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Department of Transportation recommending the Board consider the following:
1) Adopt and authorize the Chair to sign Resolution 033-2021 to authorize the Director of Transportation, or designee, the delegated authority to execute a Reimbursable Agreement for Federal Lands Access Program Funding for project scoping, commitment to provide local matching funds, and maintenance of the road for 20 years for the Ice House Road Pavement Rehabilitation - Phase 3 Project, CIP 36105068; and
2) Adopt and authorize the Chair to sign Resolution 034-2021 to authorize the Director of Transportation, or designee, the delegated authority to execute a Reimbursable Agreement for Federal Lands Access Program Funding for project scoping, commitment to provide local matching funds, and maintenance of the road for 20 years for the Wentworth Springs Road Pavement Rehabilitation Project.
FUNDING: Sacramento Municipal Utility District funds (26.47% - Local) and Federal Highway Administration’s Federal Lands Access Program funds (73.53% - Federal).
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DISCUSSION / BACKGROUND
The Department of Transportation (Transportation) is preparing two (2) grant applications to request federal funding of the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), Central Federal Lands Highway Division’s (CFLHD) Federal Lands Access Program (FLAP) to support the proposed projects. The Ice House Road Pavement Rehabilitation - Phase 3 Project will rehabilitate approximately 6 miles of Ice House Road from the U.S. Highway 50 connection (PM 0.00) to approximately the Peavine Ridge Road intersection (PM 6.37) which is the terminus point of the previous Ice House Road Rehabilitation Phase 2 Project. Ice House Road Rehabilitation Phase 2 Project covered Post Mile 6.37 to 15.64, and Ice House Road Rehabilitation Phase 1 Project covered PM 15.64 to 23.94. The Ice House Road Project has been chosen by Transportation because of its connection and access to the Eldorado National Forest and its critical link for forest...
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