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Council prioritizes Highway 50 trail undercrossing, approves SACOG STIP application despite split vote
Summary
After debate about competing priorities and use of impact fees, the Folsom City Council voted 4-1 to direct staff to apply the 2024'025 STIP allocation toward a trail undercrossing beneath Highway 50 connecting north and south sides of the city.
The Folsom City Council voted April 24 to authorize staff to submit a State Transportation Improvement Program (STIP) application prioritizing a trail undercrossing beneath Highway 50, rather than using the city's STIP allocation for design of roundabouts on Riley Street.
The resolution under consideration, No. 11,369, would authorize staff to submit applications to SACOG for the 2024'025 STIP funding round. Staff had presented two candidate projects for the city's $1,274,000 allocation: (1) design planning for the Riley Street Complete Streets project, including a series of roundabouts identified in the city's central business master plan; and (2) a trail connector under Highway 50 to link north and south sides of the city.
Ryan Chance, engineering manager, described the trail…
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