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Committee to adopt change to Project Access Improvements manual to require construction‑phase improvements when warrants are met
Summary
Engineering Services proposed an update to the Project Access Improvements (PAI) manual: if traffic volumes during construction meet warrant criteria, required improvements (turn lanes, signals) should be installed before or during construction rather than waiting for final post‑construction traffic counts.
Engineering staff presented a focused change to the Project Access Improvements manual that affects developers and county permitting.
Titus explained the existing manual requires improvements when projected post-construction traffic meets warrant criteria; the proposed change adds that if traffic volumes during construction meet the warrant criteria, the improvements must be constructed during construction. "For instance, if you have a data center or something with heavy construction traffic... we'd like them to install those improvements before construction," Titus said, arguing the change would prevent temporary but severe construction-period impacts.
Staff recommended approval and said, if approved, the change would take effect immediately. The committee moved the item to consent and approved it by voice; minor clarifying edits for wording were noted but the substantive change is limited to the construction-time warranting caveat.
