On Tuesday, the Contra Costa County Board of Supervisors adopted a 2024 nexus study and added 18 new regional transportation projects to the East Contra Costa Regional Fee and Financing Authority (ECCRFFA).
Under the new ECCRFFA Project list, with no changes to fees or the area in which fees are collected.
Jerry Fahy, Public Works Department says the JPEA was formed in 1994 and includes the City of Antioch, City of Brentwood, City of Oakley and City of Pittsburg – each agencies collect revenue to fund regional projects (under ordinance).
Under the 5th Amendment to the ECCFFA JPEA, it ads 18 new projects to the ECCRFFA project list while it also no longer prioritizes the James Donlon Extension Project as a third priority project—the agreement now includes two new Third Priority projects, both in the City of Pittsburg.
Supervisor Diane Burgis asked about the three unincorporated projects that were added to the list. Fahy shared they include:
- Truck Climbing Lane on Kirker Pass
- Safety Improvements at Camino Diablo – including Vasco & Byron Highway
- Sellers Avenue Safety Improvements
“As a member of ECCRFFA, I can tell you that we are all working together to make regional improvements to transportation,” stated Burgis noting roads that were never intended to be transportation corridors have emerged to be that due to traffic apps telling drivers were to go. “I am proud of the work we are doing to really try accommodate and be proactive on that.”’
Supervisor Federal Glover shared there have been good projects that have been done through the authority.
Glover shared that the James Donlon Extension no longer apart of the priority but stated fees collected would now be used for projects in Pittsburg.
Fahy explained Pittsburg had re-prioritized the James Donlon Extension and have now identified other projects which current funding will be used for those projects instead,
The Board approved the item in a 5-0 vote.
Here is the project list of the 44 projects:
| # | Project | Description/Project Limits | Sponsor | Cost $ Million |
Status |
| 1 | SR 4 Freeway widening | Railroad Avenue to Loveridge Road, widen to 8 lanes
Loveridge interchange Loveridge to Bypass (8 lanes to Hillcrest, 6 lanes to Bypass) Hillcrest interchange expansion |
CCTA | $101
$157.8 $374.7 $10.0 |
Completed |
| 2 | SR 4 Bypass Segment 1 | Phase 1, 6 lanes to Laurel,
interchanges at Laurel Rd and Lone Tree Phase 2, SR 160 interchange Laurel interchange, phase 2 |
Bypass Authority |
$113.7
$50.1
$1.0 |
Completed |
| 3 | SR 4 Bypass Segment 2 | Phase 1, 2 lanes
Phase 2, 4 lanes, Sand Creek Road to Balfour Road Widen to 6 lanes, Laurel Road to Sand Creek Road Sand Creek interchange and 4 lanes, Laurel to Sand Creek |
Bypass Authority
|
$33
$16
$39.9
$43.8 |
Completed |
| 4 | SR 4 Bypass Segment 3 | Balfour to Marsh Creek (2 lanes) plus Marsh Creek east-west connector
Marsh Creek to Vasco, 2 lanes
Segment 3, widen to 4 lanes, and Balfour interchange Phase 2
Balfour interchange Phase 1
Marsh Creek interchange
Vasco interchange |
Bypass Authority | $77.8
$12.6
$81.1
$58.0
$51.2
$42.7 |
|
| 5 | Laurel Road extension | SR4 Bypass to Empire, 6 lanes | Bypass Authority | $ 22.6 | |
| 6 | SR 239/84 Connector | Vasco Road – Byron Highway
Connector1 |
CCTA | $161.0 | Environmental
Phase in Progress |
| 7 | SR 239 | Corridor study and preliminary
design (no construction costs) |
CCTA | $101.0 | Environmental
Phase in Progress |
| 8 | SR 4 (Main St or Brentwood Blvd) widening | Close gaps and create consistent
four-lane arterial between Fifth Street and Delta Road in Oakley, and between Chestnut Street and Balfour Road in south Brentwood |
Oakley, Brentwood | $24.5 | Partially Completed |
| 9 | Balfour Road widening | Deer Valley to Brentwood city limits,
widen to 4 lanes |
County | $14.2 | |
| 10 | Marsh Creek
Road/Deer Valley Road Safety Enhancements |
Marsh Creek: Walnut Boulevard to
Clayton City Limits; Deer Valley: Balfour Road to Marsh Creek Road |
County | $ 29.3 | |
| 11 | Route 84/Vasco Road | Widen to 4 lanes to County line | County | $ 317.0 | |
| 12 | Pittsburg-Antioch
Highway |
Widen to 4 lanes, Auto Center Drive
to Loveridge |
Antioch,
Pittsburg |
$ 55.9 | |
| 13 | Ninth and Tenth Streets | Couplet improvements, A St to L St | Antioch | $ 9.6 | |
| 14 | California Avenue | Widen to 4 lanes, Railroad to Loveridge | Pittsburg | $ 6.6 | Partially
Completed |
| 15 | Willow Pass Road | Widen to 4 lanes, Range to Loftus and Bailey to city limits | Pittsburg,
