To: Board of Supervisors
From: Warren Lai, Public Works Director/Chief Engineer
Report Title: APPROVE the Market Avenue at Union Pacific Railroad Crossing Improvements Project and take related actions under CEQA
?Recommendation of the County Administrator ? Recommendation of Board Committee
RECOMMENDATIONS:
APPROVE the Market Avenue at Union Pacific Railroad Crossing Improvements Project and AUTHORIZE the Public Works Director, or designee, to advertise the Project, North Richmond area. County Project No. 0662-6R4112, DCD-CP#23-14 (District I).
DETERMINE the Project is a California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), Categorical Exemption, pursuant to Article 19, Section 15301(c) and 15302(c) of the CEQA Statute and Guidelines, and
DIRECT the Director of Department 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 $50 fee to the County Clerk for filing the NOE.
FISCAL IMPACT:
Estimated Project cost: $1,622,000. (97% Railroad-Highways Grade Crossings Program (Section 130), 3% Local Road Funds)
BACKGROUND:
The Market Avenue at Union Pacific Railroad (UPRR) Railroad Crossing Improvements Project is a joint project between Caltrans, the California Public Utilities Commission, and the UPRR, with the County as the lead agency. The purpose of the project is to upgrade the railroad crossing at the intersection of Market Avenue and the UPRR Railroad right-of-way to improve safety for vehicles, pedestrians, and bicyclists.
The project includes improvement of a railroad crossing with new crossing guards and pedestrian barricades, standardizing the width of the approach roads to have 12-foot lanes, 5-foot shoulders, and 6-foot sidewalks, and reconstructing the pavement and sidewalk to improve the vertical profile of the approach roadways.
CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:
Delay in approving the project may result in a delay of de...
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