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Department of Transportation recommending the Board authorize the Director of Transportation to sign the Memorandum of Agreement for the amount of $25,000 with the Greenstone Country Owners Association as part of the Green Valley Road at Indian Creek - Bridge Replacement Project, Capital Improvement Program number 77127/36105014.
(District 4)
FUNDING: Highway Bridge Program (71%), Road Fund (<1%), Regional Surface Transportation Program (RSTP) Advance - Match Funds (<1%), Traffic Impact Mitigation - Zone 1 - 7 (5%), RSTP Advance - El Dorado County Transportation Commission Fund (16%), Tribe (<1%), Traffic Impact Fees - Zone B (4%), and RSTP Advance - Exchange Funds (3%). (Local, State, and Federal Funds)
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DISCUSSION / BACKGROUND
On September 22, 2015, the Board approved the Department of Transportation (Transportation) to begin the right of way phase for the Green Valley Road at Indian Creek - Bridge Replacement and the Green Valley Road at Mound Springs Creek - Bridge Replacement (Projects). The Projects involve the replacement of two (2) bridges (approximately 1,000 feet apart at Indian Creek and Mound Springs Creek) and construction of a continuous two-way left turn lane down the center of Green Valley Road between Stagecoach Road and Mortara Circle. These safety improvement Projects encompass approximately ½ mile of Green Valley Road. The two-way left turn lane will provide a traffic safety improvement, based on the accident history of this area.
The Projects require construction improvements that will affect Greenstone Country Owners Association (Greenstone) Assessor’s Parcel Number 317-285-019 as part of the Indian Creek Bridge replacement. Transportation will cause construction work and landscape impacts to Greenstone’s entrance at Stagecoach Road. Through several discussions with Greenstone, Transportation has agreed to compensate $25,000 for these impacts to their property. This amount is fair and reasonable to address these impacts resulti...
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