TRAFFIC IMPACT STUDY ASSISTED LIVING FACILITY
1912 West Merced Avenue, West Covina, CA
November 2019
Prepared For: Prepared by:
Terry A. Hayes Associates, Inc. 3535 Hayden Avenue, Suite 350 Culver City, CA 90232
1100 Corporate Center Drive, Suite 201 Monterey Park, CA 91754 JB91172 (323) 260-4703
Rev. 4
TABLE OF CONTENTS 1. INTRODUCTION 1 1.1 PROJECT DESCRIPTION 1 1.2 PROJECT STUDY AREA 1 1.3 ANALYZED SCENARIOS 4 1.4 ANALYSIS METHODOLOGY 4 2. EXISTING CONDITIONS 7 2.1 EXISTING ROADWAY SYSTEM 7 2.2 EXISTING TRANSIT SERVICE 7 2.3 EXISTING TRAFFIC VOLUMES 10 2.4 EXISTING INTERSECTION LEVEL OF SERVICE 10 3. PROJECT TRAFFIC 12 3.1 PROJECT TRIP GENERATION 12 3.2 PROJECT TRIP DISTRIBUTION 12 3.3 PROJECT TRIP ASSIGNMENT 13 4. EXISTING WITH PROJECT CONDITIONS 16 5. FUTURE WITHOUT PROJECT CONDITIONS 18 5.1 AMBIENT GROWTH 18 5.2 AREA PROJECTS 18 5.3 FUTURE WITHOUT PROJECT INTERSECTION LEVEL OF SERVICE 21 6. FUTURE WITH PROJECT CONDITIONS 23 7. PROJECT TRAFFIC IMPACTS 25 7.1 DETERMINATION OF TRAFFIC IMPACTS 25 7.2 PROJECT TRAFFIC IMPACTS – EXISTING PLUS PROJECT 25 7.3 PROJECT TRAFFIC IMPACTS – FUTURE WITH PROJECT 26 7.4 DALEWOOD STREET/GARVEY AVENUE SIGNAL WARRANT 27 7.5 DRIVEWAY QUEUING ANALYSIS 28 7.6 PROJECT CONSTRUCTION PERIOD 29 8. CONGESTION MANAGEMENT PROGRAM 30 9. ANALYSIS SUMMARY AND CONCLUSIONS 31
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FIGURES FIGURE 1- PROJECT SITE PLAN 2 FIGURE 2- STUDY AREA AND INTERSECTIONS 3 FIGURE 3 - EXISTING LANE CONFIGURATION 9 FIGURE 4 - EXISTING AM/PM PEAK HOUR TRAFFIC VOLUMES 11 FIGURE 5 – PROJECT TRIP DISTRIBUTION 14 FIGURE 6 – PROJECT TRIP ASSIGNMENT – AM/PM PEAK HOUR 15 FIGURE 7 – EXISTING WITH PROJECT – AM/PM PEAK HOUR TRAFFIC VOLUMES 17 FIGURE 8 - LOCATION OF AREA PROJECTS 19 FIGURE 9 – AREA PROJECTS TRIP ASSIGNMENT – AM/PM PEAK HOUR 20 FIGURE 10 – FUTURE WITHOUT PROJECT – AM/PM PEAK HOUR TRAFFIC VOLUMES 22 FIGURE 11 – FUTURE WITH PROJECT – AM/PM PEAK HOUR TRAFFIC VOLUMES 24
TABLES TABLE 1- LEVEL OF SERVICE DEFINITIONS 5 TABLE 2 - EXISTING TRANSIT SERVICE SUMMARY 8 TABLE 3- INTERSECTION PERFORMANCE – EXISTING CONDITIONS 10 TABLE 4 – PROJECT TRIP GENERATION– 12 TABLE 5- INTERSECTION PERFORMANCE – EXISTING WITH-PROJECT 16 TABLE 6 – AREA PROJECTS TRIP GENERATION ESTIMATE 18 TABLE 7 – INTERSECTION PERFORMANCE – FUTURE WITHOUT-PROJECT 21 TABLE 8 – INTERSECTION PERFORMANCE – FUTURE WITH-PROJECT 23 TABLE 9 – DETERMINATION OF PROJECT IMPACTS – EXISTING WITH-PROJECT CONDITIONS 26 TABLE 10 – DETERMINATION OF PROJECT IMPACTS – FUTURE WITH-PROJECT 27
APPENDICES APPENDIX A – TRAFFIC COUNT DATA APPENDIX B – EXISTING LOS WORKSHEETS APPENDIX C – PROJECT SITE WITH ROADWAY DIMENSIONS, SIGHT DISTANCE ANALYSIS APPENDIX D – EXISTING WITH-PROJECT LOS WORKSHEETS APPENDIX E – FUTURE WITHOUT-PROJECT LOS WORKSHEETS APPENDIX F – FUTURE WITH-PROJECT LOS WORKSHEETS APPENDIX G – SIGNAL WARRANT WORKSHEETS
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1. INTRODUCTION
The proposed Project is a senior assisted living facility at 1912 West Merced Avenue, within the City of West Covina. KOA Corporation has been retained by Terry A. Hayes Associates Inc. to analyze the potential traffic impacts associated with the Project. The scope and methodologies used for this traffic study were developed in consultation with City of West Covina staff.
