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Preliminary Plans, Environmental Documentation Approval, and Budgetary Adjustments for the Fruitridge Road Improvements Phases 1 and 2 Project (T15036300)
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FileID
File ID: 2026-00445
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Location
Location: Fruitridge Road, between Stockton Boulevard and 65th Street Expressway, District 6
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Recommendation
Recommendation: Adopt a Resolution: 1) finding the Fruitridge Road Improvements Project (T15036300) is exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act; 2) approving the preliminary plans for the Fruitridge Road Improvements Phases 1 and 2 Project (T15036300); and 3) authorizing the City Manager or designee to increase the expenditure budget for Fruitridge Road Improvements - Phase 1 (T15036300) by transferring $120,000 (Major Street Construction, Fund 2007) and Phase 2 (T15036300) by transferring $640,000 (Major Street Construction, Fund 2007) from the expenditure budget of the State and Federal Grant Match Project (T15007200); and 4) resetting the administrative authority for the Fruitridge Road Improvements Project (T15036300).
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Contact
Contact: Stephanie Saiz, Assistant Civil Engineer, (916) 808-6808, ssaiz@cityofsacramento.org; Jesse Gothan, Supervising Engineer, (916) 808-6897, jgothan@cityofsacramento.org; Ofelia Avalos, Engineering Manager, (916) 808-5054, oavalos@cityofsacramento.org; Department of Public Works
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Presenter
Presenter: None
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Attachments
Attachments:
1-Description/Analysis
2-Resolution
3- Exhibit A - Preliminary Plans Phase 1
4- Exhibit B - Preliminary Plans Phase 2
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Description/Analysis
IssueDetail
Issue Detail: The Fruitridge Road Improvements Project is made up of two phases for funding and delivery flexibility. Phase 1 is located on Fruitridge Road between 65th Street Expressway and Power Inn Road, and Phase 2 is located between Stockton Boulevard and 65th Street Expressway. The purpose of the Fruitridge Road Improvements Project is to calm traffic, improve mobility options for bicyclists and pedestrians, and bring the pavement to a condition of good repair. Fruitridge Road carries approximately 21,000 cars per day on four vehicle lanes. The roadway serves neighborhoods, schools, and businesses; however, existing bicycling infrastructure does not support access to these services. The corridor includes disconnected segments of Class II bike lanes, and where bike lanes are present, both the bike lanes and vehicle travel lanes are narrow and do not meet Sacramento’s current minimum standards.
In addition, Earl Warren Elementary School is located directly adjacent to the project limits and was evaluated as part of the Vision Zero Top 20 School Safety Study. This study assessed conditions for students who walk, bike, take transit, or use private vehicles at schools with the highest numbers of collisions on adjacent street segments. Earl Warren Elementary School has experienced 64 collisions within a quarter mile of the school, which warranted the need for safety improvements along Fruitridge Road. Fruitridge Road is also on the Vision Zero High Injury Network, indicating that it is one of the streets with high rates of crashes resulting in serious injuries or fatalities.
The pavement along Fruitridge Road is in poor condition, and this project will restore it to a state of good repair. The City received a federal grant several years ago for the Phase 1 segment to implement a complete streets rehabilitation project on this corridor. Given the existing conditions on Fruitridge Road, improvements to pedestrian and bicycle facilities cannot be accommodated within the current right-of-way while maintaining the existing lane configuration. Multiple roadway configuration alternatives were evaluated, and following careful analysis, a lane reduction was selected as the preferred option.
To slow down drivers and provide low-stress bicycling facilities that serve all ages and abilities, the project proposes reducing vehicle travel lanes from four to two and reallocating roadway width to provide buffered Class II bike lanes or, where feasible, separated Class IV bikeways. The project also proposes pedestrian crossing improvements, including bulb-outs and pedestrian refuge islands. In addition, through coordination with Regional Transit, the project is evaluating improvements to bus stops, including widening sidewalks to allow for benches and/or bus shelters, as well as installing concrete pads to provide access through landscape strips.
The Fruitridge Road Improvement Project - Phase 1 is planned for construction in 2027. The construction timeline for Fruitridge Road Improvement Project - Phase 2 is planned to follow Phase 1, but is dependent on funding.
The preliminary plans show the proposed improvements.
