Committee directs staff to advance Moffett Boulevard complete-streets design amid grant deadline

The City Council Transportation Committee voted to direct staff to advance the Moffett Boulevard Complete Streets project into final design and to evaluate a handful of community- and BPAC-recommended adjustments, including modest lane‑width reductions, more robust vertical separation for bike lanes, and focused changes at two pinch‑point interchanges.

The committee action follows a staff presentation explaining that the project is funded primarily with a $3,500,000 federal OBAG‑3 construction grant and a local match the city identified when it applied. Staff said design must be approved by Caltrans local assistance and that construction is tentatively targeted for 2026 to meet grant obligation deadlines; funds must be obligated by January 2027. Staff warned that substantial scope changes at this stage could trigger a new federal review and “substantial high risk” of losing grant funding.

City assistant engineer Nancy Chen and principal civil engineer Robert Gonzales led the presentation, outlining the project scope: pavement rehabilitation, mostly continuous six‑foot class 4 protected bike…