To: Board of Supervisors
From: Public Works
Agenda Section: Consent
Vote Requirement: Majority
SUBJECT:
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Relinquishment from Caltrans to County of Humboldt Portions of State Hwy 101 Improvements to Sandy Prairie Road (County Road No. 3G160) and Drake Hill Road (3G165) Associated with the Alton Interchange US 101 / SR 36 Project
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RECOMMENDATION(S):
Recommendation
That the Board of Supervisors:
1. Adopt the Resolution to accept the Relinquishment (Attachment 1); and
2. Approve an exception to allow the newly constructed frontage road to be brought into the County Maintained Road System without forming an assessment district to fund road maintenance; and
3. Direct the Clerk of the Board to deliver a certified copy of the Resolution to Public Works Land Use Division for further processing.
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STRATEGIC PLAN:
This action supports the following areas of your Board's Strategic Plan.
Area of Focus: Core Services/Other
Strategic Plan Category: 1007 - Improve the transportation network to be multi-model, safe, sustainable and equitable
DISCUSSION:
Caltrans constructed a new freeway interchange of US 101 and SR 36 in Alton. As part of this project, Caltrans constructed new frontage improvements to Sandy Prairie Road (County Road No. 3G160). Caltrans is now requesting that these frontage improvements be relinquished from the State of California to Humboldt County. The facilities proposed for relinquishment are a newly constructed alignment of Sandy Prairie Road to SR 36 and for the newly constructed cul-de-sac at the termination of westerly segment of Drake Hill Road (County Road No. 3G165) at its intersection with US 101 where the at-grade intersection was eliminated. These improvements are shown highlighted in yellow on Exhibit A in Attachment 1.
Accepting this relinquishment will increase the mileage of Sandy Prairie Road by approximately 0.382 mile. There is no increase in the length of Drake Hill Road as the improvement is the constr...
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