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Tulare County approves $70 million County Transportation Improvement Program for 2025–26
Summary
The Board approved the 2025–26 County Transportation Improvement Program, programming nearly 60 roadway projects totaling about $70 million including a major Avenue 280/Caldwell widening and more than 34 miles of SB1 overlays.
The Tulare County Board of Supervisors unanimously approved the county’s 2025–26 County Transportation Improvement Program (CTIP) at its June 24 meeting, programming nearly 60 projects valued at about $70 million, pending expected federal and FEMA reimbursements.
Resource Management Agency Director Reid Schenke told the board the CTIP lists proposed capital projects to be initiated in fiscal year 2025–26. He highlighted the Avenue 280/Caldwell widening project between Visalia and Farmersville, work on Mineral King bridge replacement, and more than 34 miles of asphalt overlays funded through the Road Maintenance and Rehabilitation Account (SB 1) and RMRA/RRAA programs.
Schenke explained funding sources for county road work, including Measure R local sales tax, state gas tax and vehicle license fees, SB 1/RMRA, federal grants such as Surface Transportation Block Grants and the Highway Bridge Program, and other interdepartmental funds. He said projected discretionary road revenue for the county is about $35 million and that $38 million per year would be needed to maintain Pavement Condition Index status quo; the CTIP projects are aimed at prioritizing limited resources.
Schenke warned that the CTIP assumes future FEMA reimbursements for 2023 storm recovery projects; if those recoveries do not materialize, the county will need to reprogram or delay projects. The CTIP allocates roughly $18.7 million this year to RARA/RRAA overlay projects, slab and slab reconstruction projects, chip seal (about $2 million proposed), bridge work, ADA ramps and a rapid-response contingency.
Supervisor Townsend moved approval and Supervisor McCarrie seconded; the motion passed unanimously. The board asked staff to continue monitoring FEMA reimbursement timing and to return with adjustments if needed.
