Committee forwards O'Shaughnessy Boulevard emergency‑relief grant to Board

Mar 17, 2021

Public Works presented a retroactive $226,000 increase to a Federal Highway Administration emergency relief grant for O'Shaughnessy Boulevard restoration, bringing total FHWA funding to about $3 million; the project will install rock anchors, steel mesh and catchment fencing to prevent rockslides.

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The Budget & Finance Committee recommended that the Board approve a retroactive increase of approximately $226,000 in FHWA Federal Emergency Relief funds for the O'Shaughnessy Boulevard permanent restoration project. Oscar Quintanilla of Public Works said the increase brings the total grant close to $3 million and will fund construction work—rock anchors, steel mesh and a catchment fence—between Malta Drive and Del Valle Avenue to prevent recurring rockslides.

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