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Supervisor outlines Measure O priorities, Scenic Drive costs and Little River Coastal Trail design progress
Summary
Supervisor Madrone updated the board on Measure O allocation planning, said Scenic Drive has been placed on HCOG’s regional list, described engineering cost ranges to stabilize Scenic Drive, and reported progress on a 30% design for the Little River segment of the California Coastal Trail.
Supervisor Madrone told the HCOG board on Feb. 20 that a new ad hoc subcommittee will recommend how Measure O sales-tax revenue should be split between county roads and transit. He said the board agreed the “vast majority” of Measure O funds should go to county roads while setting aside some funding for transit; the subcommittee will develop a recommendation and the TAC and other committees will refine specific project lists.
Madrone said Scenic Drive was not previously on HCOG’s regional transportation list but was added after he requested it; being on the list is a prerequisite for eligibility for regional or federal funding and for project programming in the Regional Transportation Plan.
He characterized the engineering work required to stabilize Scenic Drive as expensive, and offered multiple cost-range estimates given different scopes: he said engineering fixes could cost tens of millions and stated “we estimate it might be 14 to $20,000,000 to or actually 30 or $40,000,000 to actually, make Scenic Drive stable.” He emphasized that the site does have bedrock close to the surface, which allows engineering solutions, and that the county has prioritized several projects for potential federal earmarks, naming three projects and their request levels: Redway/Garberville Complete Streets (about $12,000,000), a Humboldt County Laboratory for Public Health (about $5,000,000), and a requested $1,000,000 earmark for engineering and design analysis for Scenic Drive.
Madrone also updated the board on the California Coastal Trail at Little River: Caltrans, Redwood Community Action Agency, and the State Coastal Conservancy completed a planning effort to 30% design that shifts lanes to create room for a trail; staff and partners will meet to discuss moving the design to permitting and final design, and the State Coastal Conservancy’s recent funding from a state ballot measure (referred to in the meeting as Prop 4) may provide construction funding opportunities.
Madrone noted a multi-step review process: TAC will receive technical recommendations, HCOG will forward recommendations to the board, and the board will make final funding decisions. He said the first Measure O receipts should arrive in April.
