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LANE COUNTY PUBLIC WORKS CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM <br />A new subcategory of expenditures has been added to reflect the successful award of funding <br />from the Oregon Transportation Investment Act of 2003 (OTIA III) that will replace 5 bridges <br />within Lane County. <br />Pavement Fund <br />The Pavement Rehabilitation section of the CIP has been boosted from $2,300,000 to <br />$3,000,000 annually for pavement overlay and rehabilitation. These funds are programmed by <br />County staff to respond to current pavement condition information. Recent needs analysis has <br />indicated a need to increase the annual amount to adequately maintain existing roadways. <br />Safety Improvements <br />Safety improvement projects are intended to address problems at spot locations that do not <br />require large reconstruction projects. Staff will recommend projects as locations are studied and <br />identified. Generally, these projects will have low cost, small size, limited impact on adjacent <br />properties, and relative ease of implementation. <br />Payments to Other Government Agencies <br />The CIP Summary by Project Category (pg. 15) shows $17,100,000 projected payments to other <br />government agencies in Lane County. $12,500,000 of the total is under the County/City Road <br />Partnership Program (formerly Urban Transition). Intergovernmental agreements will need to be <br />executed with each city agency in the County on issues involving the provision of urban road <br />services, the jurisdiction of urban roads, and the distribution of County Road Funds. The amounts <br />shown in the CIP document are estimates of future payments based on current policies and <br />agreements. <br />The remaining $4,600,000 represents projects identified under the Board's Capital Project <br />Partnership Program (CaPP) and other project payments. Projects that are not proposed to be <br />let by the County are listed here as payments to respective agencies. CaPP projects that the <br />County will be constructing are listed in the General Construction category. <br />Two new projects added this year are local match funds for improvements to the interchange at <br />I-5 and Pearl Street in Coburg and transportation improvements related to the Federal <br />Courthouse that has yet to be constructed. <br />Culvert Replacement for Fish Passage <br />The Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife (ODFW) has identified nearly 300 culverts under <br />Lane County roads that the Department believes impede Coho or Chinook salmon passage at <br />some stage in their lifecycle. The establishment of this fund is intended to dedicate Road Fund <br />resources to replace culverts that are low or medium priorities from a road perspective, but are <br />high priorities from an ODFW or resource agency perspective. <br />Community Development Road Improvement Assistance .,Program <br />This program was created by the Board of County Commissioners to provide eligible agencies an <br />opportunity to fund road projects that provide a benefit to the community. Eligible applicants <br />include Lane County cities, school districts, and other governmental agencies authorized by the <br />Board of County Commissioners. The program accepts applications and awards individual <br />project allocations through the Board. The Board has allocated the entire balance of this fund to <br />projects. Future use of this fund and timing of a call for applications will be at the discretion of the <br />Board. <br />10 <br /> <br />