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Department of Transportation recommending the Board approve and authorize the Chair to sign the Agreement between the El Dorado County Transportation Commission and the County of El Dorado for Fiscal Year 2023-24 Surface Transportation Block Grant Program Exchange Funds (X24-6157(086)) in the amount of $560,513 for the following projects: Diamond Springs Parkway - Phase 1B (District 3), Green Valley Road at Indian Creek - Bridge Replacement (District 4), Green Valley Road at Mound Springs Creek - Bridge Replacement (District 4), and Latrobe West Connector (District 2).
FUNDING: Surface Transportation Block Grant Program Exchange Funds (X24-6157(086)).
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DISCUSSION / BACKGROUND
As authorized by Section 182.6(g) of the Streets and Highway Code, the El Dorado County Transportation Commission (EDCTC) has entered into Agreement X24-6157(086) with the State of California through the Department of Transportation (Caltrans) to assign a defined portion of its annual Surface Transportation Block Grant Program (STBGP) apportionment to Caltrans in exchange for FY 2023-24 nonfederal State Highway Account funds. EDCTC is authorized to use these exchange funds to assist local agencies in promoting projects that otherwise qualify for STBGP funds.
These are projects that are scheduled to be in process in time to make use of the Regional Surface Transportation Program (RSTP) funds, which must be expended within a certain time frame from when the funding cycle was released. The projects listed to receive these STBGP exchange funds are as follows:
- Diamond Springs Parkway - Phase 1B (Fenix Number 36105011): $13,000
- Green Valley Road at Indian Creek - Bridge Replacement (Fenix Number 36105014): $200,000
- Green Valley Road at Mound Springs Creek - Bridge Replacement (Fenix Number 36105015): $222,513
- Latrobe West Connector (Fenix Number 36105084): $125,000
EDCTC is required to execute formal written agreements between EDCTC and STBGP Exchange Recipients and p...
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