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The Danville Town Council is set to consider approving a resolution that would move the long envisioned Diablo Road Trail Project forward to its design phase.
Plans for a path along Diablo Road have been part of the town’s plans for the future for a majority of its incorporated history, with references in the town’s 2005 General Plan adopted in 1987 and its Townwide Trails Master Plan adopted in 1989.
More recently, the town’s Diablo Road Trail Conceptual Alignment and Feasibility analysis was completed in 2018, offering an overview of the possible alignment options for the trail in preparation for the current environmental review of the project, which is nearing its completion.
Following the environmental review period, the project is poised to move to its final design phase, with next summer being the goal to begin construction.
Town staff submitted an Initial Study and Mitigated Negative Declaration (MND) for the council’s review, stating that implementation and mitigation measures would be sufficient to prevent any significant environmental impacts that were identified during the environmental review process.
Upon the council’s approval of the MND, the next steps of the project would consist of seeking permits from agencies including the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and the Regional Water Quality Control Board, which will oversee the construction phase of the project.
The favored alignment option for the trail will be along the southside of Diablo Road between Fairway Drive and the intersection Avenida Nueva and Diablo Road, connecting with a 0.7-mile trail at Magee Preserve Development that is currently under construction.
“In total, the new trail segments and existing 0.5-mile Diablo Road Trail (aka Barbara Haile Trail) will provide a contiguous, 2.1-mile Class I facility connecting the Diablo Road/Green Valley Road intersection with Blackhawk Road,” Senior Civil Engineer Nader Salama and Transportation Manager Andrew Dillard wrote in a staff report.
Town staff are recommending that the council adopt the MND for the project and move it into its final design phase in order to meet goals for construction and completion by next year.
The Danville Town Council is set to meet on Tuesday (Dec. 20) at 5 p.m. The agenda is available here.
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