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Laguna Beach council seeks more analysis before accepting Caltrans' $14.4M conditional offer to transfer Laguna Canyon Road
Summary
City staff briefed the council on Caltrans' conditional monetary offer to relinquish State Route 133 (Laguna Canyon Road). Councilors asked staff to gather additional analysis about liability, sequencing for CEQA and grant‑readiness, and whether the city can begin CEQA work early; staff will return with follow‑up at the first November meeting.
Laguna Beach — City staff asked the City Council on Tuesday to accept a conditional monetary offer from Caltrans that would transfer ownership of Laguna Canyon Road (SR‑133) to the city, but councilors instead directed staff to gather more analysis and return this fall.
City Engineer Tom Perez and Public Works Director Mark McEvoy told the council that Caltrans had made a conditional offer of $14.4 million to transfer maintenance, control and liability for the corridor (from Coast Highway to El Toro Road). Staff said Caltrans made the payment idea to reflect the state of repair costs and that, under Caltrans rules, utility undergrounding inside the…
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