Vasco Road Safety Improvements
Summary
SCH Number
2025020098
Public Agency
Contra Costa County
Document Title
Vasco Road Safety Improvements
Document Type
NOE - Notice of Exemption
Received
Posted
2/5/2025
Document Description
Project #: WO4100, CP#: 23-31
This project will install safety improvements which includes constructing an approximately 2.25-mile-long no-passing zone with centerline rumble strip with surface-mounted channelizers and median striping along the Vasco Road median between Walnut Boulevard and Frisk Creek bridge. The existing center median striping will be removed, and the rumble strip will be milled out using a grinding/milling machine and new striping will be applied. The project will also install signal hardware upgrades at the intersections of Vasco Road with Walnut Boulevard and Camino Diablo. The signal hardware will consist of new signal heads with retroreflective borders at all traffic signals. Emergency battery backup systems for traffic signals will be added in existing cabinets at the intersection of Vasco Road with Walnut Boulevard and Camino Diablo. The traffic signal at the corner of Vasco Road/Walnut Boulevard intersection will be relocated further away from the road to better accommodate turning trucks. The project is located in the East Contra Costa County Habitat Conservation Plan (HCP) area and will comply with HCP requirements. Utility relocations, temporary traffic control, and vegetation trimming and removal may be necessary. The project is anticipated to be constructed in 2025 and take approximately 10 working days to complete. Some night work is anticipated during construction to avoid traffic delays.
Contact Information
Name
Sandeep Kajla
Agency Name
Contra Costa County Public Works Department
Job Title
Environmental Analyst
Contact Types
Project Applicant
Phone
Name
Syd Sotoodeh
Agency Name
Contra Costa County Department of Conservation and Development
Job Title
Senior Planner
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Address
Phone
Location
Cities
Unincorporated Byron Area
Counties
Contra Costa
Regions
Unincorporated
Other Location Info
Along Vasco Road between Walnut Boulevard and the Frisk Creek Bridge (approximately 1.35 miles south of Camino Diablo), Byron area
Notice of Exemption
Exempt Status
Categorical Exemption
Type, Section or Code
15301(c)
Reasons for Exemption
The activity consists of roadway safety improvements with no expansion of use pursuant to Article 19, Section 15301(c) of the CEQA Guidelines.
County Clerk
Contra Costa
Attachments
Notice of Exemption
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