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THE, BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OF CONTRA COSTA COUNTY, CALIFORNIA
April 19, 1988Ado ted this Order on
by the following vote:
AYES: Supervisors Fanden, McPeak, Torlakson and Schroder
NOES: None
ABSENT: Supervisor Powers
ABSTAIN: None
SUBJECT:
Resolution Regarding )
Benecia-Martinez ) RESOLUTION. 88/216
Bridge Mitigations )
WHEREAS, CALTRANS_ proposes to widen the 1. 2 . mile long, . 67 ,
foot-wide four-.land Benicia-Martinez Bridge 10 1/2 feet to
accommodate one additional traffic lane in each direction, and. ..
.to widen 2.'15 miles of bridge approaches; and
WHEREAS., that work is required as an interim step to '- .
providing additional traffic capacity along one of the ' most
heavily travelled bridge crossings in California, and that
ultimately a second bridge will be required; and
WHEREAS, there is currently underway an effort to provide a
trail which will ring the entire San Francisco Bay; and
WHEREAS, one . of the major obstacles to creating a trail
connection around. the Bay is the need to cross the Carquinez
Straits between Martinez and Benicia; and
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED by the Contra Costa County
Board of Supervisors that this programmed improvement to the
Benicia-Martinez Bridge is crucial to easing the traffic
'congestion along I-680 and this improvement is whole-heartily
endorsed; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED . that this County supports the
addition of a bicycle and pedestrian trail crossing to this
project and that it be made a necessary condition of approval
for implementation of this proposal; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that if it is not feasible, from an .
engineering standpoint, to. redesign the project to allow for the
trail, that CALTRANS be mandated to provide for an alternative
means of pedestrian and bicycle crossing e.g. . provision of a
regularly scheduled ferry boat crossing to be funded at CALTRANS
expense and to be maintained until'.a,. trail crossing is provided.
1 hereby certify that this Is a true and correct copy of
an action taken and entered on the minutes of the
Board of Supervisors or.the date shown.
ATTESTED: APR 19 Igaa
PHIL BATCHELOR,Clerk of the Board
_ of Supervisors and County Administrator
Orig. Dept.:
cc: Community Development
BY 7 L4 .Deputy
RESOLUTION NO. 88/216