State Route 1/Pacific Coast Highway Quick-Build Roundabouts - City of Malibu
State Route 1/Pacific Coast Highway Quick-Build Roundabouts - City of Malibu
The City of Malibu has proposed two quick-build roundabouts on PCH/State Route 1 (SR-1) in coordination with Caltrans. This pilot project will install temporary roundabouts at PCH intersections with Encinal Canyon Road and El Matador Beach Road. The project aims to calm traffic, improve pedestrian safety, and add dedicated bike lanes to help assess the feasibility of permanent roundabouts.
Project Information
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.
For more detailed information about the project and future updates, please visit the city’s website at: https://malibucity.org/1182/PCH-Roundabouts-Project.
Map of Project Area
PCH from State Route 23 to just south of Broad Beach Road
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
Title VI Information
The California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) assures that no person shall, on the basis of race, color, or national origin - including Limited English Proficiency (Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964), be excluded from participation in, be denied the benefits of, or be otherwise subjected to discrimination under any program or activity within Caltrans. Additionally, the Civil Rights Restoration Act of 1987 Amended the Title VI statute to extend coverage of Title VI to include all programs or activities of “Federal-aid recipients” whether those operations are federally funded or not.
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