City accepts Roseville Parkway Extension as complete; notice of completion and 12-month warranty approved

The Roseville City Council on a unanimous vote accepted the Roseville Parkway Extension project as complete, adopted a resolution authorizing the public works director to execute the notice of completion and initiated the project's 12-month warranty period.

Assistant Public Works Director Stephanie Keenan introduced the item and said staff recommended council accept the project and authorize the public works director to file the notice of completion so the warranty period would begin. "If council approves of these actions, the warranty period for the improvements will begin and staff will ensure that any deficiencies brought to light over the next 12 months are corrected by the project's contractor," Keenan said.

Senior engineer Jesse Katkar, the project's manager, described the completed improvements as a new four-lane east-west connection that includes a 10-foot multi-use path separated from vehicle travel by a concrete barrier, concrete pavement intended to reduce maintenance, and decorative elements including stacked-stone texture and an oak-leaf motif. Katkar said the project used precast concrete girders to shorten construction time over the Union Pacific Railroad and that partnerships with local developers reduced hauling by approximately 7,000 loaded dump trucks.

Staff reported early traffic counts for the roughly three weeks since the bridge opened show about 1,000 vehicles using the route during the PM peak hour; staff said the new route is removing traffic from other east-west corridors such as Blue Oaks and Pleasant Grove Boulevard. The project was delivered ahead of schedule and under the original construction budget. The council-referenced construction budget was $27,000,000, awarded at the Sept. 6, 2023 council meeting, and staff said approximately $2,000,000 of unused funds will be returned to the city's traffic mitigation fee fund for future mitigation projects.

Council members asked about business outreach and federal funding for related work. Staff said broader city outreach had been used (newsletters and social media) but there had not been direct coordination with West End businesses, and the city manager reported a separate $3,200,000 in federal funding for the Blue Oaks project has been allocated and will be brought to a future council meeting to be budgeted as revenue.

The council then considered the resolution (listed in the staff report as Resolution No. 25-49) accepting the public works known as the Roseville Parkway Extension project, approving the notice of completion, and authorizing the public works director to execute it. The motion was moved and seconded; a roll-call vote recorded unanimous approval and the resolution passed.

Staff said the Roseville Parkway Extension will provide an alternative route for residents when the Blue Oaks Boulevard widening and bridge project (scheduled to begin construction in 2027) moves into construction. Staff emphasized the extension's role offering temporary relief and alternate routing during future construction work.

Votes at a glance: — Resolution No. 25-49 (accept project, approve notice of completion): outcome approved, unanimous (recorded roll-call).