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LANE COUNTY. PUBLIC WORKS CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM
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<br /> INTRODUCTION ~
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<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, 8~ Preservation includes activities related to maintaining and
<br /> repairing the road and bridge system, like surface and shoulder maintenance, drainage work,
<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, addin ca acit safet im rovements, intersection im rovements, brin m roads and
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<br /> bridges up to standards, and paving gravel roads. Modernization construction projects are t _
<br /> typically contracted to private firms, but Lane County Public Works/Engineering Division staff
<br /> i usually performs associated planning, right-of-way and engineering work. Consultants assist for ~
<br /> bridge design, geotechnical engineering and environmental studies. -
<br /> In addition to the modernization projects on County maintained facilities, capital expenditures
<br /> include road partnership payments to Lane County cities, project specific payments to cities, the
<br /> State or other quasi-governmental agencies and community development road improvement
<br /> 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
<br /> 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 $19,398,000 in Federal Timber Receipts, '
<br /> $13,676,000 in State Highway User Taxes and Fees, $2,210,000 in Federal Aid/Fund Exchange
<br /> programs, $1,780,000 in Investment Earnings, and $3,000,000 in other Miscellaneous Sources.
<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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