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Marin Avenue rehab design includes storm drains and safety lighting; two street trees flagged as possible removals
Summary
City staff briefed the commission on the Marin Avenue pavement and curb‑reconstruction project, described design tradeoffs to minimize tree impacts, and identified two trees that may need removal if intersection lighting and drainage features are installed.
City of Albany engineering staff updated the PROS Commission on the Marin Avenue pavement, curb and rehabilitation project and warned that two street trees within the project corridor could be removed if planned drainage and intersection lighting elements are funded and installed.
Allison (surname not provided), a city project engineer, presented design work on the multi‑year Marin Avenue project and said the limits include 106 street trees. The project combines pavement rehabilitation, curb ramps for ADA compliance, upgraded storm drainage (catch basins and new laterals), bicycle and pedestrian safety improvements, and a bid alternate for intersection safety lighting. “These curb ramps are fairly shallow,” Allison said, describing challenges created by the historical creek alignment and existing subsurface conditions.
Why two trees may be removed
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