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DOT presents 2025 capital improvement program updates; Latrobe and White Rock projects moved into planning
Summary
County Department of Transportation outlined proposed changes to the 2025 Capital Improvement Program, adding a Latrobe Road widening project to the funded list and accelerating White Rock Road widening design to begin in FY2024–25; the board accepted the recommended updates for further action in June.
El Dorado County's Department of Transportation on Tuesday reviewed proposed updates to the 2025 Capital Improvement Program (CIP), recommending timetable changes that add one project to the funded list, move another to the unfunded list and accelerate planning for a multi‑million dollar White Rock Road widening.
Key changes staff proposed - Add Latrobe Road widening (Investment Boulevard to Golden Foothill Parkway) to the funded CIP; staff said recent traffic counts pushed the corridor into the 20‑year planning horizon and the project is estimated at about $9.5 million for environmental, design, right‑of‑way and construction. - Remove Missouri Flat Road (China Garden to State Route 49) from the funded list and move it to the unfunded list because the new Diamond Springs Parkway alignment will carry the intended capacity improvements. - Advance design and environmental work on White Rock Road widening (Post Street to south of Silver Valley Parkway) to fiscal year 2024–25, citing timetable advantages and near-term development pressures; staff estimated the White Rock project cost at roughly $18–19 million. - Stop including the annual capital overlay/rehabilitation CORP list in this CIP workshop; the department will present those maintenance priorities as part of the upcoming Senate Bill 1 resolution package instead.
Why changes were proposed Department director Rafael Martinez told supervisors the CIP is a planning tool to schedule projects across several horizons and to align funding with need. He said staff uses objective criteria and average‑daily‑traffic counts to determine when a corridor needs investment. "When we did our annual routine average daily traffic data collection, we recognized that traffic volumes had increased on Latrobe, clearly showing that the need and the justification pushing it over the threshold," Martinez said.
Board and public input Supervisors asked for clarity on funding mechanisms and timelines. Several members pressed DOT to coordinate project design with private development (for example, a planned retail distribution project near White Rock) to reduce construction impacts and to guard against late-stage cost increases. Public commenters generally praised DOT's work; a local speaker asked staff to publish a complete CIP project list (not only the change table) so residents could reconcile projects and timelines across reports.
Formal action and next steps The board voted to accept the recommended changes and asked staff to return in June with a final adopted CIP and associated funding attachments. Transportation staff will coordinate with planning and affected jurisdictions on project sequencing, right‑of‑way needs, and grant opportunities.
Ending DOT emphasized that environmental studies, utility coordination and right‑of‑way acquisition typically stretch projects over several years, and that accelerating design in the coming year gives the county a better chance to begin construction within multi‑year windows for high‑priority corridors.
