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Board adopts DOT CIP changes, adds Silver Valley/Appian signal and moves El Dorado Hills overlay to maintenance
Summary
After a lengthy workshop, the board approved DOT’s 2026 CIP changes including adding a placeholder $2.6 million signal at Silver Valley Parkway and Appian Way and transferring an El Dorado Hills Boulevard grind/overlay project from CIP to maintenance; the motion passed 4–1 with Supervisor Parlin dissenting over schedule slippage and conditioned projects.
The El Dorado County Board of Supervisors voted March 10 to adopt recommended changes to the Department of Transportation’s 2026 capital improvement program (CIP), including adding a signalized intersection at Silver Valley Parkway and Appian Way and removing the El Dorado Hills Boulevard grind/overlay from the capital program and assigning it to maintenance.
DOT Director Rafael Martinez told the board that the Silver Valley/Appian intersection now meets projected future signal warrants when traffic is modeled 10–20 years out and that staff estimated a placeholder cost of about $2.6 million so the county could begin collecting traffic impact fees (TIF) from future development that will benefit from the improvement. Martinez explained the overlay removal reflects funding realities: maintenance funds will be programmed to implement a rubberized capeseal surface treatment and address ADA ramp needs rather than pursuing federal grant funding for a CIP rehabilitation package.
Supervisors asked detailed questions about funding sources, warranty and repair responsibilities for new surface treatments, timing of White Rock widening and Ponderosa Interchange construction, and whether developer or maintenance funds can be used for different project types. Supervisor Parlin said she was concerned about schedule slippage on projects (notably Ponderosa Interchange), and how that affects conditions attached to other land use approvals; she recorded a no vote. The motion carried 4–1.
DOT said design, environmental and right‑of‑way work is funded and that several major projects remain dependent on state and federal grant cycles, Caltrans approvals and right‑of‑way acquisitions. Staff will bring the final CIP adoption back for formal approval in June and continue to coordinate funding for TIF‑funded projects separately.
