Kirker Pass Road is a four (4) lane principal arterial and route of regional significance between Central and East Contra Costa County. It connects the City of Concord on the south end through the Meridian Hills to the City of Pittsburg on the north end. With a speed limit of 55 miles per hour, it is frequently used by commuters and experiences heavy truck traffic. Trucks are unable to match the speed of other vehicles on the roadway because sustained grades are steeper than 10%, causing significant congestion and creating a safety hazard along the roadway.  
  
The Project will include pavement widening for a truck climbing lane and adjacent future bike lanes, relocation of hot mix asphalt dikes, concrete ditches, and other drainage features, retaining wall construction, installation of signage and striping, construction of two bioretention areas, and relocation of existing roadside features. Pavement maintenance also will be performed on the existing roadway by the placement of an open grade rubberized hot mix asphalt overlay on the southbound and northbound lanes, from the Concord city limit line to a point approximately 4,200 feet north of the Project limits.  
  
The Public Works Department has been closely coordinating with the City of Concord on the agreement as approximately one third of the project is within the Concord city limits. The Agreement sets forth the responsibilities of the City and County related to project design and construction and the conditions upon which the improvements will be accepted by the City once complete.  
  

A negative action would delay proposed roadway improvements.