To: Board of Supervisors
From: Warren Lai, Public Works Director/Chief Engineer
Report Title: APPROVE the Treat Boulevard Corridor Improvements Project and take related actions under CEQA.
☒Recommendation of the County Administrator ☐ Recommendation of Board Committee
RECOMMENDATIONS:
APPROVE the Treat Boulevard Corridor Improvements Project (Project), and AUTHORIZE the Public Works Director, or designee, to advertise the Project, Walnut Creek area. [County Project No. 0662-6R4089, DCD-CP#19-27] (District IV), and
DETERMINE the Project is a California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Categorical Exemption, pursuant to Article 19, Section 15301 Class 1(c) and Section 15304 Class 4(h) of the CEQA Guidelines, and
DIRECT the Director of Conservation and Development (DCD), or designee, to file a Notice of Exemption (NOE) with the County Clerk, and
AUTHORIZE the Public Works Director, or designee, to arrange for payment of a $25 fee to DCD for processing, and a $50 fee to the County Clerk for filing the NOE.
FISCAL IMPACT:
Estimated Project cost: $6,900,000. (23% State Transportation Improvement Program Grant, 46% Local Road Funds, 14% City of Walnut Creek, 10% Former Redevelopment Agency, 7% Central County Area of Benefit).
BACKGROUND:
The purpose of this Project is to improve the safety and connectivity for pedestrians and bicyclists along Treat Boulevard in the vicinity of the Contra Costa Centre Transit Village by constructing separated Class IV bike lanes in both directions of Treat Boulevard between North Main Street and Jones Road, and constructing an off-street Class I shared use path along the north side of Treat Boulevard between Buskirk Avenue and Oak Road. Improvements include narrowing the travel lane widths, closing free right turns (slip lanes) at the intersections of Buskirk Avenue/I-680 off-ramp, Oak Road, and Jones Road, reconstructing the refuge islands/pedestrian passageways, improving the traffic signal hardware and timing, constructing Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) compliant curb ramps and crosswalk enhancements, and installing roadway striping. Additionally, the Project will stripe buffered bike lanes and conflict striping in the northbound direction along North Main Street between Lesnick Lane and Treat Boulevard.
CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:
This Project will not be constructed, and the County will not be consistent with the 2017 Contra Costa Centre I-680/Treat Boulevard Bicycle and Pedestrian Plan and the 2018 Countywide Bicycle and Pedestrian Plan.