Yolo 16 Safety Improvement Project

PROJECT DESCRIPTION

This State Transportation Safety Improvement Project on State Route 16 in Yolo County, between the town of Brooks and Interstate 505 (approximately 12 miles), will bring the current roadway design to current standards by constructing 12-foot wide lanes, 8-foot wide shoulders, 20-foot wide clear recovery areas and improve sight distances, excluding the main street areas of the towns of Capay and Esparto. 

PURPOSE AND NEED
A safety evaluation was performed on this segment of State Route 16 in 2001, resulting in the initiation of this project.  The majority of State Route 16 is currently a 2-lane highway with shoulders measuring 3 feet or less.  The objective of this project is to reduce the number and severity of accidents on State Route 16, by minimizing the impacts of driver error.

Improvements being considered for this project include:

• 8-foot standard shoulders and provisions for a 20 foot clear recovery zone
• Left-turn pockets and right-turn lanes at various public roads
• Horizontal and vertical curve improvements at several locations
• Improved sight distances
• Improved flood protection for the highway and the Madison area (Partnership with County of Yolo)