1.1 PROJECT DESCRIPTION
The proposed Project is an 82,167-square foot senior residential care facility, to be located on Merced Avenue in the City of West Covina. The facility will contain 63 assisted living units and 28 memory care suites, with a total of 111 beds. The site will have 51 off-street parking spaces.
The facility would consist entirely of assisted living units, and therefore none of the residents will own their own vehicles. The facility will operate a shuttle service to transport residents to off-site locations. The project would operate with three shifts of employees, and shift overlap times would not overlap peak AM and PM traffic periods. The site plan provides for on-site parking and loading access via two driveways on West Merced Avenue.
The Project is anticipated to be completed and occupied by the end of the year 2020. The proposed Project site plan is illustrated on Figure 1.
1.2 PROJECT STUDY AREA
The project study area, as defined through consultation with City staff, includes the following four study intersections:
1. Merced Avenue and Dalewood Street/Garvey Avenue 2. Willow Avenue and Merced Avenue 3. Orange Avenue and Merced Avenue 4. Sunset Avenue and Merced Avenue
Due to the diagonal nature of the street grid in the study area, assumptions had to be made for describing the directional orientation of intersection legs and roadways. At intersection #1, the Dalewood Street/Garvey Avenue corridor was considered to be east-west in orientation, and Merced Avenue was considered to be north-south in orientation. At the other study intersections, Merced Avenue was considered to be east-west in orientation and the cross-streets were considered to be north-south in orientation.
Figure 2 illustrates the study area and the locations and assumed orientations of the study intersections.
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1.3 ANALYZED SCENARIOS
Traffic impacts associated with the proposed Project were analyzed at the study intersections for the weekday a.m. and weekday p.m. peak-hour periods. The study included the analysis of the following traffic scenarios:
Existing Existing with-Project Future without-Project Future with-Project
1.4 ANALYSIS METHODOLOGY
KOA coordinated with City staff as the first step in the traffic analysis, in order to define the study area and other major details. The following text describes the study methodology for this report.
Existing Conditions
Traffic counts were conducted at the study intersections.
The traffic counts sources and the existing level of service (LOS) at each of the study intersections are discussed in Section 2 of this report.
Project Trip Generation and Distribution
Project trip generation was derived from rates defined by Trip Generation, 10th Edition, published by the Institute of Transportation Engineers. The trip generation and distribution calculations are discussed in Section 3 of this report.
Existing with-Project Conditions
Based on the projected Project traffic and the traffic count totals, an existing plus-Project conditions scenario was analyzed to review potential impacts based on existing baseline conditions. The level of service for existing with-Project conditions at the study intersections is discussed in Section 4 of this report.
Future without-Project Conditions
In order to account for traffic growth in the study area, an ambient/background traffic growth rate was applied to the existing traffic counts. In addition, traffic from related/area projects (approved and pending developments) was added to the study area. The levels of service at the study intersections for future without-Project conditions are discussed in Section 5 of this report.
