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Modesto Council approves Tivoli circulation changes, moves to 4-lane arterials with roundabouts
Summary
The Modesto City Council unanimously approved amendments to the Tivoli specific plan and the Modesto Urban Area General Plan to reclassify segments of Oakdale Road and Claritina (Clarentina) Avenue from six- to four-lane arterials and to add five roundabouts; council also adopted a CEQA exemption and waived first reading of the implementing ordinance.
Modesto — The Modesto City Council voted unanimously Feb. 10 to amend the circulation element of the Modesto Urban Area General Plan and to advance Tivoli Specific Plan Amendment No. 6, reclassifying Oakdale Road (between Scenic Drive and Clarabelle) and Claritina (Clarentina) Avenue (between McHenry Avenue and Claus Road) from six-lane principal arterials to four-lane principal arterials and to add five strategic roundabouts.
Jessica Hill, director of economic and community development, told the council the traffic analysis by Kittleson & Associates (study dated 07/02/2025) found that a four-lane configuration supplemented by two-lane roundabouts with bypass lanes would meet future demand and reduce intersection delays compared with the previously planned six-lane, signalized design. "By putting in roundabouts at that intersection ... it provides for better efficiency and a movement of a larger volume of traffic," Hill said during the…
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