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Board adopts Measure T FY 2025–26 expenditure plan, funds prioritized for regional arterials and transit upgrades
Summary
The Board adopted the Measure T annual expenditure plan for FY 2025–26, outlining roughly $30 million in county transportation improvements prioritized for regional corridors, local maintenance, transit enhancements and environmental mitigation; staff said local Measure T dollars are being used to leverage larger state and federal funds.
The Madera County Board of Supervisors adopted the Measure T annual expenditure plan for fiscal year 2025–26 after a public hearing and staff presentation.
Dominic Tyburski, director of public works, told the board Measure T is a voter‑approved half‑cent transportation sales tax that currently generates about $5 million per year in supplemental transportation funds for Madera County and that the proposed expenditure plan programs about $30 million of transportation improvements by leveraging Measure T with state and federal funds.
The plan divides spending into regional, local, transit and environmental categories. Regional work includes reconstruction and rehabilitation of major commute and farm‑to‑market corridors and multi‑year paving programs; local spending supports county maintenance districts, ADA compliance and a substantial Avenue 15 rehabilitation project (roughly $5 million to improve 5.6 miles). Transit enhancements include solar power for fleet charging, a bus wash and bus barn expansion, and replacement vehicle matching funds. Environmental work includes adding paved shoulders to reduce dust emissions on unpaved segments not eligible for federal funding.
Public comment from Dan Metz (Sierra Citizens) urged reconsideration of priorities and questioned discrepancies in pavement condition index (PCI) figures, the choice to add shoulders to roads with high PCI and why large carryovers have accumulated in the flexible program. Tyburski and staff responded that PCI is one of many factors used in selection (arterials are prioritized under an arterial‑first policy; ADT, safety needs and leverageability also factor in) and that Measure T funds are used to attract state and federal dollars.
After discussion and a notation from county counsel that a typographical date error in the draft resolution would be corrected, the board voted 5–0 to adopt the resolution.
