REPORT TO THE CITY COUNCIL
October 19, 2017
FROM: SCOTT L. MOZIER, PE, Director
Public Works Department
BY: RANDALL W. MORRISON, PE, Assistant Director
Public Works Department, Engineering Division
JASON A. CAMIT, PLS, Chief Surveyor
Public Works Department, Chief Surveyor Section
SUBJECT
Title
RESOLUTION - Dedicating a portion of City-owned property for the purpose of a public street and trail easements to accommodate the construction of Veterans Boulevard between West Herndon Avenue and West Sierra Avenue. (Council District 2)
Body
RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends the Council adopt the attached resolution dedicating a portion City-owned property for the purpose of a public street and trail easements to accommodate the construction of Veterans Boulevard between West Herndon Avenue and West Sierra Avenue.
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
The City of Fresno Public Works Department is requesting this dedication as a part of the Veterans Boulevard Interchange and Extension Project. The project will consist of the construction of a new interchange to State Route 99 as well as a new super arterial roadway that provides additional access to the mainline State Route 99 and enhances the local circulation network. The City is in the process of acquiring public street and trail easements to accommodate the construction of these improvements. A portion of these land acquisitions are owned in fee title by the City of Fresno as described in Exhibit "A" and Exhibit "C", and shown in Exhibit "B" and Exhibit "D" of the attached resolution.
BACKGROUND
The Veterans Boulevard Interchange and Extension Project will construct public street and trail improvements on the approved Veterans Boulevard alignment between West Herndon Avenue and West Shaw Avenue. This project will improve accessibility to State Route 99 and circulation to roads adjacent to the proposed interchange in northwest Fresno. It will provide congestion relief and improve traffic flow in northwest Fre...
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