Future with-Project Conditions
Trips from the proposed Project were added to the future without-Project volumes to define future with- Project traffic volume conditions. The levels of service for this scenario are discussed in Section 6 of this report.
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Level of Service Methodology
For analysis of level of service (LOS) at signalized intersections, the City of West Covina has designated the Intersection Capacity Utilization (ICU) methodology as the desired tool. The concept of roadway level of service under the ICU methodology is calculated as the volume of vehicles that pass through the facility divided by the capacity of that facility. A 10% adjustment to the clearance and loss time factor based on the critical phases of the signalized control were included in the traffic analysis. A facility is “at capacity” (ICU value of 1.00 or greater) when extreme congestion occurs. This value is a function of hourly volumes, signal phasing, and approach lane configuration on each leg of the intersection.
This volume/capacity ratio value is based upon volumes by lane, signal phasing, and approach lane configuration with a capacity of 1,600 vehicles per lane for all through and turn lanes, and a capacity of 2,880 for dual turn lanes. A 10 percent adjustment to the clearance and loss time factor based on the critical phases of the signalized control was included in the traffic analysis.
For intersections 1 and 2, which are stop-controlled, LOS was analyzed based on the Highway Capacity Manual (HCM) unsignalized intersection methodology. This method calculates roadway level of service based on intersection delay, defined as the worst-case approach delay experienced by users of the intersection who must stop or yield to free-flow through traffic. The method uses a “gap acceptance” technique to predict driver delay.
A facility with LOS A indicates excellent operating conditions with little delay to motorists, whereas LOS F represents congested conditions with excessive vehicle delay. The upper limit of LOS E is typically defined as the operating capacity of a roadway.
Table 1 defines the level of service criteria applied to the study intersections.
Table 1- Level of Service Definitions Signalized: Unsignalized: Level of Volume to Average Control Definition Service Capacity Delay Ratio (seconds/vehicle) Excellent Operation. Free-flow Speeds prevail. Vehicles are almost A 0 - .600 <10 unimpeded in their ability to maneuver within the traffic stream.
Very good operation. Reasonably free-flow speeds are maintained. B .601 to .700 >10 to 15 The ability to maneuver within traffic is only slightly restricted.
Good operation. Flow with speeds at or near free-flow speed of the roadway. Freedom to maneuver within the traffic stream is C .701-.800 >15 to 25 noticeably restricted and lane changes require more care and vigilance on the part of the driver. Fair operation. Speeds begin to decline sightly with increasing flows. In this range, desnity begins to increase somewhat more quickly with D .801-.900 >25 to 35 increasing flow. Freedom to maneuver within the traffic stream is noticeably limited. Source: Highway Capacity Manual, Special Report 209, Transportation Research Board, Washington D.C., 2000 and Interim Manuals on Highway Capacity, NCHRP Circular 2012, 1982.
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Signalized: Unsignalized: Level of Volume to Average Control Definition Service Capacity Delay Ratio (seconds/vehicle) Poor operation. Operation at capacity with no usable gaps in the E traffic stream. Any disruption to the traffic stream has little or no .901-1.000 >35 to 50 room to dissipate. Forced Flow. Represents jammed conditions. Backups from locations downstream or on the cross street may restrict or prevent F movements of vehicles out of the intersection approach lanes: >1.000 > 50 Therefore, volumes carried are not predictable. Potential for stop- and-go type traffic flow. Source: Highway Capacity Manual, Special Report 209, Transportation Research Board, Washington D.C., 2000 and Interim Manuals on Highway Capacity, NCHRP Circular 2012, 1982.
Significant Traffic Impacts
Traffic impacts are identified if a proposed development will result in a significant change in traffic conditions at a study intersection. A significant impact is typically identified if project-related traffic will cause service levels to deteriorate beyond a threshold limit specified by the overseeing agency. Impacts can also be significant if an intersection is already operating below acceptable level of service values and project traffic will cause a further decline below a threshold. Determination of potential significant traffic impacts due to the proposed Project is discussed in Section 7 of this report.
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2. EXISTING CONDITIONS
This section describes the existing conditions within the study area in terms of roadway facilities, transit service and traffic operating conditions.
