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LANE COUNTY PUBLIC WORKS CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM
<br /> INTRODUCTION
<br /> Lane County currently maintains 1436 miles of roads and 412 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 such as pavement overlays and chip seals extend the
<br /> useful life 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 /> usual) erforms associated tannin ri ht-of-wa and en ineerin work. Consultants assist for
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<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 /> T® sum u this document, the Ca atal Im rovement Pro ram CIS is a 5- ear- tan for ca ~#al ~ '-J"~
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<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, plan for future
<br /> growth in traffic volumes, reduce maintenance costs, conserve fuel,.. accommodate alternative
<br /> transportation modes, and promote economic development.
<br /> ROAD FUND
<br /> The County Road Fund is used for both Operations, Maintenance, & Preservation (OM&P) and
<br /> Capital Improvement (CIP) projects. The Road Fund is comprised of revenue from several
<br /> sources. In fiscal year 2004-2005 the County anticipates receiving $19,800,000 in Federal
<br /> Timber Receipts, $13,700,000 irr State Highway User Taxes and Fees, $1,000,000 in Federal
<br /> Aid/Fund Exchange programs, $1,000,000 in Investment Earnings, and $3,240,000 in other
<br /> 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
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<br /> the statewide total. The cities' portion is split based on the ratio of each city's population to the
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<br /> total statewide population within cities.
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