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PUBLIC WORKS - Interim Director Tom Provine
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Requested Action(s)
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a) PUBLIC HEARING - Accept the Newville Bridge Engineering Plans and Speed Limit Determination and hold public hearing to consider establishing speed limit of 25 miles per hour for the Newville Road within 600 feet of North Fork Stoney Creek Bridge (Bridge No. 08C0175), and establishing speed limit of 5 miles per hour on the Bridge, and to further consider designating the Bridge as a one-lane bridge
b) URGENCY ORDINANCE - Consider adoption of an Urgency Ordinance Designating the Newville Road at North Fork Stoney Creek Bridge (Bridge No. 08C0175) as a One Lane Bridge, and Establishing the Maximum Speed of 5 Miles Per Hour on the bridge, and establishing a 25 Miles Per Hour within 600 feet of the Bridge
1) Waive the Reading
2) Accept the Introduction of the Urgency Ordinance
3) Adopt the Urgency Ordinance
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Financial Impact:
There is no financial impact.
Background Information:
Public Works closed the Bridge at Newville Road and Kendrick Creek (also known as the North Fork Stoney Creek) after a Caltrans inspection found significant undermining of the north abutment. The Board approved installation of a temporary bridge on December 16, 2025. The County has now installed the temporary bridge which the County Engineer has certified can bear the legal vehicle loads. Establishment of a speed limit of 25 miles per hour for the approaches to the Bridge and 5 miles per hour for the Bridge and designation of the Bridge as a one-lane bridge will adequately address roadway alignment geometric constraints.