A study has been released describing proposals to realign County Road 32A between Road 105 and the Yolo Causeway. Road 32A is the route for bicycles between Davis and Sacramento. Road 32A is the only road east of Davis suitable as a through route for bicycling to West Sacramento and Sacramento. As we described in an earlier post, the railroad crossing along this route is a site of many close calls and a few serious collisions involving unsafe driving.
From the County’s press release on the latest study:
Yolo County is requesting interested members of the public to offer input regarding the preparation of the County Road (CR) 32A Railroad Crossing Relocation Project Study Report. Yolo County is working with the City of Davis, Union Pacific Railroad, the Bike Davis group, the Yolo County Farm Bureau, the California Public Utilities Commission and the Sacramento Area Council of Governments to consider a relocation of the CR 32A railroad crossing at CR 105 to improve safety.
This study [seeks to] to establish alternatives and a preferred option for replacing the CR 32A railroad crossing at CR 105, with a new crossing within two (2) miles east of the current crossing. At-grade and grade-separated crossings will be considered. Environmental, engineering, safety, and cost considerations will be evaluated for the alternatives. Funding opportunities will be reviewed for subsequent, future construction of the selected, viable alternatives.
In addition, the study will consider the need for improved bikeway connectivity between the existing Class I Bikeway from the City of Davis, which ends at the CR 32A and CR 105 intersection, and the Class I Bikeway on I-80 over the Yolo Causeway.
Detailed information on the study and how to provide input on Yolo County’s website
Of particular interest regarding the bike path, follow the link to “Alternatives 1, 2, and 3, under further study” which includes alignment maps showing where the Class I bike path will be extended eastward from where it currently ends next to the railroad crossing.
Article about the release of the study in the Davis Enterprise, Friday 8/14/2020