MIDDLETOWN, Calif. – Residents, employees, businesses and others with an interest in potential improvements on and near Highway 29 in Lake County are encouraged to provide comments and suggestions on the State Route 29 Transportation Project.
Comments can be submitted through Friday, March 22, through the planning project’s Web site at http://www.lakecountysr29.com/public-comment/ .
The overall planning project includes a SR 29 South Corridor Engineered Feasibility Study (EFS) and Middletown Community Action Plan (CAP), which will identify transportation improvements to make intraregional and interregional travel safer and more convenient, reduce congestion and address local community needs.
The SR 29 South Corridor EFS will identify and analyze potential short-term and long-term transportation improvements from the Napa County line to Highway 53 in Lower Lake.
The CAP will focus on potential roadway improvements in Middletown, including bike, pedestrian, transit and equestrian alternatives.
The project is managed by Caltrans and the Lake County/City Area Planning Council, and is scheduled for completion in the fall 2013.
“The outcomes of this project will be shaped directly by public input, and we’re hoping to gather a significant amount of additional information and ideas through the use of the online tool,” said Rex Jackman, chief of System, Regional and Community Planning for Caltrans.
In addition to providing online comments, interested community members also can provide feedback at three community meetings planned for later in the year.
A Jan. 22 community meeting in Middletown attracted 70 area stakeholders.