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Home My WebLink About88-39 - Removal of 3rd Merge Lane on Pacific Coast HighwayRESOLUTION NO. 88- 39 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NEWPORT BEACH REQUESTING CALTRANS REMOVAL OF THE THIRD EASTBOUND "MERGE" LANE ON PACIFIC COAST HIGHWAY NEAR MARGUERITE. WHEREAS, in 1987, a third eastbound lane was added on Pacific Coast Highway between Larkspur Avenue and Marigold Avenue in Corona del Mar; and WHEREAS, the City Council has received a request from the Corona del Mar Chamber of Commerce to delete the merged lane on Pacific Coast Highway between Larkspur and Marigold; and WHEREAS, the merge lane on Pacific Coast Highway between Larkspur and Marigold was identified as a mitigation measure in the traffic study prepared for the senior citizen's housing project located just easterly of Oasis, but the peak hour traffic increase was minimal (1.1528 to 1.1540) and deletion of the third lane would not change the intersection's level of service; and WHEREAS, this "merge" lane has not proven as successful as others in increasing the number of vehicles passing through the intersection during peak hour traffic; and WHEREAS, the City Council finds that the merge lane on Pacific Coast Highway near Marguerite is not significantly reducing traffic congestion; and WHEREAS, the merge lane on Pacific Coast Highway between Larkspur and Marigold is different from other merge lanes in terms of the number of activities a driver using the lane must consider, the relatively short distance provided for entering and exiting the merged lane, and the close spacing of cars during peak hour traffic which means it is more difficult for cars using the third lane to merge. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council of the City of Newport Beach hereby formally requests the State Department of Transportation to delete the third eastbound through lane on Pacific Coast Highway between Larkspur and Marigold in Corona del Mar; and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Public Works Director is hereby directed to forward a copy of this Resolution to appropriate CalTrans personnel. ADOPTED this 9th day of May, - -- ATTEST: