HomeMy WebLinkAboutMINUTES - 09102013 - SD.4RECOMMENDATION(S):
1. OPEN the public hearing on the proposed Freeway Agreement between the County and the State of California,
Department of Transportation, for the Interstate 80 (I-80)/San Pablo Dam Road Interchange Project; RECEIVE
testimony; and
2. CLOSE the public hearing.
3. APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Chair, Board of Supervisors, to execute, on behalf of the County, a Freeway
Agreement with the State of California, Department of Transportation, for the relocation and reconstruction of
County roads as part of the I-80/San Pablo Dam Road Interchange Project, as recommended by the Public Works
Director.
FISCAL IMPACT:
No fiscal impact.
BACKGROUND:
The California Department
APPROVE OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE
Action of Board On: 09/10/2013 APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED OTHER
Clerks Notes:
VOTE OF SUPERVISORS
AYE:John Gioia, District I Supervisor
Candace Andersen, District II
Supervisor
Mary N. Piepho, District III
Supervisor
Karen Mitchoff, District IV
Supervisor
Federal D. Glover, District V
Supervisor
Contact: Mary Halle, (925)
313-2327
I hereby certify that this is a true and correct copy of an action taken and entered on the minutes of the Board
of Supervisors on the date shown.
ATTESTED: September 10, 2013
David Twa, County Administrator and Clerk of the Board of Supervisors
By: Chris Heck, Deputy
cc:
SD. 4
To:Board of Supervisors
From:Julia R. Bueren, Public Works Director/Chief Engineer
Date:September 10, 2013
Contra
Costa
County
Subject:HEARING to consider approving a Freeway Agreement for the I-80/San Pablo Dam Road Interchange Project, San
Pablo area.
BACKGROUND: (CONT'D)
of Transportation (Caltrans), in cooperation with the Contra Costa Transportation Authority (CCTA) and the City
of San Pablo, proposes to reconstruct the I-80/San Pablo Dam Road interchange. The proposed project would
improve traffic operations, reduce traffic congestion, provide efficient and safe bicycle/pedestrian access at the
interchange, and accommodate future traffic volumes on San Pablo Dam Road. The existing I-80/San Pablo Dam
Road interchange does not have sufficient capacity to accommodate existing or future projected traffic volumes.
Existing high traffic volumes combined with non-standard geometrics and close proximity of the El Portal Drive
on-ramp and McBryde Avenue off-ramp on westbound I-80 result in substantial traffic congestion and inefficient
traffic flows at the San Pablo Dam Road interchange. In addition, pedestrian and bicycle facilities are not
adequate to provide efficient access through the interchange.
The Freeway Agreement will be entered into pursuant to Streets and Highways Code section 100.2. The Freeway
Agreement outlines the roles and responsibilities of the State and County under which Interstate 80 (I-80)
construction will affect the County Roads. The agreement identifies the actions by each agency and defines the
process by which the above will occur. The terms of the Agreement state that the County agrees to close and
relocate roads and construct local roads as shown on the attached plan map (Exhibit A). The County will accept
control and maintenance over each relocated or reconstructed road that has been constructed as part of the project,
except for the portion that has been adopted by the State as part of the freeway. The Agreement may be modified
by mutual agreement of the State and County.
The Freeway Agreement between the County and Caltrans outlines the relationship between the parties for the
section of I-80 within the unincorporated area. This agreement covers approximately 1100 feet of roadway, from
the northern limit of the City of San Pablo to the southern limit of the City of Richmond.
Caltrans procedures require a formal action by the County to authorize the Chair to execute each agreement on
behalf of County. Streets and Highways Code section 100.22 requires the County Board of Supervisors to hold a
public hearing on the proposed Freeway Agreement. This action is required for the California Transportation
Commission for any closing of, relocation of County roads, or construction of County roads or other local roads.
Notice of this hearing was published once in the Contra Costa Times, in accordance with Government Code
section 6061.
CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:
Failure to approve the Freeway Agreement will delay construction of the interchange project.
CHILDREN'S IMPACT STATEMENT:
Not applicable.
CLERK'S ADDENDUM
CLOSED the hearing, APPROVED a Freeway Agreement between the County and the State of California,
Department of Transportation, for the I-80/San Pablo Dam Road Interchange Project.
ATTACHMENTS
Freeway Agreement
Exhibit A