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Santa Rosa public works shifts capital plan toward safety, maintenance and deliverable projects
Summary
Public Works presented a reworked five‑year capital improvement prioritization that reduces emphasis on new roadway widenings and focuses funding on maintenance, safety, active transportation and programmatic delivery; council and public commenters generally supported the approach and asked for clearer reporting and a standing subcommittee.
Santa Rosa's transportation and public works director outlined a reshaped five‑year capital improvement program Wednesday that cuts emphasis on large new roadways and widenings and shifts more money toward maintenance, safety and climate‑forward, deliverable projects.
Dan Hennessey, Director of Transportation and Public Works, told the City Council the department recalculated its needs after council feedback in August and found that removing large roadway widening projects reduces the city's total CIP need by more than three quarters, allowing more funding for maintenance, sidewalks, crossings and active‑transportation projects.
Hennessey said the change would allow the city to budget programmatically over a five‑year cycle rather than committing funds annually to projects before they are ready. He also proposed eliminating a centralized contingency fund and instead assigning contingency…
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