Project Overview

The City of Malibu, in coordination with Caltrans, is advancing a quick-build pilot project currently in the Project Initiation Document (PID) phase.

The project proposes the temporary installation of roundabouts at two key intersections along PCH: Encinal Canyon Road and El Matador Beach Road.  The intent is to improve safety by slowing vehicle speeds, enhancing pedestrian crossings and reducing crash severity.

The corridor will be reconfigured from a four-lane roadway to two single-lane roundabouts with dedicated bike lanes, pedestrian refuge areas and buffered parking.

Community feedback gathered during the pilot will help determine the feasibility of permanent installations at these and other locations along the corridor.

Map of Project Area

Purpose 

The purpose of the project is to improve safety and efficiency for all users of PCH by placing the roundabouts at both intersections. This will reduce vehicle speeds, create safer conditions for pedestrian crossings and provide them safe refuge and improve visibility.

Need

The existing conditions between Encinal Canyon Road and El Matador State Beach consist of four travel lanes (two in each direction) with a two-way left turn lane, and a 55 mph speed limit. It creates an unsafe condition for pedestrian activity and vehicular turning movements at the two locations. The roundabouts are intended to improve safety for people walking, biking and driving. This will be achieved by redesigning PCH at these intersections to reduce vehicle lanes from two to one, which decreases crossing distance and overall speed of vehicles in the area.

What are Roundabouts? 

A brief introduction to what a roundabout is and how it helps improve traffic flow and safety.

Project Contact 

Nadia Fahoum
Assistant Engineer
City of Malibu Public Works
Office: (310) 456-2489 ext. 281
nfahoum@malibucity.org