County |
$ 14.7 | |
| 16 | James Donlon Blvd Extension (formerly Buchanan Bypass | New 2- to 4-lane arterial, Somersville to Kirker Pass Road
Improve traffic flow between Railroad Avenue and Somersville Road |
Pittsburg | $ 115.6 | Design in Progress (for James Donlon Blvd Extension) |
| 17 | West Tregallas/Fitzuren | Widen to 4 lanes, Lone Tree to Buchanan | Antioch | $ 53.3 | |
| 18 | West Leland Road
or |
Extend as a 4-lane arterial, Santa
Teresa Drive to Avila Road2 Willow Pass Rd (BP) to Willow Pass Rd (Concord), widen to 4 lanes |
County | $ 33.4 | |
| 19 | Wilbur Avenue | Widen to 4 lanes, Minaker Drive to SR 160 | Antioch, County | $ 42.7 | |
| 20 | Neroly Road | Widen to 4 lanes, Oakley Rd to Laurel
Rd |
Oakley | $ 10.6 | |
| 21 | Deer Valley Road | Widen to 4 lanes, Sand Creek Road
to Balfour Road |
Antioch, County | $ 31.2 | |
| 22 | Walnut Boulevard | Widen to 4 lanes, Brentwood city
limits to SR 4 Bypass |
County | $ 29.5 | |
| 23 | John Muir Parkway | New Roadway between Balfour Road
and Fairview Avenue |
Brentwood | $ 17.7 | ECCRFFA commitment completed |
| 24 | Byron Highway | Safety Improvements between Delta
Road and SR 4 |
County | $ 20.0 | |
| 24B | Byron Highway
Extension |
Extend road between Delta Road and
Rock Slough Bridge |
Oakley | $26.6 | |
| 25 | East County Express
Bus |
Planning and design of regional
rapid bus program |
Tri-Delta Transit | $9.1 | |
| 26 | Commuter Rail | eBART extension to Antioch | CCTA | $513 | Completed |
| 27 | Sand Creek Road | Extension of 4-lane roadway between
SR 4 and Deer Valley Road |
Antioch | $ 38.2 | |
| 28 | Empire Avenue
Widening and Rail Crossing |
Construct four-lane arterial and
railroad overcrossing, between Wicklow Way and Neroly Road |
Oakley | $45.5 | |
| 29 | Laurel Road Extension | Extend Laurel Road as a four-lane arterial from Teton Road to Sellers
Avenue |
Oakley | $42.0 | |
| 30 | Kirker Pass Road Truck
Climbing Lane |
Construct a southbound truck climbing lane along Kirker Pass Road | County | $38.6 | |
| 31 | Camino Diablo Safety
Improvements |
Safety improvements between Vasco
Road and Byron Highway |
County, CCTA | $7.4 | |
| 32 | Slatten Ranch Road
Extension, South Segment |
New 4-lane roadway from Wicklow Street to Wild Horse Road | Antioch | $28.0 | |
| 33 | Slatten Ranch Road
Extension, North Segment |
New 4-lane roadway from Wild Horse Road to existing terminus at
the Antioch BART station |
Antioch | $ 17.3 | |
| 34 | Viera Avenue Extension | New 2-lane roadway from Oakley Road to Slatten Ranch Road | Antioch | $10.9 | |
| 35 | Standard Oil Avenue | New 2-lane road from Delta Fair Boulevard to James Donlon Boulevard | Pittsburg | $16.6 | |
| 36 | Loveridge Road
Improvements |
Widened sidewalks and improved bicycle facilities between SR 4 and
Pittsburg-Antioch Highway |
Pittsburg | $3.0 | |
| 37 | Bailey Road Improvements | Between Southern City Limits and West Leland Road, add turn lanes,
sidewalks, and intersection upgrades |
Pittsburg | $62.1 | |
| 38 | Lone Tree Way Rail Crossing | Union Pacific undercrossing widened
from Fairview Avenue to Gann Street |
Brentwood | $32.8 | |
| 39 | SR-4 Operational
Improvement Project |
Improve operations along SR 4 between 0.3 miles west of the SR 4/SR 242 interchange to the Bailey
Road interchange |
CCTA | $177.0 | Environmental
Phase in Progress |
| 40 | SR-4 Integrated
Corridor Management |
East County share (i.e., one-half the total cost) of Countywide SR-4 ICM
development. |
CCTA | $10.0 | Concept of Operations in Progress |
| 41 | High-Capacity Transit
from Antioch BART to Brentwood |
Express bus along SR 4 between Antioch and Brentwood | CCTA | $14.1 | |
| 42 | Brentwood Intermodal | Park and ride lot south of the Lone
Tree Way/SR-4 interchange, adjacent to a future BART station |
Brentwood | $ 11.6 | |
| 43 | Sellers Avenue Safety
Improvements |
Upgrade Sellers Avenue to current
design standards between Delta Road and Chestnut Road, and between Main Canal and Marsh Creek Road |
County | $27 | |
| 44 | East Cypress Rd
Improvement |
Construction of East Cypress Road as
a 4-lane arterial on a new alignment between Jersey Island Rd and Bethel Island Rd, with the existing East Cypress Rd alignment preserved for local access |
Oakley | $20 | |
| Sum | $3,526.0 |
Documents:
Previous Stories:
- Aug 8, 2024 – Sand Creek Extension Project Breaks Ground in Brentwood
- March 1, 2023 – ECCRFFA Agrees to Jump Sand Creek Road Extension in “Priority List”
