Tahoe City, CA…The Tahoe Transportation District (TTD) is pleased to announce on behalf of its agency partners that Martin Brothers Construction has been awarded the construction contract in the amount of $30.1 million for the SR 89/Fanny Bridge Community Revitalization and Dollar Creek Shared-Use Trail Projects. Central Federal Lands Highway Division (CFLHD) is the lead agency for construction, which is scheduled to begin fall 2016 and be completed summer 2018.

In 2015, environmental documents for the SR 89/Fanny Bridge Community Revitalization Project
were certified, and a preferred alternative was selected. Over several years, the TTD worked
collaboratively with Tahoe City residents, agencies and organizations along with business and
property owners/managers receiving extensive input to help create a final project design.
“We are glad to be moving forward with the selection of Martin Brothers to construct a project that
will truly enhance the Tahoe City community. The TTD is extremely grateful for the time and
commitment agency partners and the Tahoe City community spent to produce a final project design
that the community can be proud of,” said Carl Hasty, district manager of the Tahoe Transportation
District. “Caltrans, Placer County, Tahoe City Public Utility District, Tahoe Regional Planning
Agency, US Forest Service, and CFLHD all deserve a lot of credit for coming together to craft a
project design that addresses the needs of the local community, agency management objectives, and
regional environmental goals.”

Project benefits include the improvement of pedestrian and cyclist safety in and around what is now
called the Tahoe City “Wye”, where SR 89 meets SR 28; the replacement of the aging 88 year-old
Fanny Bridge to have the same rail design as the old bridge; an upgrade to the existing 40 plus yearold
sewer pipe line from Tahoe City to Truckee, the implementation of new sidewalks, street lamps
and aesthetic treatments, and the inclusion of an additional egress and ingress from Tahoe City’s
West Shore with the construction of a new bridge over the Truckee River, east of the existing
Caltrans Yard on SR 89 heading into Tahoe City from Truckee.

“When dealing with an emergency, every minute counts to save a life or property. Having more
than one means to access and egress an area is much more preferable than a single source,” said
North Tahoe Fire Chief, Mike Schwartz. “With just the one existing highway crossing for years
over the Truckee River on Fanny Bridge, emergency access to the West Shore has long been a Fire
District concern.”

The SR 89/Fanny Bridge Community Revitalization Project represents a critical contribution to the
region’s future by adding an additional egress/ingress to and from Tahoe City’s west shore;
alleviating traffic congestion aiding in having public transit run on schedule; improving pedestrian
and cyclists’ safety making people feel comfortable to park their cars and walk; implementing
environmental improvements, and contributing to the city’s overall economic vitality and safety.

Once the project is completed, the stretch of road starting on the north side of Fanny Bridge
extending to the new roundabout on West Lake Boulevard will become a Placer County maintained
road. As a local road, the 25 mph speed zone will be suitable for walking, biking, jogging and
simply relaxing. Another benefit to a local road is that it can be closed for various events such as
street fairs, farmers’ markets and performing arts.

Long-term environmental benefits include a reduction in air pollution from idling vehicles due to
traffic back-ups, primarily along West Lake Boulevard traveling north toward Tahoe City. One of
the project’s main goals is to alleviate traffic back-ups. In addition, the project area will experience less sediment run-off from upgraded storm water treatment included in project plans.
“We know that 70 percent of the particulates impacting Lake Tahoe’s water clarity originate from
the existing transportation system and land development. This project will aid in getting people out
of their cars to recreate in safe areas and to ease traffic back-ups,” added Hasty.
The contract award includes Placer County’s Dollar Creek Shared-Use Trail Project, which
works together with the SR 89/Fanny Bridge Community Revitalization Project to connect
pedestrian and bicycle trails. The trail project proposes to construct 2.2 miles of new shared-use
trail along the north shore of Lake Tahoe near State Route 28 between Dollar Hill and Tahoe Vista.
The project will include a shared-use trail, a bridge over Dollar Creek, a marked pedestrian crossing
at SR 28 and Dollar Drive, and a neighborhood connector at County Club Drive. The Dollar Creek
Shared-Use Trail runs from the Dollar Hill area northeast to Fulton Crescent Drive.
“With these improved trail systems from both projects, we plan to see more people getting out of
their cars and walking or biking. The area in and around the Tahoe City Wye will be much safer
with the improvements being made by both projects,” noted Hasty.
When the SR89/Fanny Bridge Community Revitalization Project was selected into the Federal
Lands Access Program, the Project Delivery Team, comprised of representatives from the TTD,
Placer County, CFLHD, Caltrans, United States Forest Service, the Tahoe City Public Utility
District and the Tahoe Regional Planning Agency, worked to keep project costs within available
funding, while enhancing the scope and reducing environmental impacts. The project includes a
number of federal Every Day Counts Initiative improvements related to road improvement design
and landscaping.

Both the SR 89/Fanny Bridge Community Revitalization Project and Placer County’s Kings Beach
Commercial Core Improvement Project, the two largest town center capital road improvement
projects in the Tahoe Basin to date, represent a commitment to environmental stewardship,
beautification, transportation and pedestrian/cyclist safety.

Martin Brothers Construction (MBC) with offices in both Sacramento and San Diego was founded
in 1996 by Tranquilino and Felipe Martin in Elk Grove, Calif. Martin Brothers is an 8(a) and DBE
certified contractor that serves many major commercial, industrial and residential developments as
well as local, private, county, state and federal contracting agencies. The company performs a broad
spectrum of project types (civil, vertical, utilities), always staying true to its company vision of
pride, quality and a commitment to excellence.

The Tahoe Transportation District has been the lead agency for the SR 89/Fanny Bridge
Community Revitalization Project for seven years, and it will continue to see it through to
completion.

For the latest project updates visit www.FannyBridge.org, or contact Margaret Skillicorn at
suggestions@FannyBridge.org, 530.550.7578.