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FROM: J. MICHAEL WALFORD, PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR
DATE: June 5, 1990
SUBJECT: Amendment No. 1. To The Contra Costa Transportation Authority Cooperative
Agreement for Funding The Design of State Route 4 Willow Pass Grade Lowering
Project No. 4660-6X4110
SPECIFIC REQUEST(S) OR RECOMMENDATION(S) &BACKGROUND AND JUSTIFICATION
I. RECOMMENDATION
APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Public Works Director to execute Amendment No. 1 to the
Cooperative Agreement with Contra Costa Transportation Authority for funding the design of the
State Route 4 Willow Pass Grade Widening and Lowering project.
II. FINANCIAL IMPACT
There will be no impact to the County General Fund.
III. REASONS FOR RECOMMENDATION/BACKGROUND
In 1973, a Federal EIS and a State EIR were certified for the widening of SR 4 from Pacheco
Boulevard in Martinez to Willow Pass Road in West Pittsburg. The project was divided into four
phases. The first three phases were constructed. Phase four of the project which is to lower
the Willow Pass Grade and widen SR 4 and provide for BART in the median was not funded
because of the large Interstate program in the County. In order to advance the state of
readiness of the project, County, using funds made available by BARTD, started the process to
reevaluate the 1973 Federal EIS in 1988. The'Environmental Reevaluation was signed off by
the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) in March 1990.
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RECOMMENDATION OF COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR
_ RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE
APPROVE OTHER
SIGNATURE(S):
ACTION OF BOARD ON JUN 5 1990 APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED OTHER
VOTE OF SUPERVISORS
UNANIMOUS (ABSENT j
AYES: NOES:
ABSENT: ABSTAIN:
RVF:eh 1 hereby certify that this is a Trus and correct copy of
an action taken and entered on the minutes of the
C:605.t6 Board of Supervisor on the date
Ori Div: Public Works R/E ATTESTED: UN
Orig. ) PHIL BATCHELOR,Cierk of the Board
cc: Road Engineering of supervisors and county Administrator
R. Gilchrist, Accounting
rFJJj:d&P. Maxwell, Contra Costa Transpor- �► �.. `t�` '"" .Deputy
Authority
Auditor/Controller.
SUBJECT: Amendment No. 1. To The Contra Costa Transportation Authority Cooperative Agreement
For Funding The Design Of State Route 4 Willow Pass Grade Lowering
Project No. 4660-6X4110
June 5, 1990
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III. REASONS FOR RECOMMENDATION/BACKGROUND- Continued
Subsequent to the start of the environmental reevaluation, Measure "C" was passed by the
voters making funds available to construct the project. The Contra Costa Transportation
Authority becomes a responsible agency to the project and will have to make its own
environmental findings on this project. In October 1989, the Metropolitan Transportation
Commission passed resolution 2107 which specifies how air quality impacts of highway projects
will be analyzed and how projects may be delayed if it. is found that the project will have a
detrimental impact on air quality.
Contra Costa Transportation Authority requested that Caltrans prepare a subsequent EIR to fully
address the air quality impacts and provide the Authority the information to make the necessary
environmental findings before funds will be released for construction. Caltrans, in turn requested
the County to provide the services needed.
This amendment will allow the preparation of the subsequent EIR to be funded under the current
cooperative agreement.
IV. CONSEQUENCES OF NEGATIVE ACTION
If.this Resolution is not approved the project could be delayed by as much as one year