To: Board of Supervisors
From: Warren Lai, Public Works Director/Chief Engineer
Report Title: APPROVE the Driftwood Drive Crosswalks Improvements Project and take related actions under CEQA, Bay Point area.
?Recommendation of the County Administrator ? Recommendation of Board Committee
RECOMMENDATIONS:
ADOPT Resolution to APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Public Works Director, or designee, to submit a 2025/2026 Transportation Development Act (TDA) Grant Application to the Metropolitan Transportation Commission in the total amount of $120,000 for the fiscal year 2025/2026 for the Driftwood Drive Crosswalks Improvements Project.
APPROVE the Driftwood Drive Crosswalks Improvements Project, and AUTHORIZE the Public Works Director, or designee, to advertise the Project, Bay Point area. [County Project No. WO1025, DCD-CP#25-03] (District V)
DETERMINE the project is a California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), Categorical Exemption, pursuant to Article 19, Section 15301(c) of the CEQA 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 $25 fee to DCD for processing, and a $50 fee to the County Clerk for filing the NOE.
FISCAL IMPACT:
Estimated Project cost: $400,000 (70% Local Road Funds, 30% Transportation Development Act Funds)
BACKGROUND:
The County is submitting a Transportation Development Act grant application for a project that will support pedestrian safety improvements at three uncontrolled intersections along Driftwood Drive which is a goal of the County's Vision Zero program for a systemic proactive effort to reduce the number and severity of collisions. Driftwood Drive between Evora Road to the south and Jill Avenue to the north has high-speed vehicles and reduced sight distances. These intersections connect the community west of Driftwood Drive to the bus stops on ...
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