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Supervisors approve contract for Knottwood Way extension

The San Diego County Board of Supervisors approved the advertisement for bid and subsequent award of a construction contract to complete the missing segment of Knottwood Way.

The supervisors' 4-0 vote Nov. 16, with Greg Cox at a National Association of Counties meeting, authorized the director of the county's Department of Purchasing and Contracting to take the necessary actions for a contract, designated the director of the county's Department of Public Works (DPW) as the county officer responsible for administering the contract, and found that no new circumstances warranted any amendments to the environmental Mitigated Negative Declaration the county supervisors approved in 2009.

"Road and traffic flow improvements are always good news," said Supervisor Bill Horn. "This 420-foot section of Knottwood Way will connect two subdivisions in Fallbrook and enhance emergency response times in the area."

The Sycamore Ranch subdivision included construction of a one-mile segment of Knottwood Way from Gird Road west. A 500-foot segment from Linda Vista Drive east was completed as part of the Sycamore Heights development. The county segment will account for the remaining 420 feet to complete Knottwood Way.

"Our project fills in that remaining gap from the end of what will be their new bridge," said DPW deputy director for engineering services (which includes capital projects) Terry Rayback.

The road segment will be constructed to Rural Light Collector road standards and will have two paved lanes, shoulders, and unpaved parkways ten feet wide on each side. A balance in the county's Road Fund will provide the $1,100,000 estimated cost which includes contingency.

A 13-0 Fallbrook Community Planning Group vote Sept. 19 provided community endorsement of the county project.

Construction is expected to begin in early 2017 and be complete by summer 2017. "We're happy to get it going," Rayback said.

 

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