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Transportation department outlines 20-year road plan, MCOG sales-tax feasibility study and local projects
Summary
The Transportation Department presented a 20-year corrective and preventative maintenance plan, described a proposed Mendocino Council of Governments feasibility study for a sales-tax measure for roads, and reviewed long-term capital projects including bridges, safety projects and airports.
The Mendocino County Department of Transportation briefed the board on road maintenance, long-term capital needs and a possible county sales-tax measure to raise road funds.
Director Howard DeShields and Alicia Whittaker (Deputy Director, Engineering) said the county is midway through a 20-year plan (year 7) funded in part by Senate Bill 1 (RMRA funds) and is treating roughly 357 of the county's surfaced roads under that plan. The department reported a pavement-condition index (PCI) of 47 in 2022 versus a statewide average of 65 and cited a statewide unmet…
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