REPORT/RECOMMENDATION TO THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
OF SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY
AND RECORD OF ACTION
November 18, 2025
FROM
NOEL CASTILLO, Director, Department of Public Works - Transportation
SUBJECT
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Program Supplement Agreement to Master Agreement for Surface Transportation Program Grant Funds for Needles Highway Segment 1C Improvements
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RECOMMENDATION(S)
Recommendation
Approve State of California Program Supplement Agreement No. F175 to Master Agreement No. 08-5954F15 with the State of California Department of Transportation, which allocates $8,000,000 of federal Surface Transportation Program funds toward the $11,736,317 Needles Highway Segment 1C construction costs.
(Presenter: Noel Castillo, Director, 387-7906)
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COUNTY AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER GOALS & OBJECTIVES
Operate in a Fiscally-Responsible and Business-Like Manner.
Pursue County Goals and Objectives by Working with Other Agencies and Stakeholders.
FINANCIAL IMPACT
Approval of this item will not result in the use of Discretionary General Funding (Net County Cost). The total estimated construction cost for the Needles Highway Segment 1C pavement reconstruction and drainage improvements (Project) is $11,736,317. The Project is funded with $8,000,000 in federal Surface Transportation Program (STP) grant funds administered by the California Department of Transportation (Caltrans), $900,000 in Measure "I" Major Local Highway Program funds, and $50,000 from Gas Tax. The remaining cost, $2,786,317, will be funded with Senate Bill 1 Road Maintenance and Rehabilitation Account revenue. Approval of a budget adjustment is not requested at this time, but may be included in a future countywide budget report presented to the Board of Supervisors (Board) for approval.
BACKGROUND INFORMATION
The Project involves pavement reconstruction and drainage improvements along Needles Highway, from David Drive north to 0.1 mile north of Notcho Road, in the Needles area. The County has served as the lead ...
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