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Community Development Agency, Transportation Division, recommending the Board adopt and authorize the Chair to sign Resolution 066-2016 sanctioning a series of road closures for two legs of the 2016 AMGEN Pro Race Tour of California. The first series of closures will be on Thursday May 19, 2016 in the South Lake Tahoe Basin area and anticipated to occur between 3:00 p.m. and 3:45 p.m. The second closure will be on Friday, May 20, 2016 in the El Dorado Hills area and anticipated to occur between 9:00 a.m. and 3:45 p.m. The road closures will be subject to the conditions set forth in Resolution No. 110-79 and in the “Application for Road Closure”.
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DEPARTMENT RECOMMENDATION
The Transportation Division is recommending Board approval of the following road closures for the 2016 AMGEN Pro Road Race. In the South Lake Tahoe Basin, portions of Cornelian Road, Cheyenne Drive, Apache Ave, Mandan Street and Pioneer Trail. In the El Dorado Hills area, Green Valley Road between the County line and Sophia Parkway. These road closures will provide for the safety of participants, volunteers and spectators along the course, and assist in the success of this annual event. Other involved agencies have made no objections to this closure.
DISCUSSION / BACKGROUND
The 2015 Amgen Tour of California drew over two million spectators along the 750-mile route and quickly became the largest sporting event in the history of California. NBC Sports and NBC Network will broadcast HD live TV coverage on every stage for 2016 to more than 200 countries.
Stage 5 of the Men’s Tour, Thursday, May 19, 2016 starts in Lodi and ends in South Lake Tahoe and is a “self-contained” event. Aside from the 144 professional racers, they also have approximately 100 vehicles that travel within the race package. This includes the California Highway Patrol (CHP), team cars, medical support, mechanical support, race officials, motorcycle marshals, TV crews, etc. The entire race m...
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