Council approves fund reallocation to finish Oakland Road widening phase and install 13th Street signal

City staff told the Yucaipa City Council on Jan. 13 that the Oakland Road widening project — whose phase limits extend from Colorado Street to Outer Highway 10 South — is being advanced to complete the next phase of work and to meet obligations tied to nearby development.

Staff explained that the project will include a traffic signal at the Oakland Road and 13th Street intersection; the poles and equipment are on-site and the signal will be activated soon. The staff presentation clarified that the project is for widening Oakland Road ("the project is to widen Oakland Road, not to widen Colorado Street"), and that references to Colorado Street reflected the project limits, not a separate Colorado Street widening.

To complete the phase, staff recommended reallocating funding from the Yucatan Boulevard project. Staff said the funding shift would also help meet developer requirements associated with a convenience-store/fuel station, car wash and proposed 96-room hotel under construction near the intersection.

Council asked no substantive questions during the presentation and approved the budget adjustment and recommendation to proceed with this phase.

Staff will coordinate construction scheduling and bring the funding amendment into the city's capital-improvement program as required.