The Department of Public Works completed an assessment to make Fourth Street/G Street an all-way stop controlled intersection. This is the intersection on Fourth Street in the West End with Johnny’s Donuts on the southeast corner. STOP signs will be added on Fourth Street at G Street in January, creating an All-way Stop, to better … Continued
The San Rafael Public Works installed video detection at over 50 intersections in Central San Rafael and made significant upgrades to the communication network using fiber optics in late 2020. These upgrades were largely funded by the MTC Innovative Deployment of Enhanced Arterials (IDEA) grant for the purposes of Automated Traffic Signal Performance Measures (ATSPM). … Continued
Recently, SMART organized their largest field meeting since the start of the pandemic! Representatives from SMART, the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC), consultants, and San Rafael Department of Public Works met to discuss improvements to the pedestrian crossings at Mission Avenue, Pacheco Street, and Paloma Avenue. Sidewalks will be modified, and fences will be added … Continued
The Traffic Engineering division continues to adjust signal timing in downtown San Rafael. We changed the cycle length on Fourth Street from 90 seconds to 75 seconds so we can serve each direction and each mode (cars, bikes, pedestrians) more frequently. Below are time-space diagrams for Fourth Street in the morning and evening. The goal … Continued
On Friday, November 12, the AC Marriott Hotel construction team will be having their crane removed from the construction site. This will require a closure of both lanes on Fifth Avenue between B Street and C Street. The road will be closed from 7 am to 4 pm. Detours are in place and traffic delays … Continued
On Saturday, October 30 and Sunday, October 31, Point San Pedro Road between Main Drive and China Camp will be closed from 8:30 am to approximately 1:30 pm for the Marin Endurance Festival. Detours will be in place. Motorists are advised to drive with caution and follow all posted traffic signals. For questions and concerns, … Continued
On Thursday, September 30, and Friday, October 1, from 7 am to 4 pm, Ghilotti Construction Company, the contractor for the Loch Lomond development, will resurface the Point San Pedro Road & Loch Lomond-Lochinvar intersection. Point San Pedro Road will go down to one lane in each direction and the intersection will be in red … Continued
Signal head visibility is important so that motorists can travel through an intersection safely. Often, we are trimming branches back, so motorists have full visibility of traffic signal heads. However, there are situations where we don’t want a signal head to be visible until a motorist gets closer to the intersection. Louvers were added for … Continued
A fiber optic network provides a solid communication foundation for all future technologies to thrive. Currently, there’s no technology that can transport data faster than fiber optic. Okay, maybe a car full of hard drives. A smart vehicle may ask the city infrastructure for information to help it make decisions. This requires massive amount of … Continued
From September 13 at 8 pm to September 14 at 7 am, Veteran Power Infrastructure (VPI) will be performing night work along 4th Street by D St to finish underground utility work. Traffic controls will be in place. Motorists are advised to drive with caution and follow all posted directional signals. For any questions and … Continued
