Just curious with respect to the turnouts project and donations.

As I understand it, Phase I of this current project was after an initial 17 turnouts were constructed, Phase I was 28 turnouts to bring the total to 45, and now Phase II is for 30 more. Right?

In an article a couple of months ago in the tri-valley weekly paper The Independent about a $15,000 donation from Valley Spokesmen for Phase II, the Past President of Valley Spokesmen basically said that whatever funds are raised through October 1 will be the budget for building turnouts next year, suggesting that even if the total needed for Phase II isn't able to be raised, that as many turnouts as can be built with what IS raised will be built in 2024. Correct?

He also said construction of the turnouts varies from the simple to the complex, and averages $9,000 for one turnout, though those costs can climb on the more complicated sections. Is that right? If the average is $9,000, then it would seem the total should be around $270,000 for Phase II, but the June 14 Independent article also indicated $500,000 was needed for Phase II, and now I'm seeing on the Mount Diablo Cyclists that $750,000 is needed for Phase II, with $530,687 raised as of August 10.

DiabloScott or anybody else, do you have the correct facts on this?

The turnouts are certainly a great benefit to cyclists and motorists alike, it is great to have what is already there, it will be great to have more.