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Department of Transportation recommending the Board approve and authorize the Chair to sign a Certificate of Acceptance for the U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration Highway Easement Deed, pertaining to the Ice House Road Pavement Rehabilitation Phase 2 Project, Capital Improvement Program 72191/36105023, for Ice House Road (County Road 147). This easement will formally provide access rights to the County and permit the County to perform maintenance, as necessary, across the subject County Road. (District V)
FUNDING: Federal Lands Access Program (85%) and Sacramento Municipal Utility District Upper American River Project Cooperative Agreement (15%).
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DISCUSSION / BACKGROUND
The Department of Transportation (Transportation) is working in coordination with and providing oversight for the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) regarding Ice House Road Pavement Rehabilitation Phase 2 Project (Project) along portions of Ice House Road (County Road 147). The Project includes Ice House Road from Peavine Ridge Road to the northern section of Wentworth Springs Road. Transportation submitted two California Access Program grant application packages to fund Ice House Road pavement rehabilitation from MP 6.37 at Peavine Ridge Road to MP 23.94. On August 9, 2017, the California Program Decision Committee (PDC) selected Ice House Road for this program. For efficiency in overall design and construction costs, Central Federal Lands Highway Division (CFLHD) and County, with PDC concurrence, have combined the two (2) grant phases into one (1) Project totaling 17.57 miles in length, known as Phase 2. Ice House Road Rehabilitation Phase 1 repaired 7.1 miles from Wentworth Springs Road near MP 23.94 to Loon Lake near MP 31.06 and was completed in October 2016.
On May 9, 2017, Legistar 17-0374, Item 23, the Board allocated $10,000 for the preparation of a scoping report, agreement, and delivery plan for the Federal Lands Access Program (FLAP) F...
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