2.1 EXISTING ROADWAY SYSTEM
The key roadways within the study area are described here. The discussion is limited to specific roadways that traverse the study intersections and serve the Project site. Figure 3 illustrates the existing traffic controls and approach lane geometries at the study intersections.
Garvey Avenue South is classified as a Collector Street in the West Covina General Plan. This east-west roadway provides one travel lane in each direction. On-street parking is generally prohibited on both sides of the roadway. The posted speed limit is 35 miles per hour.
Merced Avenue is classified as a Minor Arterial by the West Covina General Plan. This east-west roadway (considered to be north-south at its intersection with Garvey Avenue) provides two travel lanes in each direction. On-street parking is permitted on both sides of the roadway west of Orange Avenue and east of Sunset Avenue, and permitted only on the south side of the roadway between Orange Avenue and Sunset Avenue. The posted speed limit ranges from 35 to 40 miles per hour.
Orange Avenue is classified as a Collector in the West Covina General Plan. This north-south roadway provides one travel lane in each direction. On-street parking is permitted on both sides of the roadway north of Merced Avenue but permitted only on the west side of the roadway south of Merced Avenue. The posted speed limit ranges from 35 to 40 miles per hour.
Sunset Avenue is classified as a Principal Arterial in the West Covina General Plan. This north-south roadway provides two travel lanes in each direction. On-street parking is generally prohibited on both sides of the roadway in the study area vicinity. The roadway is striped for Class II bike lanes in both directions beginning one block north of Merced Avenue and continuing south to Amar Road. The posted speed limit is 40 miles per hour.
Willow Avenue is a local roadway that provides one travel lane in each direction. On-street parking is permitted on both sides of this north-south roadway. The posted speed limit ranges from 35 to 40 miles per hour.
2.2 EXISTING TRANSIT SERVICE
The Project study area is served by bus transit lines operated by the City of West Covina and Foothill Transit. Table 2 summarizes the Project study area transit services.
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Table 2 - Existing Transit Service Summary Agency Line From To Via Peak Frequency West Covina Baldwin Park Blvd, Merced Foothill Transit 272 Duarte Parkway/California Avenue, Sunset Avenue, 30 minutes Avenue West Covina Parkway San Dimas Park and Foothill Transit 499 Downtown Los Angeles 10 freeway 8 minutes Ride Montclair-Fairplex Foothill Transit 699 Downtown Los Angeles 10 freeway 2 minutes Park and Ride Gale Avenue, 7th Street, Foothill Transit 281 Citrus College Puente Hills Mall Sunset Avenue, Cameron 30 minutes Avenue, Citrus Avenue, West Covina Parkway, Sunset West Covina Go West Avenue, Orange Avenue, Community Services Shuttle Plaza West Covina Plaza West Covina 65 minutes Cameron Avenue, Pacific Department (Blue Line) Avenue
TRAFFIC IMPACT STUDY | ASSISTED LIVING FACILITY, 1912 WEST MERCED AVENUE, WEST COVINA PAGE 8 FIGURE 1912 West Merced Avenue
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2.3 EXISTING TRAFFIC VOLUMES
New vehicle turning movement counts were collected at the study intersections on Tuesday October 22, 2019 from 7:00 AM to 9:00 AM and from 4:00 PM to 6:00 PM.
The traffic count data sheets are provided in Appendix A.
2.4 EXISTING INTERSECTION LEVEL OF SERVICE
Based on the intersection lane configurations and the existing traffic volumes, volume-to-capacity ratios or delay values and corresponding levels of service (LOS) were determined for each of the study intersections during the weekday a.m. and p.m. peak hours.
Table 3 summarizes the volume-to-capacity ratios, delay and LOS values for existing traffic conditions.
Table 3- Intersection Performance – Existing Conditions AM Peak PM Peak Study Intersections V/C or Delay LOS V/C or Delay LOS Merced Avenue and Dalewood 1 Street/ Garvey Avenue* 59.3 F 15.5 C Willow Avenue and Merced 2 Avenue* 19.7 C 11.0 B Orange Avenue and Merced 3 Avenue 0.705 C 0.623 B Sunset Avenue and Merced 4 Avenue 0.808 D 0.741 C
LOS = Level of Service; V/C = Volume to Capacity ratio shown in X.XXX format.
