Public works outlines $5–6 million pavement bid, $2 million sidewalk package and options for Veranda, Abbott and Williams roads

Public Works Director David delivered a transportation- and parks-focused update to the Salinas Finance Committee on May 6, detailing planned sidewalk and pavement projects, funding sources and candidate major projects if additional fund balance is available.

What staff proposed David described two projects in the planning or bidding stages: a sidewalk project estimated at $2 million that includes roughly 18,000 square feet of new sidewalk, 2,000 linear feet of curb and gutter, 3,000 square feet of driveway approaches and about 74 ADA ramps; and a pavement project currently being bid that would place approximately 250,000 square feet of asphalt and 26,000 square feet of dig-outs, with bids expected in June and an estimated cost range of $5 million to $6 million.

Funding sources and fund balance David said the city combines SB 1, Measure X, state and local gas tax and the general fund for transportation projects. He listed approximate annual receipts: SB 1…