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Environmental groups press Board to remove shoulder‑widening from Live Oak/Trabuco safety plan; supervisors approve safety elements with caveats
Summary
Conservation groups urged the Board to delete or postpone shoulder‑paving and road‑widening elements of a safety project on Live Oak and Trabuco Canyon Roads, citing CEQA and tree impacts; the Board approved high‑friction pavement, rumble strips and guardrails but guaranteed final engineering and CEQA findings would return for review before any construction.
The Board reviewed the Live Oak Canyon Road and Trabuco Canyon Road safety improvement project and directed OC Public Works to return with final engineering and CEQA findings before construction. OC Public Works outlined elements including high‑friction pavement, rumble strips, signage and a proposed shoulder paving/widening segment that could affect oak canopy along portions of the roadway.
Speakers representing the Rural Canyons Conservation Fund, Saddleback Canyons Conservancy…
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