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To:	Board of Supervisors
From:	Julia R. Bueren, Public Works Director/Chief Engineer
Date:	March 15, 2016

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Subject:

Establish speed limits on Bailey Road (Road 4961), Concord, Pittsburg, and Bay Point areas.

APPROVE	OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR	RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE

Action of Board On: 03/15/2016

APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED

OTHER

Clerks Notes:

VOTE OF SUPERVISORS

AYE:

John Gioia, District I Supervisor
Candace Andersen, District II Supervisor
Mary N. Piepho, District III Supervisor
Karen Mitchoff, District IV Supervisor
Federal D. Glover, District V Supervisor

Contact:

Monish Sen, 925-313-2187

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: March 15, 2016
David Twa,

BY:	, Deputy

RECOMMENDATION(S):

RESCIND Traffic Resolution No. 2013/4378, and ADOPT Traffic Resolution No. 2016/4437 to establish speed limits on Bailey Road (Road 4961), as recommended by the Public Works Director, Concord, Pittsburg, and Bay Point areas. (Districts IV and V)

FISCAL IMPACT:

No fiscal impact.

BACKGROUND:

Bailey Road is classified as a minor arterial roadway by the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA). This classification requires that the speed limit be set according to standards established in the California Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices (CA MUTCD) and California Vehicle Code (CVC) 22358, if the speed limit is to be set lower than the prima facie speed limit of 55 mph. This requires an Engineering and Traffic Survey (E&TS) to be conducted to establish a speed limit that could be enforced by law enforcement. In November 2015, several E&TSs were conducted according to established traffic engineering standards, along all County sections of Bailey Road, beginning in Concord and continuing north into Pittsburg and ending in Bay Point. Based on the results of the Engineering & Traffic Surveys, the Traffic Engineer recommends the establishment of the following speed limits on Bailey Road:

35 miles per hour for the entire length of Bailey Road in the unincorporated area of Concord, between the city limits of Concord at Myrtle Drive south to 150 feet east of Tobi Drive (approximately one-quarter mile), and

45 miles per hour along the rural sections of Bailey Road between Concord and Pittsburg, and

35 miles per hour from West Leland Road to Willow Pass Road in Bay Point.

CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:

Local law enforcement would not be unable to enforce speed limit violations on County sections of Bailey Road.