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Caltrans favors roundabout; Cotati approves amended design contract to pursue roundabout at Highway 116/West Cotati
Summary
After a multi‑year design process, the city approved an amendment to the design agreement for safety improvements at the Highway 116/West Cotati intersection. Consultants and staff said Caltrans’ intersection safety process favored a roundabout over a traffic signal; council authorized the amended scope despite added cost and delay.
Cotati — The Cotati City Council on Aug. 11 approved an amended professional‑services agreement for final design of safety improvements at the Highway 116/West Cotati Avenue intersection, directing staff to update design work to support a roundabout after Caltrans advised that a roundabout was the safer preferred alternative.
Public works director Craig Scott summarized the history: the intersection study began under a 2019–2022 design effort with a 35% traffic‑signal design, but Caltrans’ Intersection…
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