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LANE COUNTY PUBLIC WORKS CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM
<br /> INTRODUCTION
<br /> Lane County currently maintains 1439 miles of roads and 422 bridges. The maintenance and
<br /> ' improvement of these investments are split into two categories of expenditures -Operations,
<br /> Maintenance, & Preservation and Capital Improvement Projects.
<br /> Operations, Maintenance, & Preservation includes activities related to maintaining and
<br /> repairing the road and bridge system, like surface and shoulder maintenance, drainage work,
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<br /> ~ vegetation management, guardrail repair, signing, striping, pavement marking, and signal ` '
<br /> maintenance. Preservation activities like pavement overlays and chip seals extend the useful life
<br /> of the pavement.
<br /> Capital Improvement Projects, or modernization projects, include widening a facility to add
<br /> shoulders, adding capacity, safety improvements, intersection improvements, bringing roads and ;
<br /> bridges up to standards, and paving gravel roads. Modernization construction projects are
<br /> ' typically contracted to private firms, but Lane County Public Works/Engineering Division staff ~
<br /> usually performs associated planning, right-of-way and engineering work. Consultants assist for
<br /> ~ bridge design, geotechnical engineering and environmental studies.
<br /> j In addition to the modernization projects on County maintained facilities, capital expenditures
<br /> include road partnership (formerly Urban Transition) payments to Lane County cities, project
<br /> specific payments to cities, the State or other quasi-governmental agencies and community
<br /> development road improvement assistance grants to agencies.
<br /> To sum up this document, the Capital Improvement Program (CIP) is a 5-year plan for capital
<br /> improvements to Lane County's transportation network. Projects included in the CIP are
<br /> designed to improve the safety, utility, and efficiency of the existing road network, accommodate
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<br /> f future growth in traffic volumes, reduce maintenance costs, conserve fuel, accommodate
<br /> alternative transportation modes, and promote economic development. `
<br /> ROAD FUND ~ '
<br /> Both Operations, Maintenance, & Preservation and Capital Improvement Projects are funded by
<br /> the County Road Fund. The Road Fund is comprised of revenue from several sources. In fiscal
<br /> year 2001-2002 the County anticipates receiving $18,744,000 in Federal Timber Receipts,
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<br /> ~ $13,922,000 in State Highway User Taxes and Fees, $550,000 in Federal Aid/Fund Exchange ~
<br /> programs, $2,000,000 in Investment Earnings, and $2,900,000 in other Miscellaneous Sources. ~ ,
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<br /> State Highway User Taxes and Fees consist of state motor fuel taxes (currently 24 cents per
<br /> gallon), state weight-mile taxes for heavy vehicles, motor vehicle registration fees, fines, licenses .
<br /> and other miscellaneous revenues. The fees and taxes collected are distributed to government ' -
<br /> agencies approximately as follows - 60% state, 24% counties, and 16% cities. The counties' ~
<br /> portion is split amongst all counties based on each county's proportion of registered vehicles to
<br /> the statewide total. The cities' portion is split amongst the cities based on the ratio of each city's
<br /> population to the total statewide population within cities.
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