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Caltrans District 2 outlines multiple Trinity County road and bridge projects, including large culvert program
Summary
Caltrans District 2 project manager Bill Barnes briefed the Board on planned maintenance and construction projects in Trinity County, ranging from short chip-seal work to multi-million-dollar culvert and bridge programs and fiber build activity.
Caltrans District 2 project manager Bill Barnes told the Trinity County Board of Supervisors on May 6 that a number of maintenance and capital projects will affect local travel this summer and beyond, including culvert replacement, chip-seal work, a multi-year paving/turnout job and a large culvert program planned for the next construction season.
Barnes described short-duration maintenance projects such as a Mad River culvert replacement (approximately $250,000) and a Douglas City chip-seal and striping job expected in July (two weeks of chip sealing, one week for striping). He said the Del Loma combined paving/guardrail/turnout work began the prior week and will likely continue through the current year into next year.
Barnes said the "Tango Blue" project (design phase) is a larger project the district hopes to bid this fiscal year and estimated its cost at $23.4 million; that work likely would begin in a subsequent season. He also described a continuing Trinity County Bridge Maintenance Project, a carryover valued at about $5.2 million covering multiple bridge locations.
On larger culvert programs, Barnes described a Poker Bar culverts job covering roughly 72 culvert locations and said the estimated cost discussed in the presentation was $77.5 million. He said the Burnt Ranch project (including a Burnt Ranch School left-turn lane) is estimated at about $11.5 million and is in design. Barnes also noted ongoing fiber/broadband installations by outside contractors in the county that will affect traffic at times.
Board members raised concerns about traffic stops blocking business driveways during summer work and about crosswalk safety in Weaverville; Barnes said some maintenance work may be short-term and that Caltrans' complete streets unit could be asked to examine crosswalk issues.
Barnes said more details about timing and short-term traffic impacts would be shared as projects move into construction and invited the board to send follow-up questions.
