SR-071167-8B
CITY OF SANTA MOIdICA
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DATE: June 30, 1967 FOR EYEING.
TO: Perry Scott, City Manager
FROM: Bartlett L. Kennedy, City Engineer
SUBJECT: Pedestrian Overcrossing Over Pacific Coast Highway
Edith the completion of the Santa Monica Freeway, the
increased volume and speed of traffic on the coast
highway and the combination of this speed and the
limited sight distance exiting frorn the Olympic Boule-
vard tunnel has created quite a safety hazard at the
two existing surface pedestrian crossings on the
Pacific Coast Highway a short distance north of said
tunnel.
There are at present two such at grade crossings
between the westerly portal of the tunnel and the
Arizona Avenue pedestrian overcrossing. The southerly
crossing serves the pedestrian footpath. which leaves
Palisades Park approximately midway between Santa Monica
Boulevard and Broadway. The second crossing serves the
pedestrian path which leaves the park at Santa Monica
Boulevard and extends northwesterly along the Palisades
to the coast highway.
Although it cannot be directly contributed to the above
factors, a pedestrian fatality has occurred in the
southernmost of these crossings since the Freeway was
opened.
Informal discussions with Division of Highways personnel
have indicated that the Division of Highways might be
willing to construct one pedestrian overcrossing to serve
the southernmost pathway if the City would agree to
abandon the other or northernmost pathway.
Before proceeding further in this matter, it appears
advisable to determine whether the City Council would
approve this project. This approval would entail, in
addition to agreeing to abandon one of the two existing at
grade crossings, the City supporting the Division of
Highways in obtaining the necessary right-of-way for the
June 30, 1967 Page 2
Subject: Pedestrian Overcrossing Over
Pacific Coast Highway
pedestrian landing on the ocean side of the highway from
the State Division of Beaches and Parks.
St is recommended. that this matter be brought to the
attention of the City Council for its consideration,
~°°
BARTLETT L, KENNEDY
City Engineer
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