Status of Fairfax’s Federally
Funded Bridge Projects
July 17, 2024
Presented by:
Loren Umbertis, Public Works Director, Town of
Fairfax
and
Nader Tamannaie, MGE Engineering, Inc
The Town’s Four Bridge
Projects
Meadow Way Bridge, Structurally
Deficient (SD) – Replace
Bridge Preventative Maintenance
Project (BPMP) for Bridges on Canyon
Rd. Spruce Rd. & Marin Rd.
Creek Road Bridge, Seismically
Vulnerable – Retrofit
Azalea Avenue Bridge, SD - Replace
General Phases of Federal
Projects
Preliminary Engineering (PE): Preliminary
design and environmental studies
Right-of-Way (ROW): ROW engineering
and acquisitions, Utilities and Final Design
Construction (CON)
Funds for each phase applied for
separately
CEQA required but not funded by
Caltrans but instead locally
Meadow Way Bridge
PE funds applied for in 2010
PE started in 2013, 88.57% federally funded
ROW (current phase) & CON Phases 100%
funded
NEPA cleared in October 2019
CEQA adopted by the Town in June 2020
Eminent Domain for 2 properties, begin in
Q4, 2024
Temporary and Permanent Easements for 5
properties to begin in Q4, 2024
Meadow Way Bridge -
Continued
Agreements for five utility owners in Q1,
2025
Last neighborhood meeting before
CON in Q2, 2025
Regulatory Permits Applications in Q1
2025
CON projected for FFY 25/26 (Begin
spring 2026)
BPMP (Bridge Preventative
Maintenance Program)
PE funds applied for in 2010, project started 2013
All phases are 88.53% federally funded
NOAA required Fish Ladder repairs at Canyon, 2019
FHWA & NOAA at odds, FHWA conceding late 2021
New requirement for Extended Phase I (XPI) Report
(new archeological excavations at Marin Rd.)
Met with Tribal Representatives in late January 2023
Cultural Resource Investigation completed in July
2023
Submitted Historic Property Survey Report (HPSR) to
Caltrans 8/24
BPMP – Continued
Certify NEPA in 9/2024
Draft CEQA submitted for Fairfax review in
06/2024
Begin 30-day community review in late August,
2024
Anticipate CEQA Town Council hearing
Sep/Oct 2024
Begin ROW, Utilities & Final Design in Q4, 2024
ROW or utilities issues not anticipated;
easements needed, however
Begin Regulatory Permits Applications in Q1,
2025
CON targeted for FFY 2026 (late spring)
Creek Road Bridge
Funds applied for in 2010, project started in 2013
All phases are 100% federally funded
Project in tandem with BPMP due to common
San Anselmo Creek environmental issues & XPI
XPI meetings & studies same timeframe as BPMP
Historical Resources Evaluation Report (HRER)
and HPSR required. Submit both to Caltrans 8/24
Certify NEPA 09/2024
Draft CEQA submitted for Fairfax for review in
06/2024
Creek Road Bridge -
Continued
30-day community review to begin
August 2024
Expect CEQA Town Council hearing
Sep/Oct 2024
Begin ROW, Utilities & Final Design Q4,
2024
ROW negotiations needed with 2
homeowners for acquisition and
temporary easement
CON targeted for FFY 2026 (late spring)
Azalea Avenue Bridge
Started in 2016, all phases 100% federally funded
NEPA, CEQA and preliminary design proceeding
County Flood Control Program requires elevation of
street level by 3 feet
Town and MGE Consultant met with neighbors in
2021 for preliminary discussion
Schedule follow up meeting with residents and
impacted property owners in Q1 2025
ROW easements (not acquisitions) needed
Host 1st workshop and general meeting, Q2 2025
Azalea Avenue Bridge -
Continued
Certify NEPA and CEQA in late 2025
CON currently envisioned in 2028
(begin late spring)
Questions