Yuba County supervisors were scheduled Tuesday to consider adopting a Climate Adaptation Capital Improvement Plan for East Linda, West Linda and Olivehurst, a capital-planning step aimed at flood-prone and repetitive-loss areas in the county’s unincorporated west and central communities.
The June 9 agenda describes the item as a plan for Yuba County Public Works that responds to increasing flood risk and infrastructure vulnerability in the three communities. The staff material says the county used hydrologic and hydraulic modeling to identify problem areas including Hile Avenue and Dunning Avenue in East Linda, the west end of Hammonton Smartsville Road and Silverwood Estates in West Linda, the area south of Hammonton Smartsville Road and north of Edgewater Development in West Linda, and several Olivehurst locations including Johnson Park, Mary Avenue, George Avenue and Beverly Avenue.
The plan also points to repetitive-loss areas identified in the report, including Park Avenue in West Linda, Mary and George avenues in Olivehurst, Butterfly and Buttercup lanes west of Olivehurst, and Sixth Avenue in Olivehurst. The report says Sixth Avenue is already being addressed by the ongoing Olivehurst Roadway Resiliency Project, which is anticipated to begin construction in 2026.
According to the plan, the work would be phased over time, with conceptual designs and preliminary cost estimates used to prioritize projects and pursue funding. The report says the total estimated cost of the recommended improvements is about $161 million, with target implementation years running from 2026 to 2046. It also says the highest-priority projects include Johnson Park and Dunning Avenue.
The agenda packet says the plan is backed by $440,371.63 in non-general-fund money, including a 2022-2023 Sustainable Transportation Grant and local road match. The county’s June 9 agenda listed the item for board action, but the packet excerpt available here does not show the final vote.
