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‘If you’re hesitating there for a Oakley second, you could be in trouble’ moves to Council still seeks solutions for Vineyards Parkway pedestrian safety
The Brentwood City Council is continuing to work with city staff on a potential solution to make Vineyards Parkway safer for pedestrians.
By Jake Menez Staff Writer The Brentwood City Council is continuing to explore ways to make Vineyards Parkway, a stretch of road near the Trilogy retirement community, safer for drivers and pedestrians. The road has a history of accidents, including one that resulted in the death of a Trilogy resident, publicly identified only as Terry, last year. “We are deeply concerned regarding the recent tragedy at our community entrance,” Joe Young, president of the Vineyards at Marsh Creek Owners Association, told the council, referencing the death. “There are many things we’d like to work with you on. Here, we think the ultimate solution will require a stoplight at this location.”
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The search for a long-term safety solution has been a recurring topic at council meetings, with the City Council having voted 5-0 during their Dec. 12 meeting to have staff looking into potential solutions. According to the agenda packet for the April 9 meeting, those potential solutions included obtaining and installing additional flashing beacons, increasing the duration for flashing beacons
and considering the installation of additional speed limit signs. According to Director of Engineering Allen Baquilar, in the time since the December meeting, city staff has: • Looked into whether or not stop signs can be added to the intersection of Solera
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Known as the Knightsen Wet“The project will transform eagle, the vernal pool branchiopods, Plans underway land Restoration Project, the project land that has been managed pri- and the Northern California legless entails restoring a 645-acre property marily as irrigated agriculture and lizard. Habitats planned for restorafor project in the western Sacramento-San Joa- pasture to habitat for state and tion include (estimated): 265 acres of grassland to restore quin Delta in between Delta Road federal threatened and endangered • 123 acres of freshwater Tidal and Sunset Road to a “mosaic” of species,” said Executive Director of • wetlands in Wetland wetland and upland habitats seek- East Contra Costa County Habi• 85 acres of Oak Savanna ing to benefit state and federally tat Conservancy Abigail Fateman. Knightsen • 65 acres of wetland to grass-
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land transitional habitat 59 acres of seasonal wetland 20 acres of interior dune 17 acres of slough According to the project website, other benefits to the project include: • conservation of open space • improvement of Delta water
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“Approximately $3 million will have been spent on planning, design, permitting, and pre-construction activities related to the restoration project.” According to Fateman, the project intends to provide habitat for the western pond turtle, the giant garter snake, the tricolored blackbird, the Swainson’s hawk, the western burrowing owl, the golden
City Council approves canal replacement agreement
In a meeting on Tuesday night, April 9, the Oakley City Council approved the design and construction agreement with the Contra Costa Water District to put the canal underground on East Cypress Road at Jersey Island Road. The water district has completed the majority of its canal replacement project except for segment 5A, located at East Cypress Road. This segment remains the final piece needed to culminate the project and connect Segment 4 and Segment 5. According to the Water District’s website, the main section of the Contra Costa Canal, which is from Knightsen all the way to north Concord, is pivotal to delivering water to more than 500,000 people in central and eastern Contra Costa County. Since 2009, about 14,000 feet of unlined canal has been replaced with a buried pipeline. A buried pipeline will improve the quality of drinking water and climate resiliency,
Their goal: protect Delta natural habitat
threatened and endangered species in addition to providing support to other migratory birds and species native to the Delta. The property was acquired in 2016 for conservation purposes with feasibility studies beginning prior to the land acquisition in 2012. Since then, assessment of the site, planning, and project design have been ongoing.
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