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Fairfield begins design for Markley Lane reconnection; $5.1M estimate leaves $3.3M funding gap
Summary
City of Fairfield staff presented the Markley Lane reconnection project in a public webinar, outlining a concept-level $5.1 million estimate, $700,000 design cost, $1.8 million already programmed by council, and the need to acquire private right-of-way before construction can begin.
City of Fairfield public works staff on a recorded webinar presented plans to reconnect Markley Lane, a short residential collector left incomplete after prior development, saying the city has begun preliminary engineering and environmental work and has programmed $1.8 million toward design and right-of-way acquisition.
The project team described a concept design for a two-lane residential collector with bike lanes, sidewalks and on-street parking, a required three-acre detention basin for stormwater, and a preliminary cost estimate of about $5.1 million including construction. "It's approximately $700,000 to complete that design work," said Ryan Panganiban, assistant director of public works, describing the consultant scope and a recommended 20% contingency. Staff said the council has already programmed roughly $1.8 million, leaving an estimated shortfall of about $3.3 million.
Why it matters: the Markley Lane reconnection is identified in the city's Train Station Specific Plan…
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