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Staff warns San Antonio Road Complete Streets grant may require far more work and money than application suggests
Summary
Traffic engineer Steven Sun told the commission the 1.9-mile San Antonio Road Complete Streets grant is federalized and will require phased FHWA/Caltrans approvals, ADA upgrades and structural pavement repairs that are not in the original concept documents; staff said a detailed re-evaluation of scope and cost is needed before proceeding.
Steven Sun, the city's traffic engineer, gave an informational briefing on the North San Antonio Road Complete Streets project and told the commission the federal grant award covers a 1.9-mile corridor from Foothill to El Camino but relies on preliminary renderings rather than engineering-level documents.
Sun said the grant intent includes a separated bicycle facility, high-visibility crosswalks, narrowed travel lanes for traffic calming and bus-stop integration, but cautioned that federal participation means the city must follow FHWA and Caltrans procedures for each phase of work. "Anytime you have a federally funded project... you have to…
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