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Nevada City hears $13.9 million State Route 49 multimodal plan amid neighborhood concerns over roundabouts and traffic
Summary
Nevada County Transportation Commission staff updated the Nevada City Council on a $13.9 million Active Transportation Program award to build pedestrian, bicycle and intersection safety improvements on State Route 49; residents urged design changes — including excluding Orchard Street from a planned roundabout or converting Lower Coyote Street to a cul-de-sac — and Caltrans alternatives could add roughly $1.5 million in right-of-way costs.
NCTC executive director Mike Woodman told the Nevada City Council on Dec. 11 that the State Route 49 multimodal corridor project has secured an Active Transportation Program award and supporting funds totaling $13,900,000 to implement corridor improvements, including four intersection upgrades, two single-lane roundabouts and a 10-foot multi-use path.
"NCTC was successful in securing the ATP funds and was awarded $13,900,000 to implement the project," Woodman said, summarizing the grant award and the project’s broad purpose: to slow traffic, improve crossings and add dedicated space for pedestrians and cyclists.
NCTC’s deputy executive director, Aaron Hoyt, outlined specific design elements planned at several intersections: "At Coyote Street the modifications would include left-turn pockets on State Route 49 onto the side streets, high-visibility crosswalks,…
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