HomeMy WebLinkAboutMINUTES - 10071986 - 1.6 THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OF CONTRA COSTA COUNTY, CALIFORNIA
Adopted this Order on October 7, 1986 by the following vote:
AYES : Supervisors Fanden, McPeak, Torlakson and Powers
NOES : None
ABSENT: Supervisor Schroder
ABSTAIN: None RESOLUTION NO. 86/583
SUBJECT: Resolution to provide funding for the Construction of an Additional
Westbound Lane on State Route 4 at Willow Pass Grade. 4-CC-416.8/18.8
Whereas residents in Contra Costa County are experiencing undue delays on Highway
4 at Willow Pass Grade , and
Whereas the State of California has a plan to lower the grade of Highway 4 and
widen the highway to 6 lanes at a cost of $41 million , and
Whereas this Highway 4 at Willow Pass Grade project is the Contra Costa County
and the 9 Bay Area Counties' . Number one unfunded State highway project , and
Whereas the State Transportation Improvement Program is insufficient to address
the transportation problems in the State; and the construction of the necessary
improvements on Highway 4 is not likely in the immediate future unless local
funds are committed to its improvements , and
Whereas the construction of this project is vital to the quality of life of the
residents in East Contra Costa County, and
Whereas an interim solution is being proposed to add one westbound lane to the
existing Highway 4 and to modify the interchange in West Pittsburg at an
estimated cost of $2 million, and
Whereas the Cities of Antioch, Brentwood and Pittsburg have all expressed
interest in joining the County to fund this project , and
Whereas The Cities of Antioch, Brentwood and Pittsburg and the County have all
pledged funds to begin the engineering work on the interim project , and
Whereas said engineering work cannot proceed without project approval by Caltrans
which also require the local agency requesting the project to agree by resolution
to provide the funding of the project,
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Contra Costa County Board of Supervisors
agree to provide the necessary funding for the Highway 4 interim project at the
Willow Pass Grade when project development work is completed and the Public Works
Director is directed to forward this resolution to Caltrans and request Caltrans
to start the engineering work as soon as possible.
1 hereby certify the1his is a true and correctcopyof
an action taken and entered on the minutes of.the
Board of Supervisors on the date shown.
!ATTESTED: OCT 1986
PHIL BATCHELOR, Clerk of the Board
of Supervisors and County Administrator
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Orig. Dept . : Public Works (RE)
cc: County Administrator
City of Antioch
City of Pittsburg
Public Works Director
Community Development _
Caltrans 1 (.via P/M
RESOLUTION NO. 86/583