LAKEPORT — Approximately a dozen local residents viewed the draft environmental document for the South Main Street and Soda Bay Road Widening and Bike Lanes Project at an open house Monday evening at the Lake County Courthouse.
Representatives of the county, Caltrans, design firm Quincy Engineering, Inc. and environmental consultants LSA Associates, Inc. were available to answer questions.
The project seeks to improve vehicle, bicycle and pedestrian safety in Lakeport on nearly 1.3 miles of roadway, which includes one-half miles of South Main Street immediately north of Highway 175 and three-fourths miles of Soda Bay Road south of Highway 175.
Proposed improvements include widening traffic lanes, adding a center turn-lane and bike lanes, creating better surface drainage and undergrounding utilities.
Public input is a required part of the environmental review process and comments will be included in the final document. Interested parties can view the draft on the Lake County website or on the third floor of the Lake County Courthouse.
The deadline to submit written comments is June 10. Comments can be mailed, faxed, e-mailed or dropped off to the Public Works Department at the courthouse. Comments should be directed to Public Works principal civil engineer Ken Brown.
