CalTed California Engineering


CalTed is a transportation consulting firm committed to providing excellent traffic engineering services to both public and private sectors in California. The staff of CalTed has successfully completed more than a decade of experience working on traffic engineering design and consulting projects and over 17 years of experience in engineering.  We assist developers, businesses, and property owners in securing entitlements, gaining regulatory and community approvals, and designing and implementing multimodal transportation plans to create better, more forward-thinking places and networks.  Developers want profitable investments, commuters demand improved transportation, and property managers need to optimize their operations. We provide the solutions.

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Our Services

Traffic Signals

CalTed provides full traffic signal services for both modifications and new installations and understands the constraints associated with existing conditions. The technology in the space of traffic signal design has evolved and there are numerous types of detection, coordination, and traffic management systems. CalTed works with individual Clients to develop a strategy for success that takes into account differential goals and resources to manage a traffic signal system network.

Signal Warrant Analysis

Traffic signal warrant analysis includes the collection of:

 

  • Alternative considerations to a traffic signal installation
  • Both pedestrian and vehicular traffic counts
  • Historical Crash Data
  • Roadway geometrics
  • Other Specialized Data When Appropriate including vehicle classifications and critical (85th percentile) speeds of approach vehicles
  • This information determines the need for a traffic signal to improve the overall safety and operations of a given intersection

Roadway Design

CalTed provides urban and rural roadway design for both public and private clients. Through established relationships and strategic partnerships with civil engineering consulting firms, CalTed is a trusted resource for the following services:

 

  • Data Collection
  • Roadway Lighting Design
  • Projections
  • Signal Warrant Analysis
  • Traffic Engineering Needs Study
  • Traffic Signal Design
  • Signage and Striping
  • Intersection Channelization Design

Intersection Channelization

CalTed applies design principles from published documents such as the Caltrans Highway Design Manual and the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO) “Policy on Geometric Design of Highways and Streets” to create safe and effective intersection channelization plans. Future modifications and ease of maintenance must always be part and parcel of current designs.

Roadway Lighting

Properly designed and maintained roadway lighting enables the comfortable and safe movement of vehicles and pedestrians. CalTed is a leader in designing intricate decorative lighting projects. Serving public and private clients, CalTed has experience with both linear and tower lighting projects. CalTed utilizes the latest industry-standard lighting software to obtain the proper photometric design for each lighting system project.

Parking/Roadway Signage & Striping

Field reconnaissance, inspection, and analysis of all available information on the existing mainline signage and striping including:

  • Accessibility of the Site
  • Internal Circulation Patterns
  • Optimization of the Number of Parking Spaces
  • Wayfinding Signage
Why Choose Us

Matt Crisp is the Principal engineer for CalTed.
Bringing 17 years of experience in management and design of Traffic Engineering projects his professional experience includes roadway design as well as signing and striping, stage construction/handling and traffic control plans. His career has also led him to specialize in the design of traffic signals, traffic signal communication systems, and roadway and highway lighting. He is an expert in developing design plans and his experience on the Public Works Engineering side offers a unique perspective into facilitating and streamlining public improvement plans for all of the above elements of Traffic Engineering.

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