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June 29, 2023
Council Memorandum
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Honorable Mayor Bl Members of the City Council
Jason Haber, lntergovernhilat:,/t.::M-Affairs Director
Via: Scott Chadwick, City Ma a r
Re: Highway Safety lmprov ent Program Funding Approval (District 3)
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Memo ID# 2023065
This memorandum is to notify City Council of federal Highway Safety Improvement Program
funding that was approved for the Paseo Del Norte Bicycle and Pedestrian Improvements Project.
Background
Under the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, the Highway Safety Improvement Program
(HSIP) is a core federal-aid program to States for the purpose of achieving a significant reduction
in fatalities and serious injuries on public roads. Caltrans' Division of Local Assistance manages
California's local agency share of HSIP funds. California's Local HSIP focuses on supporting
infrastructure projects with nationally recognized crash reduction factors, such as crash
experience, crash potential, crash rate, or other data-supported means.
Discussion
The City of Carlsbad Local Roadway Safety Plan (October 2022) identifies an issue concerning
mid-block pedestrian collisions in the segment of Paseo Del Norte between Palomar Airport Road
and Camino Del Parque, near Tip Top Meats and Motel 6. The plan recommends implementing a
road diet, adding buffers to bike lanes, installing a pedestrian crossing with pedestrian refuge,
curb extensions, and rectangular rapid flashing beacons. Project cost is estimated at $593,900.
With assistance from the city's contract grant writing consultant, Engineering Solutions Services,
the Paseo Del Norte Bicycle and Pedestrian Improvements Project has been approved to receive
$534,510 from the HSIP, covering 90% of the estimated project cost.
Next Steps
In accordance with the Caltrans HSIP funding process, the city will request an allocation of the
approved funding from Caltrans before the end of this year. Project design will begin in 2024.
cc: Geoff Patnoe, Assistant City Manager
Cindie McMahon, City Attorney
Paz Gomez, Deputy City Manager, Public Works
Tom Frank, Transportation Director/City Engineer
City Manager's Office
Intergovernmental Affairs
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