Steps could be taken to avoid the creation of a one lane bottleneck when South Main is widened between Pear Tree Street and Tannehill Drive.

The Manteca City Council when they meet Tuesday at 6 p.m. are being asked to earmark $500,000 in Public Facilities Implementation Plan fees collected from growth to make sure a bottleneck does not occur along a 480-foot segment on the east side of South Main Street.

It is in the 2100 block of South Main where a small parcel with existing home has not been included in any development proposal.

The South Main Street corridor from the Atherton Drive to Antone Raymus Parkway is being prepped to be widened by a developer to its ultimate 4-lane configuration with 2 lanes in each direction.

The City of Manteca South Main Street Improvements Project proposes to widen the corridor fronting of 2112 S. Main Street to make sure there is contiguous, northbound two-lane vehicular traffic flow and safe pedestrian passage with the addition of a sidewalk.

The project will also relocate the existing overhead utility poles and wires that currently conflict with the location of the proposed improvements.

The $500,000 project designed to avoid the creation of the bottleneck is being covered 100 percent by then PFIP fees.

The developer is obligated to widen the roadway and install curb, gutter, and sidewalk along their property that fronts the corridor.

Work currently is in the process of installing sewer lines for the development beneath where South Main is being widened to four lanes.

To contact Dennis Wyatt, email dwyatt@mantecabulletin.com