Improvements have been made at a crosswalk that lies at the intersection of Chautauqua Boulevard and Corona del Mar/Vance Street, following a decision in March 2020 by Los Angeles Department of Transportation that the crosswalk would not be removed and instead improved.
“Improvements included a new pedestrian refuge painted island, which includes yellow K-71s bollards, additional [pedestrian] signs and realignment of the approaching striping and new pavement markings,” according to LADOT Director of Public Information Colin Sweeney.
The hedge has also been trimmed, which allows traffic headed southbound to see a person standing in the painted island.
“An edge line with raised pavement markings was added on the east side for added safety,” Sweeney concluded.
The fate of the crosswalk was uncertain earlier this year after a public notice was placed by LADOT stating that “this marked crosswalk at this location is proposed to be removed.”
Members of the community wrote to LADOT to express concerns over the potential removal of the crosswalk, citing restaurants that are situated on West Channel Road are accessed by Huntington residents on foot by way of the crosswalk and many people walk their dogs, jog or stroll in the area.
“We have been working in identifying ways to improve the crosswalk on Chautauqua,” LADOT’s Rudy Guevara shared in an email in March as the notice of pending removal was taken down. “We visited the crosswalk recently again and were able to identify enough short-term improvements that would allow us to keep it in service.”
—SARAH SHMERLING
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