To: Board of Supervisors
From: Warren Lai, Public Works Director/Chief Engineer
Report Title: APPROVE the Contra Costa Centre Pedestrian Improvements project and take related actions under CEQA, Contra Costa Centre 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 Contra Costa Centre Pedestrian Improvements project.
APPROVE the Contra Costa Centre Pedestrian Improvements Project, and AUTHORIZE the Public Works Director, or designee, to advertise the Project, Contra Costa Centre area. [County Project No. WO1025, DCD-CP#25-02] (District IV)
DETERMINE the project is a California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), , pursuant to Article 19, Section 15303(d) of the CEQA Statutes 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 $25 fee to DCD for processing, and a $50 fee to the County Clerk for filing the NOE.
FISCAL IMPACT:
Estimated Project cost: $469,000. (25.6% Transportation Development Act, 74.4% Local Road Funds)
BACKGROUND:
Mayhew Way, Coggins Drive, and Las Juntas Way are roads frequently used by pedestrians to walk to the Iron Horse Regional Trail (IHRT), BART, and other services and facilities around the Contra Costa Centre area. The volume of vehicles that travel these roads supports the need for pedestrian improvements such as discernable sidewalks and rapid rectangular flashing beacons (RRFB) at key crosswalk locations. Since 2019, there have been two vehicle-pedestrian collisions that resulted in serious injuries. The proposed impr...
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