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Board adopts 2025 Capital Improvement Program; White Rock widening and Grizzly Flat bridge included
Summary
The board adopted the Department of Transportation’s 2025 Capital Improvement Program, adding Grizzly Flat bridge replacement and guardrail projects and advancing the White Rock Road widening into design and construction planning; the measure passed 4-0.
The El Dorado County Board of Supervisors voted Thursday to adopt the Department of Transportation’s 2025 Capital Improvement Program, adding two new projects and approving schedule and funding changes recommended by DOT.
Rafael Martinez, the county’s director of transportation, described the annual CIP as a rolling, multi-year plan that sets project schedules, cost estimates and funding priorities. The 2025 update adds two new projects — a Grizzly Flat Road at Steely Fork bridge replacement and a guardrail replacement project on Lotus Road between Green Valley and Bassett Road — and advances the White Rock Road widening project farther into the design and delivery schedule.
DOT staff said the Grizzly Flat bridge is structurally deficient and admits only limited vehicle width; the department will evaluate raising the bridge profile and removing debris to reduce flood and debris risk during storm events. DOT said the White Rock widening from Post Street toward Silva Valley is now moving into environmental review and right-of-way work, with a target to complete environmental work this year and to construct the project in calendar 2027 if right-of-way and utility relocations proceed on schedule; staff warned construction could slide to 2028 depending on those factors.
Supervisors and residents asked technical questions about bridge elevation and debris clearance for the Grizzly Flat bridge and about funding sources for the White Rock widening. Department staff said the projects are funded through a mix of available state and federal grants and the county’s transportation impact fee (TIF) program; one staffer noted the White Rock work is to be supported by TIF funds. Several residents asked DOT to avoid overly large or out-of-character bridge designs used on other recent regional projects.
After brief public comment supporting design and local safety upgrades, the board approved the CIP adoption and associated resolution. The motion passed 4-0 with Supervisor Lane absent.
Next steps: DOT will proceed with environmental and right-of-way actions needed to meet the delivery schedule and will return to the board with project-level updates, including design and construction timelines and confirmed funding sources.
