TRAFFIC ENGINEERING

 

 


The Traffic/Transportation Engineering Section is responsible for the safe and efficient movement of vehicles and pedestrians on City Streets. The Traffic Engineering Section also ensures that the City streets, sidewalk, parking lots, traffic control signs, and pavement markings are maintained to provide safe and accessible public passage in the City. The additional responsibilities includes Traffic Operations, Parking Permits, Street Lighting, and Pedestrian Programs. 

Functional Aspects:

  • Planning design, operation and maintenance of traffic signals;

  • Pavement markings and traffic signs;

  • Planning, design, and operation of street lights;

  • Street lighting, safety lighting, and landscaping assessments;

  • Speed surveys and speed limits;

  • Traffic investigations in response to public concerns;

  • Construction traffic management;

  • Traffic safety analysis and mitigation program;

  • Traffic engineering studies including intersection operational analysis, vehicular delay evaluation, traffic volume measurements, etc;

  • Transportation planning activities related to circulation element of the General Plan, sub-regional and regional transportation plans, and traffic modeling and forecasting;

  • School safety programs (e.g. educational brochures, crossing guard evaluation, safe routes to schools, etc);

  • Street sweeping parking permit;

  • Central Business District parking (on-and off-street parking);

  • On-Street parking restrictions;

  • Traffic and Transportation System Management;

  • Development planning and access management;

  • Grant applications to seek federal, state, and regional transportation revenues;

  • Regional and sub-regional transportation planning/engineering coordination;

  • Transportation capital improvement projects; 

  • Various ordinance and resolution activities;and

  • Monthly Traffic Committee Meetings.

 

For Street Light Repairs Reporting Please Contact Edison at

(800) 655-4555 or

(800) 611-1911

 

For additional information or any inquiries, please contact us:

BY TELEPHONE
Tel: (562) 904-7108

BY FACSIMILE
Fax: (562) 904-7296

BY E-MAIL
syanez@downeyca.org

BY MAIL
City of Downey
Public Works Department - Traffic Engineering
P.O.Box 7016
Downey, CA 90241-7016

IN PERSON
City of Downey
Public Works Department  -  Traffic Engineering
11111 Brookshire Avenue
Downey, CA 90241-7016