* Unsignalized intersection. Analysis output is in average seconds of delay per approaching vehicle.
All but one of the study intersections currently operate at LOS D or better during the weekday a.m. and p.m. peak hours. The intersection of Merced Avenue and Dalewood Street/Garvey Avenue South operates at LOS F during the AM peak period. This intersection has relatively high volumes in the peak period due to its proximity to the nearby freeway interchange, and traffic must stop at all approaches so there is some delay for every approaching vehicle.
The existing weekday a.m. peak-hour and p.m. peak-hour traffic turn movement volumes are illustrated on Figure 4 of this report. The existing traffic analysis scenario LOS worksheets are provided in Appendix B.
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3. PROJECT TRAFFIC
This section defines the traffic that would be generated by the proposed Project in a three-step process including trip generation, trip distribution and trip assignment.
3.1 PROJECT TRIP GENERATION
Project trip generation was derived from rates defined by Trip Generation, 10th Edition, published by the Institute of Transportation Engineers. The trip generation totals were based on the number of beds in the proposed facility. The rates, based on surveys at existing facilities, include all trips generated per bed, In order to provide scalable trip totals based on facility size. The trip rates include all type of trips that would be generated by the Project - employee trips, vendor/delivery trips, and visitor trips.
The facility would consist entirely of assisted living units, and therefore none of the residents will own their own vehicles. The facility will operate a shuttle service to transport residents to off-site locations.
Table 4 – Project Trip Generation–
Weekday Daily AM Peak Hour PM Peak Hour ITE Code Land Use Intensity Units Rate Rate In Out Rate In Out Trip Generation Rates 254 Assisted Living - Beds 2.60 0.19 63% 37% 0.26 38% 62% Trip Generation Totals-New Use 254 Assisted Living 111 Beds 289 21 13 8 29 11 18 Total 111 289 21 13 8 29 11 18 Trip Generation based on number of beds but assumed to include trips made by employees and visitors to the facility.
The project would generate 289 daily vehicle trips, including 21 vehicle trips during the a.m. peak-hour (13 inbound trips and 8 outbound trips) and 29 vehicle trips during the p.m. peak hour (11 inbound trips and 18 outbound trips).
The project would operate with three shifts of employees. The peak shift would have a population of 20 employees. Shifts would be scheduled for 6:00 AM to 2:00 PM, 2:00 PM to 10:00 PM, and from 10:00 PM to 6:00 AM. Shifts would potentially be staggered to have employees overlap across shifts – this would occur in increments of 45 minutes before and after the shift start/end times.
Morning shift overlap would last until 6:45 AM, and afternoon shift overlap would last until 2:45 PM. There would not be any significant employee trips during the analyzed peak traffic periods of 7:00 AM to 9:00 PM and 4:00 PM to 6:00 PM. Therefore, adjustments to the Project peak-hour trip generation estimates provided by the application of ITE Trip Generation rates are not necessary.
Deliveries will be made at the southeast corner of the building, across the parking lot from the eastern driveway entrance onto Merced Avenue.
3.2 PROJECT TRIP DISTRIBUTION
Trip distribution is the process of assigning the directions from which traffic will access the Project site. Trip distribution is dependent upon the land use characteristics of the Project, the local roadway network, and the general locations of other land uses to which Project trips would originate or terminate.
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The site plan provides for site access via two driveways on West Merced Avenue. Therefore, the analysis assumes that all trips generated by the project will enter and exit via that roadway.
Figure 5 illustrates the trip distribution percentages at the study intersections.
3.3 PROJECT TRIP ASSIGNMENT
Based on the trip generation and distribution assumptions described above, Project traffic was assigned to the roadway system. The peak hour Project trip assignment is illustrated on Figure 6.
3.4 PROJECT SITE ACCESS
An engineering drawing was produced to illustrate the adjacent roadway dimensions on Merced Avenue adjacent to the site. The drawing also illustrates any necessary additions to red curb areas/prohibited parking to provide for adequate sight distance at the driveways.
