$5.2 million cleared for Springs highway project
Sonoma County will award $5.23 million to Bay Area contractor O.C. Jones and Sons for the Highway 12 improvement project, which could resume as early as April.
The highly anticipated State Route 12 Corridor Improvement Project Phase II will consist of construction of pedestrian and bicycle infrastructure and road widening on Highway 12 between Agua Caliente Road and Boyes Boulevard.
Improvements will include installation of curbs, gutters and sidewalks, pedestrian level street lights, drainage improvements, signal modifications, and pavement replacement.
“We are thrilled to move forward on this long-awaited project that will significantly enhance safety and ease transportation concerns in the Sonoma Valley,” said the Chair of the Board of Supervisors, Susan Gorin.
The upcoming phase connects to previously constructed improvements on Highway 12 between Boyes Boulevard and El Verano.
The winning bid was $5,233,133, a figure lower than Sonoma County’s estimate of $5,420,000.
The Board of Supervisors will finalize its approval of the contract at its meeting on March 3.
Weather permitting, construction is anticipated to begin in late April or early May, with work scheduled to be completed by November, 2015.
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That’s great news. The last piece is to connect where Encinas Lane is along Hwy 12, both sides, to Sonoma.
Considering what happens to safety when cars park next to the curb along Hwy 12 that has already been improved, I would hope that somewhere in the budget somebody has seen the need to paint the curbs “red” and put up no parking signs defining the no parking zones. The area slated for the new construction has many residents parking vehicles along the Hwy 12 – how safe will it be for vehicles traveling, or bicycles riding, when multitudes of cars park in the bike lane? According to local officers, no parking is permitted in bike lanes – but without red curbs, no parking signs, and ENFORCEMENT, it could prove to be even more congested as vehicles park and pull out, open doors into traffic, and bikes are forced to ride in the travel lanes.