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Department of Transportation recommending the Board consider the following actions related to the Hanks Exchange Road at Squaw Hollow Creek - Bridge Replacement Project, CIP 77135:
1) Approve and authorize the Chair to sign the Easement Acquisition Agreement for Public Purposes and the Certificates of Acceptance accepting Grant of Right of Way Easements, Grant of Slope and Drainage Easements, and Grant of Temporary Construction Easements from David W. Fausel and Deanna M. Fausel as Trustees Under Declaration of Trust dated February 24, 1997, for Assessor’s Parcel Numbers 046-022-001, 099-010-023 and 099-010-024. The Easement acquisitions provide right-of-way necessary to construct the project, at a cost of $31,200;
2) Authorize the Department of Transportation Director, or designee, to execute the escrow instructions and any other related escrow documents pertaining to the transaction, including payment of title and escrow fees, which are estimated to be $2,500; and
3) Authorize the Department of Transportation Director, or designee, to extend the date of closure of escrow upon mutual agreement of both parties, if necessary.
FUNDING: Highway Bridge Program (99%) and Regional Surface Transportation Program (1%).
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DISCUSSION / BACKGROUND
Department of Transportation (Transportation) has concluded negotiations with property owners, David W. Fausel and Deanna M. Fausel as Trustees Under Declaration of Trust dated February 24, 1997, securing the County’s interest in the subject easement acquisition, and a settlement has been reached that is representative of the appraised value rounded to a compensatory value of the necessary land rights for project construction.
Transportation proposes to replace the existing functionally obsolete bridge (No. 25C0053) over Squaw Hollow Creek on Hanks Exchange Road, located approximately 0.4 miles south of Pleasant Valley Road. Hanks Exchange Road is a local rural road with a two-way travel lane that has an average da...
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