Title
Adopt a Resolution of Necessity Finding and determining that:
a. The Public Interest and Necessity Require the Davis Road Bridge Replacement and Road Widening Project (Project).
b. The Project is planned or located in the manner that will be most compatible with the greatest public good and the least private injury.
c. The property sought to be acquired is necessary for the Project.
California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Action: Environmental Impact Report (EIR) certified by the Board of Supervisors on July 11, 2016.
Project Location: Davis Road between Blanco Road and Reservation Road, south of the City of Salinas.
Property Owners of record: George L. Davis and Susan E. Linscott et al.
Report
RECOMMENDATION:
It is recommended that the Board of Supervisors adopt a Resolution of Necessity Finding and determining that:
a. The Public Interest and Necessity Require the Davis Road Bridge Replacement and Road Widening Project (Project).
b. The Project is planned or located in the manner that will be most compatible with the greatest public good and the least private injury.
c. The property sought to be acquired is necessary for the Project.
SUMMARY/DISCUSSION:
The Department of Public Works, Facilities, and Parks (PWFP) is proposing the Davis Road Bridge Replacement and Road Widening Project, County Bridge No. 208, State Project No. 44c-0068, Federal Aid Project No. Brls-5944 (068) (Project). The Project consists of replacing the existing two-lane, low-level Davis Road Bridge (Bridge No. 44C-0068) over the Salinas River with a longer bridge that meets current American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO) requirements. The existing Davis Road Bridge is located approximately two (2) miles south of the City of Salinas. The Project also proposes to widen Davis Road from two (2) lanes to four (4) lanes for approximately 2.1 miles between Blanco Road on the north and Reservation Road on the south.
The Project's primary...
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