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Lake California Drive - Informational Presentation
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Informational presentation from staff providing a status update on the Lake California Drive Reconstruction Project, including current scope development, programming, funding strategy, conceptual design work, and the anticipated path forward.
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Financial Impact:
No action required.
Background Information:
This item is presented for informational purposes only. Tehama County Transportation Commission staff will provide an update on the Lake California Drive Reconstruction Project, including current funding sources, FTIP programming, project concept development, and anticipated next steps. The presentation will summarize recent coordination between TCTC and Tehama County Public Works, outline the proposed project scope, emphasizing multimodal and emergency-access components, and discuss the strategy for securing additional funding.
Lake California Drive serves as the sole access route for a rural community of over 3,500 residents. The corridor is in critical need of full-depth reconstruction due to pavement failure, inadequate shoulders, poor drainage, and lack of multimodal or redundant access.
The project has been prioritized as a resilient infrastructure investment and is being advanced through a layered funding strategy. Current and potential funding sources include:
• Congressionally Directed Spending (CDS) earmark (secured)
• Highway Safety Improvement Program (HSIP)
• Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality (CMAQ)
• Inclusion in the Regional Transportation Improvement Program (RTIP)
• Upcoming BUILD grant application
TCTC is actively coordinating programming, conceptual design, and consultant scoping in partnership with Tehama County Public Works. The design includes a multiuse path built to emergency vehicle standards, supporting wildfire evacuation and redundant access in alignment with state and federal resilience goals.