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Department of Transportation recommending the Board consider the following pertaining to the Harvard Way and Clermont Way Intersection Improvements Project, Capital Improvement Program project number 36105080:
1) Approve and adopt the Plans and Contract Documents, Contract 8045, and authorize the Chair to sign the Plans;
2) Authorize advertisement for construction bids; and
3) Approve and authorize the Chair to sign the Construction and Funding of Transportation Improvement Agreement between the County and the El Dorado Union High School District. (District I)
FUNDING: Traffic Impact Fee - Zone C Funds (91%) and Road Fund (9%). (Local Funds)
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DISCUSSION / BACKGROUND
On November 8, 2022, Legistar 22-1882, Item 18, the Board approved the Harvard Way and Clermont Way Intersection Improvements Project (Project) to be added to the Department of Transportation’s (Transportation) Capital Improvement Program (CIP). This allowed Transportation to begin the planning, environmental, and preliminary design phases of the Project and to partner with the El Dorado Union High School District (EDUHSD) for their proposed campus traffic circulation plan on their Oak Ridge High School campus located in El Dorado Hills. It was important for Transportation to begin preliminary design as soon as possible to be compatible with the school’s improvements which includes increased pedestrian safety and a traffic signal.
California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) compliance is required for this Project. A CEQA Notice of Exemption was recorded on December 12, 2023. No environmental permits are needed for this Project.
On November 14, 2023, Legistar 23-1902, Item 14, the Board approved additional funding for the Project to complete the final design, right-of-way, and construction phases at the same time the school completes its project. Transportation and EDUHSD project partnering and collaboration will save costs for both agencies. The Construction and Funding of Transportati...
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