Weigh-In On County Transportation Priorities

CONTRA COSTA COUNTY, CA — Commuters of all types -- pedestrians, bicyclists, BART and bus riders, and drivers -- are being encouraged to participate in telephone town hall sessions being held by the Contra Costa Transportation Authority starting Tuesday to get input for its draft 2020 Transportation Expenditure Plan.

Town hall sessions will be held for all areas of the county starting with Central County on Tuesday. West County commuters can weigh in on July 31, Southwest Contra Costa on Aug. 6, and East County on Aug. 8.

Each meeting will be from 6 to 7 p.m. and can be attended by calling (888) 400-1932.

"We're reaching out to drivers, walkers, bikers and bus-takers to learn where the roads need fixing, where the bus routes should connect, where to modernize our roads and transit systems with new technology, and how to better serve the underserved," the agency says on its website.

Expenditures being considered include improving state Highway 242, state Highway 4 and the eBART corridor; modernizing Interstate Highway 680, state Highway 24, and the Central County BART Corridor; and enhancing Interstate Highway 80 and 580 and the BART Corridor in West County.

People can read about the plan online and sign up to get a call for one of the town hall meetings.

— Bay City News

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