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To:	Board of Supervisors
From:	Brian M. Balbas, Public Works Director/Chief Engineer
Date:	December 4, 2018

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County

Subject:

APPROVE the Byron Highway/Byer Road Safety Improvements Project and take related actions under CEQA.

APPROVE	OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR	RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE

Action of Board On: 12/04/2018

APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED

OTHER

Clerks Notes:

VOTE OF SUPERVISORS

AYE:

John Gioia, District I Supervisor
Candace Andersen, District II Supervisor
Diane Burgis, District III Supervisor
Karen Mitchoff, District IV Supervisor
Federal D. Glover, District V Supervisor

Contact:	Laura Cremin (925) 313-2015
cc:	Ave Brown - Environmental Division Manager

I hereby certify that this is a true and correct copy of an action taken and entered on the minutes of the Board of Supervisors on the date shown.
ATTESTED: December 4, 2018
David Twa,

BY:	, Deputy

RECOMMENDATION(S):

APPROVE the Byron Highway/Byer Road Safety Improvements Project (Project) and AUTHORIZE the Public Works Director, or designee, to advertise the Project, Byron area. [County Project No. 0662-6R4147/Federal Project No. HSIPL 5928(143), DCD-CP# 18-04] (District III)


DETERMINE the Project is a California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), Class 1(C) Categorical Exemption, pursuant to Article 19, Section 15301 of the CEQA Guidelines, and

RECOMMENDATION(S): (CONT'D)

DIRECT the Director of Department of Conservation and Development to file a Notice of Exemption with the County Clerk, and

AUTHORIZE the Public Works Director or designee to arrange for payment of a $25 fee to the Department of Conservation and Development for processing, and a $50 fee to the County Clerk for filing the Notice of Exemption.

FISCAL IMPACT:

Estimated Project cost: $1,198,000. (52% Highway Safety Improvement Program Grant, 24% Discovery Bay Area of Benefit, 24% East County Area of Benefit Funds)

BACKGROUND:

The purpose of this Project is to install traffic safety improvements along approximately 2,000 feet of Byron Highway between Byer Road intersection to Hoffman Lane.

The major components of the Project are to install a left turn pocket on southbound Byron Highway onto Byer Road to improve the traffic circulation at the intersection; install a two-way left turn lane across from Byron Elementary School to aid drivers leaving the School to merge with southbound Byron Highway traffic; and widen the west side of Byron Highway approximately 12 feet to allow for the left turn pocket and two-way left turn lane. The existing pavement striping will be shifted for 6-foot wide paved shoulders on both sides, two 12-foot wide travel lanes and one 12- foot wide two-way left turn lane/left turn pocket.

CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:

Delay in approving the project may result in a delay of design, construction, and may jeopardize funding.