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Council adopts IS/MND and authorizes bids for $34.1M 40th Street multimodal project after heated public comment
Summary
After extensive public comment, the council adopted the CEQA initial study/mitigated negative declaration, authorized advertising for construction bids, and approved traffic regulations for the 40th Street multimodal project; the project is estimated at about $34.1M, largely grant‑funded, and passed 3–1 with one recusal.
The Emeryville City Council voted to adopt the final initial study and mitigated negative declaration (IS/MND) for the 40th Street multimodal project, authorize the city engineer to advertise the project for construction bids, and approve traffic regulations necessary to implement the design.
Senior civil engineer Ryan O’Connell presented the project’s history and scope: nearly a decade of planning and outreach, a corridor redesign focused on safety and multimodal connectivity, and an estimated total cost of approximately $34.1 million for design and construction. Staff said the project is largely funded by outside grants — several regional, state and one federal grant — with approximately 6% of the cost coming from city funds. O’Connell also summarized an IS/MND circulated for public review from Nov. 24, 2025 through Jan. 7, 2026, during which the city received 55 comments; staff compiled responses to those comments in Attachment B to the staff report.
Council and staff discussed technical details: traffic counts used for modeling were collected in…
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