619) 23H466 FAX (619) 234-3407 December 10, 1991 L 4173/5.1 Main st, Chula vista Underpass & Otay River Bridge Replacement MH173.015 Mr. Hal Rosenberg Traffic Engineer City of Chula vista 276 4th Avenue Chula vista, CA 91910 Dear Mr. Rosenberg: . SUBJECT: CLOSURE OF MAIN STREET Attached for your further consideration are traffic handling plans for the demolition of the Main Street underpass plate girder structure on MTDB Contract LRT-173. The contractor has given us a letter showing this removal occurring between January 9 and 30, 1992. His exact date is not known at this time, but our review shows that this is a reasonable time frame. Please process the necessary council agenda item for the closure of Main Street. If you have any questions, please contact me at . the MTDB Construction Office, phone number 234-1191. Sincerely, CVm Don Gray ?;~ .' -, I'! ' ~ 1,-'1:"'" '<.. Resident Eng er 73'1 - 'I";).;). P...".;.:r BSI Consultants, Inc. DG:rb MH173.015 Attachment cc: Bill Esser, BSI Bill Prey, MTDB Construction Engineer Member Agencies City of Chula Vista, CilyofCoronado. City of EI Cajon. City of Imperial Beach, Cilyof La Mesa, City of lemon Grove. City of National City, City of Poway, Ci1y of San Diego. City of Santee, County 01 San Diego. Stale of California Ja ~ Metropolitan Transit Development Board is Coordinator of the Metropolitan Tr y" and is Regulatory Authority for ~..; Paralransit Administration -- S~Sidiary Corporations: ";:; - San Diego Tra~orpora~n~ [1': San ~o TrOII:Y, Inc. an~ ... , s:n. Diego & Arízon.~~stern AaiIWay.~~mpan: L...I ,- . · J. 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NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council of the city of Chula vista does hereby approve a late evening temporary closure for Main Street at the MTDB Trolley crossing subject to the following conditions: 1. The closure of Main Street east of Industrial Boulevard occur between the hours of 11:00 p.m. and 5:00 a.m. 2. After 5:00 a.m., the road will be opened to allow for normal traffic flow. 3. The closure of Main Street be limited to no more than two consecutive nights for each phase of work or as deemed necessary by the city Engineer. 4. The contractor submit a traffic control plan subject to approval by the Engineering Department, 5. The contractor to notify the Chula vista Police Department, the Chula vista Fire Department and Public Works Department at least 48 hours in advance of the road closure. 6. The contractor make available to all listed above, 24- hour emergency telephone numbers and contact personnel. 7. No closure shall be effective until signs are erected by MTDB or its contractor notifying the public of the closure in accordance with Vehicle Code §21103. Presented by Approved as to form by IJ John P. Lippitt, Director of D. RIchard Ru Public Works city Attorney C:\RS\MTDB Main st Closure 1~-5 .. ----- . ..-"---,-..- .---. .---------------..-.-......-----.