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Council hears update on safety work for 12 Bridges / Sierra College intersection; coordination with county and PCTPA ongoing
Summary
Staff reported progress toward funding and coordination to improve the 12 Bridges–Sierra College Boulevard intersection and said Placer County and PCTPA are engaged; council urged accelerating design and start of work to address recent collisions.
Council members and staff discussed the long‑standing safety concerns at the 12 Bridges Drive and Sierra College Boulevard intersection and reported progress on funding and regional coordination.
Staff said the Placer County Transportation Planning Agency (PCTPA) appears willing to advance roughly $1 million in transit funding to contribute to the intersection improvements, and county public‑works staff have engaged the county’s developers and internal teams. City engineering staff said the project will require coordination because portions of Sierra College Boulevard are within county right‑of‑way while 12 Bridges lies inside the city. City staff and county contacts discussed designing both signals (12 Bridges and 193) together to improve schedule and funding coordination.
Engineering staff said design work should begin as soon as possible, but cautioned construction timelines will depend on prioritization, geotechnical work and right‑of‑way coordination. Council member Eklund and other members urged staff to pursue the fastest path to completion and offered ongoing advocacy to regional partners. Staff said that if the city prioritized internal design work it could accelerate the schedule but would need county engineering engagement for construction and permit coordination.
Why it matters: staff said collisions have occurred recently at the intersection and residents have expressed safety concerns; progress on design and funding could reduce crash risk and improve mobility.
Next steps: staff will continue to push for PCTPA funding, coordinate design and determine the fastest delivery path (city‑led design with county construction coordination or county‑led project), and report updates to council as they become available.
