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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMINUTES - 03051991 - T.1 T► TO: BOARD OF SUPERVISORS f - � ra FROM: Transportation Committee Courcy DATE: March 5, 1991 SUBJECT: Appian Way and Valley View Road Re: Designate as Route of Regional Significance SPECIFIC REQUEST(S) OR RECOMMENDATION(S) & BACKGROUND AND JUSTIFICATION I. RECOMMENDED ACTION: Direct the Director of Community.- Development to request that the West Contra Costa Transportation Advisory Council (WCCTAC) designate Appian Way and Valley View as a Route of Regional Significance for. inclusion in the Action Plan for West County. II. FINANCIAL IMPACT: To date the County has directed significant capital improvement funding toward improving both Appian Way and Valley View. Current budget resources are insufficient to complete all of the needed improvements, which to a significant extent are required to serve increased regional traffic not associated with adjacent development. One of the purposes of the Action Plan is to identify new capital funding for transportation projects that provide regional benefits. III. BACKGROUND/REASONS FOR RECOMMENDATIONS: WCCTAC is now developing a proposed list of Routes of Regional Significance for inclusion in the Action Plan for West Contra Costa County. The designation of a street as a Route of Regional Significance requires that the street meet specified traffic service objectives, which in turn may trigger that certain "actions" be taken in order • for the street to meet .these objectives. For example, such an action might include a policy that would assess an areawide development mitigation fee in West County to pay for needed improvements on Routes of Regional Significance. Unless a street is designated asa Regional Route it is unlikely that it will receive any consideration under the Action Plan. CONTINUED ON ATTACHMENT: X YES SIGNATURE _RECOMMENDATI;ac!! DMINISTRATOR _ RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE APPROVE OTHER e� low SIGNATURE(S) : er Tom Torlakson ACTION OF BOARD ON March 5, 1991 APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED x OTHER VOTE .OF SUPERVISORS I HEREBY CERTIFY .THAT THIS IS A X UNANIMOIIS (ABSENT ) TRUE AND CORRECT COPY OF AN AYES: NOES: ACTION TAKEN AND ENTERED ON THE ABSENT: ABSTAIN: MINUTES OF THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS ON THE DATE SHOWN. Origt Community Development Department ATTESTED s, If 9' cc: . WCCTAC Public Works (Road Engineering) County Administrator. PHIL BATCHELOR, CLERK OF THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS AND COUNTY ADDMQINISTRATOR. BY (o r :DEPUTY T. continued Appian Way is a major regional thoroughfare carrying up to 18, 000 vehicles per day on a two lane roadway and provides critical access to I-80 for residents in the E1 Sobrante Valley. The Valley View Road leg of the proposed Regional Route would provide an added link to San Pablo Dam Road, already designated a Regional Route under Measure C, further improving connections between west and central county.• Each of these roads is now carrying significant through traffic. More traffic can be expected on both Appian Way and Valley View Road based on the projected growth for the El Sobrante Valley and West County, in general. Both Appian Way and Valley View Road have been targeted for improvements and upgrades. In 1989, the E1 Sobrante Traffic Advisory Committee, which was a joint planning effort between the County and the City of Richmond, identified $2.2 million in ultimate improvements on Appian Way and Valley View Road. So far, $1.4 million has been spent to widen and pave a section of Appian Way between Valley View and San Pablo Dam Road. However, a substantial portion of the improvements identified in 1989 are needed to handle increased through traffic, which cannot be included in the current fees imposed on El Sobrante development. Due to these conditions, the abovementioned segments of Appian Way and Valley View Road should be designated as a Regional Route for inclusion in the West County Action Plan so that these two regional arterials may qualify for new capital improvement funding.