There are no access driveways on the opposite side of Merced Avenue.
Appendix C provides the engineering drawing with these elements.
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4. EXISTING WITH PROJECT CONDITIONS
This section documents existing traffic conditions at the study intersections with the addition of Project- generated traffic. Traffic volumes for these conditions were derived by adding Project trips to the existing traffic volumes.
Table 5 summarizes the resulting V/C, Delay and LOS values at the study intersections for existing with- Project conditions.
Table 5- Intersection Performance – Existing with-Project AM Peak PM Peak Study Intersections V/C or Delay LOS V/C or Delay LOS Merced Avenue and Dalewood 1 Street/ Garvey Avenue* 65.7 F 16.2 C Willow Avenue and Merced 2 Avenue* 20.0 C 11.1 B Orange Avenue and Merced 3 Avenue 0.705 C 0.625 B Sunset Avenue and Merced 4 Avenue 0.808 D 0.742 C
LOS = Level of Service; V/C = Volume to Capacity ratio shown in X.XXX format.
* Unsignalized intersection. Analysis output is in average seconds of delay per approaching vehicle.
Operations would not change substantially from existing conditions. All intersections would operate at LOS C or better except for the intersection of Merced Avenue and Dalewood Street/Garvey Avenue South (which would continue to operate at LOS F in the AM peak hour). The increase in delay for vehicles at this all-way stop-sign controlled intersection would experience a small increase in delay.
The existing with-Project traffic volumes for the weekday a.m. and p.m. peak hour are illustrated on Figure 7. The existing with-Project traffic analysis worksheets for this scenario are provided in Appendix D of this report.
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5. FUTURE WITHOUT PROJECT CONDITIONS
This section provides an analysis of future traffic conditions in the study area with area/related project trips and background growth added, but without Project traffic. The proposed Project is anticipated to be completed by 2020, and this defined the future analysis year.
5.1 AMBIENT GROWTH
In order to acknowledge regional population and employment growth outside of the study area, an ambient/background traffic growth rate was applied to the existing (year 2019) traffic counts. An annual growth rate of 0.46 percent is defined for the local area (Regional Statistical Area 26) of the Los Angeles County Congestion Management Program. To be conservative, the annual growth rate was rounded to one percent for the future scenarios.
5.2 AREA PROJECTS
In addition to the application of the ambient traffic growth rate, traffic from related/area projects (approved and pending developments) was included as part of the year-2020 analysis. Five projects in the City of West Covina and one project in the City of Baldwin Park were identified for inclusion in the traffic impact analysis.
Table 6 provides the trip generation estimates for the area projects and the project locations are illustrated on Figure 8.
Table 6 – Area Projects Trip Generation Estimate Daily AM Peak Hour PM Peak Hour ID Location City Land Use Intensity Units Total Total In Out Total In Out 1 1400 West Covina Pkwy West Covina Assisted Living Facility 131 beds 341 25 16 9 34 13 21 2 1388 E Garvey Ave S West Covina Public Storage Facility 78.474 k.s.f. 118 8 5 3 13 6 7 3 1415 W Garvey Ave N West Covina Assisted Living Facility 107 beds 278 20 13 7 28 11 17 4 1530 W. Cameron Ave West Covina Attached Condominiums 56 d.u 410 26 6 20 31 20 11 Fast-Food with Drive Through 5 200 S. Vincent Avenue West Covina Window 4.198 k.s.f. n/a 144 73 71 302 151 151 6 14837 Pacific Avenue Baldwin Park Single-family 47 d.u. 444 35 9 26 47 22 25
TOTAL 1,591 258 122 136 455 223 232 Source: ITE Trip Generation Manual, 10th Edition
The area project trip assignment volumes for the a.m. and p.m. peak hours are provided on Figure 9.
TRAFFIC IMPACT STUDY | ASSISTED LIVING FACILITY, 1912 WEST MERCED AVENUE, WEST COVINA PAGE 18 FIGURE G 1912 West est Merced Merced Avenue A enue 8 LocationArea of Projects: Area Projects Other vWest Covina Traffic Studies