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SBCAG approves final State Route 166 corridor study, directs staff to file CEQA notice
Summary
SBCAG accepted a final corridor study for State Route 166 on Jan. 15, endorsing a package of safety, multimodal and freight improvements identified through outreach. The board voted 11–2 to approve the study and direct staff to file a CEQA notice of exemption.
The Santa Barbara County Association of Governments on Jan. 15 approved a final comprehensive corridor study for State Route 166, a planning document that recommends safety, transit and freight improvements between Guadalupe and Santa Maria.
The study, prepared with consultant DKS Associates and SPCAG staff, analyzed existing conditions, ran a performance-based benefit assessment and identified short-, medium- and long-term improvements. Jim Dankovich, principal at DKS, told the board the study exceeded outreach goals – “we got close to 500 surveys, filled out” – and reported a benefit–cost ratio of 2.66 for the package. He said the ratio likely understates some agriculture-related benefits that were outside the study’s monetization scope.
Key short- and mid-term recommendations include intersection signalization and…
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