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Lane County adopts $109.7M five-year Capital Improvement Plan, highlights bridge and facility projects
Summary
The board adopted the FY26-27 through FY30-31 Capital Improvement Plan covering $109.7 million in projects including Marcola pavement preservation, Goodpasture covered bridge seismic retrofit and fire mitigation, corrections facility upgrades funded partly by ARPA, and a Public Service Building central-plant replacement supported by a $13 million bond allocation.
Lane County commissioners voted 5-0 on July 14 to adopt the county’s five-year Capital Improvement Plan (FY26-27 through FY30-31), which staffs said contains $109.7 million in planned strategic investments across facilities, parks, roads and solid waste.
Staff presented the plan as a rolling five-year document that prioritizes projects that are ready to proceed and identifies preplanning needs. The standard project list includes 29 projects: eight facilities projects ($37.7 million), six parks projects, 14 roads projects ($30.7 million) and a solid-waste project ($35 million). Staff said 46% of the total spending is planned for the next budget year.
Highlighted projects include Marcola pavement preservation (budgeted at roughly $2.4 million after identified cost savings), and the Goodpasture covered bridge seismic retrofit and fire-mitigation project — an effort to protect the 165-foot, National Register-listed bridge that serves more than 80 residences. Staff said Goodpasture’s retrofit work includes rock anchors and soil improvements and may include sprinklers or fire-resistant materials; the project design was grant funded.
Staff also reviewed in-progress facility projects: upgrades at the Lane County adult corrections facility (nearing substantial completion, funded largely with ARPA dollars, about $17.5 million total) and a Public Service Building central-plant upgrade (about $17.1 million) funded in part by a finalized 2026 full-faith-and-credit bond sale that provided $13 million.
Commissioners asked about funding sources for parks and the Jeans Road/Territorial Highway intersection referenced by a city administrator during public comment; staff said many projects rely on the capital improvement fund, road fund, grants, general fund contributions and user fees, and noted ongoing coordination with state planners on the Territorial Highway/126 intersection.
The board approved the plan and delegated authority to the county administrator or subdesignee to sign contracts for road and bridge projects that do not exceed 10 years. Staff said this was the first year the board received the final plan rather than a December draft.
Ending: With the CIP adopted, staff will proceed on the listed projects, pursue grant opportunities and return to the board with project-specific contract approvals and updates as required.