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PolicyConsiderations
Policy Considerations: The recommendations are consistent with the following 2040 General Plan policies:
M-1: An equitable, sustainable multimodal system that provides a range of viable and healthy travel choices for users of all ages, backgrounds, and abilities.
M-1.2 User Prioritization. The City shall prioritize mobility, comfort, health, safety, and convenience for those walking, followed by those bicycling and riding transit, ahead of design and operations for those driving.
M-1.9 Equitable Processes and Outcomes. The City shall ensure that the transportation system is planned and implemented with an equitable process to achieve equitable outcomes and investments so that all neighborhoods one day will have similar levels of transportation infrastructure such as sidewalks, marked low stress crossings, and bikeways.
M-1.11 - Increase Bicycling and Walking. The City shall strive to increase bicycling and walking citywide so that it can meet its equity, reduced vehicle miles traveled, and sustainability goals.
M-4.1 Application of Safety. The City shall design, plan, and operate streets using complete streets principles to ensure the safety and mobility of all users.
M-4.2 Safer Driving Speeds. The City shall work to maximize the safety of the transportation network by designing streets for lower driving speeds and enforcing speed limits in an unbiased manner as well as promoting safer driving behavior.
M-4.3 Vision Zero. The City shall utilize a data driven, “vision zero” approach to eliminate all traffic fatalities and severe injuries by 2027, while increasing safety, health, and equitable mobility for all.
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EconomicImpacts
Economic Impacts: None.
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EnvironmentalConsiderations
Environmental Considerations:
California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA): The City’s Environmental Planning Services Manager has determined that the project is exempt from the provisions of CEQA under Class 1, Section Number 15301 (c) which consists of the operation, repair, maintenance, or minor alteration of existing highways and streets, sidewalks, gutters, bicycle and pedestrian trails, and similar facilities (this includes road grading for the purpose of public safety).
National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA): The Phase 1 project is funded partially with federal funds. Caltrans is the lead agency for the NEPA determination, the environmental analysis being conducted to satisfy the requirements of NEPA is a categorical exclusion with technical studies.
The Phase 2 project is locally funded so NEPA does not apply.
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Sustainability
Sustainability: The proposed project supports City Council’s sustainability priorities. This project aligns with the Climate Action and Adaptation Plan (Resolution No. 2024-0067). Specifically, CAAP Measure TR-1, which seeks to improve active transportation infrastructure to achieve 6% active transportation mode share by 2030 and 12% by 2045.
The transportation sector accounts for 57% of community-wide greenhouse gas emissions, the largest single sector in the community. The project would increase active transportation, reduce vehicular trips, and help ensure more efficient vehicular flow. These actions will reduce greenhouse gas emissions and help improve local air quality.
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Commission/Committee Action
Commission/Committee Action: The Fruitridge Road Improvements Project (T15036300) was presented as a review and comment item to the Active Transportation Commission (ATC) on September 21, 2023. The ATC was supportive of the multimodal improvements.
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RationaleforRecommendation
Rationale for Recommendation: The approval of the preliminary plans and the finding the Project to be categorically exempt from CEQA are necessary to proceed with the final design and pre-construction bidding documents.
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FinancialConsiderations
Financial Considerations: The estimated project cost to complete preliminary engineering and final design for the Fruitridge Road Improvements Phase 1 project (T15036300) is $1.4 million. With the approval of the transfer of $120,000 (Major Street Construction, Fund 20007) from the expenditure budget of the State and Federal Grant Match Project(T15007200), there will be sufficient funding to complete final design for Phase 1.
The estimated project cost to complete preliminary engineering and environmental clearance for the Fruitridge Road Improvements Phase 2 project (T15036300) and initiate final design is $1.6 million. With the approval of the transfer of $640,000 (Major Street, Fund 2007) from the expenditure budget of the State and Federal Grant Match Project (T15007200), there will be sufficient funding to complete preliminary engineering and to advance the final design for Phase 2.
There is sufficient funding within the State and Federal Grant Match Project (T15007200) to support the required transfer to the Fruitridge Road Improvements Phase 1 project (T15036300) in the amount of $120,000 (Major Street, Fund 2007) and Phase 2 project (T15036300) in the amount of $640,000 (Major Street Construction, Fund 2007).
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LocalBusinessEnterprise
Local Business Enterprise (LBE): Not applicable.
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