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FACTS

County’s Roads and Policies Fresno County is one of the largest counties in the state, and it has more miles of road than any other county. County’s Roads Department handles road maintenance, which includes addressing surface hazards, for approximately 3,500 miles of roadway. California law requires local governments to adopt a long-term general plan and requires such plans to include a circulation element. (§§ 65300, 65302, subd. (b).) Beginning in 2011, the circulation element was required “to plan for a balanced,

“ ‘Dangerous condition’ ” is defined by Government Code section 830, subdivision (a). Unlabeled statutory references are to the Government Code.

2. multimodal transportation network that meets the needs of all users of streets, roads, and highways for safe and convenient travel in a manner that is suitable to the rural, suburban, or urban context of the general plan.” (§ 65302, subd. (b)(2)(A).) The term “user” includes pedestrians, bicyclists, motorists and others. (§ 65302, subd. (b)(2)(B).) In accordance with the statutory requirements, the Fresno County General Plan contains a transportation and circulation element that sets forth County’s policies…