Politics & Government
$1M Walnut Creek Street Improvements Proposed
Planners pulled together funding from federal and state resources. No local tax money is involved.
WALNUT CREEK, CA — The Walnut Creek City Council is scheduled to vote Tuesday night on whether to spend almost $1 million to repair and repave a half-mile of one of the city's main entrances into downtown.
The North Main Street Rehabilitation project will include repairs and repaving of North Main Street between North California Boulevard and Penniman Way, at the North Main/Interstate Highway 680 interchange.
City staff recommends a contract for $978,685 with McGuire and Hester, an Oakland-based company, be approved Tuesday night.
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The contract would also include Americans with Disabilities Act-compliant upgrades at curb ramp locations and repair damaged sidewalks.
The project money would come from Federal-Aid One Bay Area Grant (OBAG) funds ($783,500), state Senate Bill 1 funds ($335,185) and state gas tax revenues ($150,000).
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Tuesday night's council meeting begins at 6 p.m. in the Walnut Creek City Hall council chamber, 1666 N. Main St.
— Bay City News
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