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Department of Transportation recommending the Board consider the following pertaining to the Pioneer Trail/ U.S. Highway 50 Intersection Safety Improvement Project, Capital Improvement Program project number 36104026, Contract 7614:
1) Authorize a total project budget increase of $3,055,000 to reflect California State and Local Partnership Program funding awarded to the subject project, raising the estimated total project cost as reflected in the 2023 Capital Improvement Program from $8,791,000 to $11,846,000;
2) Approve and adopt the Plans and Contract Documents and authorize the Chair to sign the Plans; and
3) Authorize advertisement for construction bids with an estimated construction phase total cost of $10,507,000.
(District V)
FUNDING: Highway Safety Improvement Program (30% - Federal), Tahoe Regional Planning Agency Mitigation Funds (4% - Local), Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality Program (20% - Federal), Surface Transportation Block Grant (19% - Federal) and State and Local Partnership (SLPP) (27% - State).
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DISCUSSION / BACKGROUND
The Pioneer Trail/ U.S. Highway 50 Intersection Safety Improvement Project (Project) is located at and around the intersection of U.S. Highway 50/ State Route 89 and Pioneer Trail in the community of Meyers. The work consists of converting the existing signalized intersection to a modern roundabout.
An Initial Study/ Mitigated Negative Declaration for the Project was adopted by the Board on January 4, 2022 (Legistar 20-1133, Item 34), in accordance with the California Environmental Quality Act.
Upon Board approval of the Department of Transportation’s (Transportation) recommendations for this agenda item, Transportation will initiate the bid process and return to the Board for consideration to award the construction contract, pursuant to Transportation’s recommendation. Transportation anticipates scheduling the construction contract award for the April 2, 2024, Board meeting.
In November 2022, Transportat...
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