Title
Adopt a Resolution to accept a portion of State right-of-way at the intersection of State Route 68 and Hitchcock Road in the County of Monterey into the County's road system upon approval by the California Transportation Commission (CTC) of a Resolution of Relinquishment and recordation of said Resolution at the Monterey County Recorder's Office.
Report
RECOMMENDATION:
It is recommended that the Board of Supervisors adopt a Resolution to accept a portion of State right-of-way at the intersection of State Route 68 and Hitchcock Road in the County of Monterey into the County's road system upon approval by the California Transportation Commission (CTC) of a Resolution of Relinquishment and recordation of said Resolution at the Monterey County Recorder's Office.
SUMMARY/DISCUSSION
In late 2015 and early 2016, the State Department of Transportation (hereafter referred to as "Caltrans") implemented a safety improvement project at the intersection of State Route 68 and Hitchcock Road (a County road) west of the City of Salinas. The project was implemented to improve the safety of vehicles turning left from Hitchcock Road onto State Route 68 and for vehicles turning from both directions of State Route 68 onto Hitchcock Road. The project included installation of a new traffic signal, new left-turn and right-turn lanes, and realignment of Hitchcock Road at the approach to the intersection with State Route 68.
To accomplish the project, Caltrans acquired additional road right-of-way from an adjacent parcel. The acquired right-of-way was used to realign a portion of Hitchcock Road, and is currently being used as County roadway for Hitchcock Road. Title for the realigned portion of Hitchcock road should have been relinquished from Caltrans to the County at the conclusion of the project. However, in a recent review of its records Caltrans informed the County that this was overlooked, and that Caltrans now desires to formally relinquish a portion of Hitchcock Roa...
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