To: Board of Supervisors
From: Warren Lai, Public Works Director/Chief Engineer
Report Title: Agreement between Contra Costa County and the Contra Costa Transportation Authority for the Countywide Smart Signals Project, Countywide.
☒Recommendation of the County Administrator ☐ Recommendation of Board Committee
RECOMMENDATIONS:
APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Public Works Director, or designee, to execute, on behalf of the County, a funding agreement with the Contra Costa Transportation Authority, to pay CCTA $285,535 in Fiscal Year 2025-2026 as the County’s 11.47% local share of the approximately $2.49 million cost to design and implement intelligent transportation system upgrades at 20 intersections countywide.
FISCAL IMPACT:
The cost for the Countywide Smart Signals Project is estimated to be $2,489,886. (88.53% One Bay Area Grant Cycle 3 Funds, 11.47% Local Road Funds).
BACKGROUND:
The Contra Costa Transportation Authority (CCTA) is the project sponsor and designated lead agency for implementing the Countywide Smart Signals Project within Contra Costa County, which is a program to install signal system and intelligent transportation system equipment upgrades to key identified intersections within unincorporated Contra Costa County with the objective to coordinate and synchronize the timing of the signals. CCTA and Contra Costa County identified twenty intersections collectively along Appian Way, San Pablo Dam Road, Pacheco Boulevard, Treat Boulevard, and Danville Boulevard that are recommended for signal system and intelligent transportation system equipment upgrades. As a condition of the Agreement and a requirement of the project’s funding source, the One Bay Area Grant Cycle 3 (OBAG3), Contra Costa County intends to contribute $285,535 to CCTA for the 11.47% local match requirement of the OBAG3 funds. In July 2025, the Public Works Department coordinated with CCTA to finalize the terms of the Agreement between the County and CCTA for the project. County Counsel approved the Agreement as to form.
CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:
If the Public Works Department is not authorized to execute the Agreement, the project will be delayed, and funding will not be available for the project.