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Council weighs safety‑corridor designation for Lakeville Highway as Caltrans plans paving and bike facilities
Summary
Council debated a staff proposal to ask Caltrans to designate a section of Lakeville Highway as a safety corridor, which could allow lower enforceable speed limits and smoother installation of protected bike lanes during Caltrans’ scheduled 2028 paving project; council members split over putting bike lanes on such a busy truck route but supported advancing coordination and public engagement.
Council and staff discussed a Caltrans request to designate Caltrans‑owned Lakeville Highway as a safety corridor, which would give Caltrans additional flexibility when setting enforceable speed limits and potentially allow them to round down posted speeds by an extra 5 mph where appropriate.
Bjorn Greifenberg (staff, speaker 28) explained that the corridor designation would not by itself add bike lanes, but it would permit…
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