To: Board of Supervisors
From: Warren Lai, Public Works Director/Chief Engineer
Report Title: Grant application for the San Pablo Dam Road Diet Project, El Sobrante area.
?Recommendation of the County Administrator ? Recommendation of Board Committee
RECOMMENDATIONS:
APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Public Works Director, or designee, to submit a Safe Streets and Roads for All (SS4A) grant application to the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) under the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) for the San Pablo Dam Road Diet Project, El Sobrante area. (District I)
FISCAL IMPACT:
If awarded, local grant match requirements would be 20%, with 80% coming from Safe Streets and Roads for All. Typically, local grant match would be from Road Fund revenues, however, given current funding constraint, other sources would need to be identified.
BACKGROUND:
On February 21, 2024, the DOT issued the Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) for the SS4A grant program under the IIJA. In the notice, the DOT solicited applications for transportation projects and activities to support planning, infrastructure, behavioral, and operational initiatives to prevent death and serious injury on roads and streets. These initiates are to involve all roadway users, including pedestrians, bicyclists, public transportation, personal conveyance and micromobility devices, motorists, and commercial vehicle operators. Applications must be submitted by 2:00 p.m. Pacific Standard Time on May 16, 2024.
The DOT has authorized and appropriated $1.2 billion to be awarded as part of the 2024 SS4A grant program. The SS4A grant program categorizes applications as either: (a) Planning and demonstration grants or (b) Implementation grants. Planning and demonstration grants are intended to fund the development or enhancement of a Comprehensive Safety Action Plan, which the County has already developed in the form of the Vision Zero Action Plan, which was adopted by the County in March 2022. Public Works is pr...
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