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SACOG presents 2025 Blueprint; Yuba County staff tie local projects to regional funding opportunities
Summary
SACOG outlined the 2025 regional transportation and land‑use Blueprint, forecasting 600,000 more residents by 2050 and stressing project alignment for grant competitiveness; county staff highlighted East Linda, Olivehurst climate resiliency and Plymouth Lake interchange awards and grant wins.
YUBA COUNTY — James Corless, executive director of the Sacramento Area Council of Governments (SACOG), told the Yuba County Board of Supervisors on Feb. 25 that the region’s 2025 Blueprint will guide transportation and land‑use priorities through 2050 and support coordinated grant applications.
Corless said the Greater Sacramento six‑county region expects about 600,000 more residents and roughly 278,000 new housing units by 2050, and he urged local leaders to prioritize projects that align with the plan’s equity, economy and environment framework. He said SACOG will release the draft plan and environmental review for public comment in May and expects SACOG board adoption in November.
Kevin Perkins and Sam Bunton of Yuba County’s Community Development and Public Works described how the county’s local priorities fit the regional plan: the East Linda Gateway/Lyndhurst Corridor Revitalization Project (designing sidewalks, bike lanes, landscaping, lighting and drainage, with a $3,000,000 SACOG pass‑through USDOT award referenced), an Olivehurst roadway climate‑resiliency effort that staff said received a $50,000,000 award from the California Transportation Commission, and a $35,000,000 USDOT award to fully fund construction of Plymouth Lake Boulevard Interchange Phase 2. Bunton also briefed supervisors on a separate Feather River Boulevard State of Good Repair construction award recommended to Lehman Construction for $2,777,068 and a Hamilton/Smartsville shoulder widening award to R & R Pacific Construction at $2,518,418.
Board members asked about project lengths, construction timing (staff said likely spring through fall windows and that schedules will be coordinated with local events and other projects), coordination with business owners during construction, and the SACOG mobility‑zone pilot program that will test microtransit and community‑driven transportation solutions. Corless said SACOG has done expanded outreach—surveys, pop‑ups and focus groups—and emphasized that coordinated regional advocacy strengthens grant applications in Sacramento and Washington.
County staff said the county will issue an RFP to update its general plan and the Plumas Lake specific plan to reflect long‑range growth assumptions to 2050. The presentations concluded with board appreciation for staff success in obtaining pro‑housing designations and regional grants.
