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Home My WebLink AboutEmail from Kevin Taggart - Letter of Support for State Route 70 Federal BUILD Grant Application Menchaca, Clarissa From: Taggart, Kevin Sent Thursday,July 12. 2O189:4OAM To: Connelly, Bill;Wahl, Larry; Lambert, Steve;Teeter, Doug; Kirk, Maureen Cc: Cook, Holly; Gullickson, Caroll; Sweeney, Kathleen; Bennett, Robin; Snyder, Ashley; Menchaca, Clarissa; McCracken, Shari; Ring, Brian Subject: FW: Request for State Route 70Federal Grant - Letter of Support Attachments: CeUTRANS8U[LD App|[cation.pdf Good Morning, Board &4embers� Attached is a copy of a letter sent today at the request of CaITRANS and BCAG in support of the Federal BUILD grant application tnfund SR70widening efforts.The letter isconsistent with the Legislative Platform and previous Board actions insupport of the SR70 project. Please let meknow ifyou have any questions. Kevin KEV|mTaGEmmT PRINCIPAL MANAGEMENT ANALYST I�u��Un��,�� ' '` '� Butte County 25 County Center Drive, Suite 2001, Oroville, CA 95965 T: 530.552.3317 COUNTY OF BUTTE E-MAIL DISCLAIMER; This e-mail and any attachment thereto may contain private, gal,and privileged material for the,sole use of the intended recipient,Any review,copying,or distribution of this e-mail(or any attachments thereto)by other than the County of Butte or the intended recipient is strictly prohibited.If you are NOT the intended recipient,please contact the sender immediately and permanently delete the original and any copies of this e-mail and any attachments thereto. From: Ivan Garcia Sent:Wednesday,July 11, 2018 11:40 AM To: Bill bmGrone Cheri [hastaim 'MandiK0cNay� \ >; 8rendamOtobmmi ( ) ;Tracy Bettencourt ]VanneHipchen ^bcomme||y@bmLteooumLy.net^ Marysville K4ayorSamayna ) >; Robert Bateman ; Ann Dickman ( ) < >;Janine Rood Michael Phu|ps Katie Simmons Renee Buchan Cc: Ninma Kabirinassab< > Subject: Request for State Route 78Federal Grant- Letter ofSupport Importance: High Greetings All, hope all is well. it's been awhile since vvehave spoken. I'm not sure if you know, but BCAG and Caltrans have successfully secured the funding for widening Highway 70 to 4 lanes from Oph,ir Road to the Butte/Yuba County Line. |mall, approximately$165 million imvarious sources offunds has been secured! This iygreat news 10Butte County, however,vweare still not fu0y 1 funded in Yuba County. Completing the widening of State Route 70 in Yuba County would complete a continuous 4-lane facility.......from Chico all the way to Sacramento which has been the goal since 1988. Absent the 4 lanes, we are concerned that the,fatalities will only increase in Yuba County. Caltrans has taken the lead in applying for a new round of federal funds thru the Trump Administration called the "BUILD" program, We are again seeking your support with a letter. Caltrans Headquarters has, chosen three applications as a state to submit to United States Department of Transportation (USDOT)for the BUILD Grant consideration and Marysville District 3's proposal for State Route (SR) 70 was chosen. The "SR 70 Corridor Improvement Project" entails widening of SR 70 from 2 lanes to 4 lanes with a continuous left-turn lane, the project scope will encompass five segments on SIR 70 from Ophir Road in Butte County to north of Woodruff Lane in Yuba County. On SR 70 there have been a higher number of fatal collisions along this section of highway compared to the statewide average, qualifying these locations for safety improvements. In 2017 alone there have been 13 fatalities, and since 2010 there have been 35. The proposed improvements are expected to reduce the collision rates and fatalities at these locations. The, inclusion of the Butte County Segments in the application will enable Caltrans to be flexible in meeting the required spending and project delivery requirements. Attached is an example letter of support for your use. If necessary, I can personally pick up or if you can email me a PDF,that would be greatly appreciated. My apologies, but we are hoping we can have the letter by Tuesday,July 17t" in an effort to include in the submittal package. it can be as simple as using the attached with your respective letterhead and signature or feel free to share your own experiences. In addition, if any of you would like a presentation on,the specific activities occurring for the SIR 70 Corridor, please let me know. We'd be happy to come out and meet with you or a group. Please give me a call directly if you have any questions. Again,THANK YOU for your continued support. ----------------- lv�n Garcia Programming Manager wA., BICAG 326 Huss Drive,SUiLe 150 Chico, CA 95928 530-809.4616 igarcia(Wicicag.or uvy�wbca omr TO: Bill LaGrone - City of O,roville Police Department Cheri Chastain & Mandi McKay— Sierra Nevada Brewery Brendan Ottoboni & Tracy Bettencourt— City of Chico Honerable Benjamin Clark, Tribal Chairman of the Mooretown Rancheria Joanne Hipchen — Lundberg Family Farms Wilma Compton — Oroville Chamber of Commerce & Oroville Econonic Alliance Linda Dahimeier— Mayor, City of Oroville Bill Connelly — Chair, Butte County Supervisors Ricky Samayoa — Mayor, City of Marysville Robert Bateman — Roplast Industries Ann Dickman — Butte County Public Health Carol Seidenglanz— Surplus City 2 Steven Seidenglanz — Highway 70 Industrial Park Mike Phulps — Metal 's arks Katie Simmons — Chico Chamber of Commerce & Visitor Center Renee Buchan —Chico Velo 3 �•�O•�9VPE�pO °• - •-• BOARD OF SUPERVISORS BILL CONNELLY First District �},� pyr ADMINISTRATION CENTER LARRY WAHL ' ."'.••.• ''r c•` 25 COUNTY CENTER DRIVE,SUITE 200 -OROVILLE,CALIFORNIA 95965 Second District TELEPHONE:(530)538-7631 MAUREEN KIRK Third District STEVE LAMBERT Fourth District July 17, 2018 DOUG TEETER Fifth District The Honorable Elaine Chao Secretary of the U.S. Department of Transportation 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE Washington, DC 20590 Dear Secretary Chao: I am writing on behalf of the Butte County Board of Supervisors to express our support of the California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) District 3's submittal of the"State Route(SR)70 Corridor Improvements Project"for Better Utilizing Investments to Leverage Development (BUILD)Transportation Discretionary Grants program. The SR 70 Corridor Improvements Project entails widening SR 70 from two lanes to four lanes with a continuous left-turn lane. SR 70 is the region's primary state highway route for goods movement and passenger travel in and through the region. SR 70 is part of the National Highway System (NHS)and is a critical route for freight movement, transport of agriculture goods and commuters. SR 70 is also a major evacuation route for the region which is prone to wildfires and major flooding_Widening SR 70 from two to four lanes will greatly benefit the local, regional, and state economies, provide better access to jobs, and dramatically improve safety for the businesses and public who utilize the SR 70 Corridor between the cities of Chico and Sacramento, California. Due to the national and regional significance of this project,we encourage the Unites States Department of Transportation (USDOT) to award the$20 million in requested funds. Caltrans is submitting the grant application for BUILD"Large Project"funding consideration. We strongly believe this project addresses the key objectives according to the Notice of Funding Opportunity for the BUILD Transportation Discretionary Grants program,which is to"grow rural economies, facilitate freight movement, improve access to reliable and affordable transportation options and enhance health access and safety for residents." Sincerely, Steve Lambert, Chair Butte County Board of Supervisors cc: Paul Yoder, Shaw, Yoder, Antwih, Inc. Kristi More, The Ferguson Group