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Community Development Agency, Transportation Division, recommending the Board authorize Transportation to proceed with ordering and payment of title reports and certified appraisals to commence the acquisition process for the Bucks Bar Road at the North Fork Cosumnes River - Bridge Replacement Project CIP No. 77116, affecting portions of the following parcels:
1) APN 093-131-12 Christopher Smith;
2) APN 093-131-34 David Wright and Susan Jones;
3) APN 093-131-07 James Oakley;
4) APN 093-131-05 Karl and Irene Zabel; and
5) APN 093-131-13 Robert and Genevieve Fourie, Trustees of the Fourie Revocable Trust.
FUNDING: Funding for this portion of the acquisition process will be provided by Highway Bridge Program, Regional Surface Transportation Program Exchange Funds - Caltrans and Regional Surface Transportation Program Exchange Funds - Rural El Dorado County Transportation Commission. (Federal Funds)
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Fiscal Impact/Change to Net County Cost
The proposed action is a budgeted activity in the 2014 Capital Improvement Program, Bucks Bar Road at the North Fork Cosumnes River - Bridge Replacement Project CIP No. 77116. There is no change to Net County Cost.
Background
The Bucks Bar Road at the North Fork Cosumnes River - Bridge Replacement Project (Project) is located on Bucks Bar Road approximately 1.2 miles north of Mount Aukum Road. Bucks Bar Road is a two-lane rural major collector connecting Pleasant Valley Road with Mount Aukum Road near the community of Somerset. The average daily traffic on the bridge is approximately 4,200 vehicles per day, as counted in May 2007.
Built in 1946, the existing bridge consists of a reinforced concrete deck slab supported by a reinforced concrete arch. The current width only accommodates a single lane so southbound vehicles are required to yield to northbound travelers until the bridge is clear. The bridge is no longer adequate for the traffic it serves and is considered deficient by the Federal Highway Administrati...
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