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BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
FROM: Supervisor Tom Torlakson Co tra
Submitted March 3 , 1987 for the Costa
DATE: March 10, 1987 Agenda Courty
SUBJECT: BART'S PARTICIPATION IN THE WILLOW PASS GRADE
PROJECT
SPECIFIC-REQUEST(S) OR RECOMMENDATION(S) & BACKGROUND AND JUSTIFICATION
RECOMMENDED ACTION:
1. Refer to the Community Development Department,
Transportation Planning Division, and the Transportation Committee the
issue determining BART' s . appropriate share of the Willow Pass Grade
project on Highway 4 and preparing a report outlining formal Board of
Supervisors actions that should be taken to establish a county
position on this subject and communicate it to the BART Board of
Directors.
2. Request the Community Development Department for a
status report on the engineering of the Willow Pass .Grade project.
3 . Consider letter of thanks to BART for the estimated $2
million cost of the engineering and EIR work.
BACKGROUND INFORMATION: The current estimate of this
project is $50 to $60 million. This must be financed as a. "package
plan. " HR2 , authored by Congressman George Miller, promises to
provide $5 million. The extra westbound lane project (which will
serve as a bypass during construction of the ultimate project) will be
financed through the county' s adopted fee plan on residential
construction and the East County cities' appropriate co-financing
shares. BART has already offered to provide the $2 million for the
engineering and ETR. Negotiations are nearing conclusion regarding a
significant financial contribution to the project by the Navy as a
mitigation for the closure of Port Chicago Highway.
To simply accommodate .increasing vehicular traffic over the
grade, the presently identified funds would be close to providing the
necessary financing for the lane additions in both directions. The
cost of additional widening and of lowering for a future rail system
are estimated to cost $30 million. These costs, I believe, should be
paid for by BART. The rail extension to East Contra Costa County is
in the top tier of BART' s extension plan. An "alternatives analysis"
for this extension- is currently underway.
CONTINUED ON ATTACHMENT: YES SIGNATURE:
RECOMMENDATION OF COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE
APPROVE OTHER
SIGNATURE(S): VV
ACTION OF BOARD ON March. 10, 1987 APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED OTHER ^^
The Board APPROVED Recommendations 1 and 2 above. It determined to delay action on
Recommendation 3 until such time as the funds are received.
VOTE OF SUPERVISORS
1 HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THIS IS A TRUE
X UNANIMOUS (ABSENT III & IV ) AND CORRECT COPY OF AN ACTION TAKEN
AYES: NOES: AND ENTERED ON THE MINUTES OF THE BOARD
ABSENT: ABSTAIN: OF SUPERVISORS ON THE DATE SHOWN.
cc: Community Development ATTESTED _ March l01_1".7__.__.
County Administrator PHIL BATCHELOR, CLERK OF THE BOARD OF
Transportation Committee Members SUPERVISORS AND COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR
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February 24 , 1987
The Honorable Tom Torlakson
Supervisor, Contra Costa County
300 East Leland Road, Suite 100
Pittsburg, CA 94565
Dear Tom:
Thank you for your letter concerning the proposed second
bridge span between Benicia and Martinez .
Assemblyman Baker has introduced AB 383 on that very
matter, a copy of which I have enclosed. I have chosen not
to coauthor the bill , in part because of many of the same
concerns which you have expressed.
On the matter of the Willow Pass grade project being
funded through a bridge toll increase, such an action is
precluded by law according to our Legislative Counsel. Toll
bridge dollars must be used to float bonds for the "bridge
and immediate approaches . "
You know I share the view that the Willow Pass grade is
the top project priority in our county. I will continue to
work with you in any manner I can to see the project through.
Sincerely yours ,
aIEL E. BOATWRIGHT
Member of the Senate
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