DATE: August 21, 2018
TO: Board of Supervisors
SUBMITTED BY: Steven E. White, Director
Department of Public Works and Planning
SUBJECT: Right-of-Way Acquisition for Travers Creek Bridge Replacement Project on Lincoln Avenue - Federal Project No. BRLO-5942(226)
RECOMMENDED ACTION:
TITLE
Accept Easement Deed and authorize the Chairman to execute the Right-of-Way Contract to facilitate the Travers Creek Bridge Replacement, Federal Project No. BRLO-5942(226) on Lincoln Avenue for a total monetary consideration of $4,500.
REPORT
Approval of the recommended action will authorize the purchase of additional right-of-way required to facilitate the replacement of an existing structurally deficient two-lane bridge, on Lincoln Avenue, as shown on Exhibit A. This item pertains to a location in District 4.
ALTERNATIVE ACTION:
Your Board may reject the purchase of this right-of-way; however, this would prevent the County from obtaining the necessary right-of-way to proceed with the project. If the necessary right-of-way is not acquired, the project will be cancelled and all funds received for the project would have to be returned to the Federal Highway Administration.
FISCAL IMPACT:
There is no Net County Cost associated with the recommended action. This project is eligible for reimbursement under the Federal Highway Bridge Program (HBP). The HBP program will provide 88.53% of funds for right-of-way acquisition for this project. The remaining 11.47% will be paid out of the Road Fund 010. A check will be issued from the Road Fund payable to the individual grantor listed below. Sufficient appropriations for this project are included in the Department of Public Works and Planning - Roads Org 4510 FY 2018-19 Recommended Budget.
Listed below is the owner, mailing address, amount for this parcel, and the basis of the compensation associated with the parcel:
• Parcel 2 (APN: 373-260-26) - David D. Friesen, and Coleen A. Friesen, 22600 E. Lincoln Avenue, Reedley, CA 93654 - $4,500. This payment is for a 0.038-acre road easement, spreading plants-ground cover, three trees and severance damages to the remainder, if any.
Of the total compensation authorized pursuant to the recommended action, all $4,500 is for a permanent roadway easement.
DISCUSSION:
The proposed project would allow replacement of the existing structurally deficient wooden two-lane Travers Creek Bridge on Lincoln Avenue with a new, two-lane concrete slab bridge that meets current standards. The existing functionally obsolete two-lane concrete slab bridge, originally constructed in 1925 and widened in 1942, is approximately 33 feet long and 28 feet wide from curb to curb, will be replaced with an approximately 65 feet long and 77 feet wide from curb to curb a two-lane concrete box culvert with approach railing to accommodate the future widening of Manning Avenue.
Construction is anticipated to commence in the spring of 2019.
REFERENCE MATERIAL:
BAI #36, August 25, 2015
BAI #34, September 17, 2013
ATTACHMENTS INCLUDED AND/OR ON FILE:
Location Map
Exhibit A
On file with Clerk - Right of Way Contract
On file with Clerk - Grant of Easement
CAO ANALYST:
Sonia M. De La Rosa