Jackson - The Amador County Transportation Committee on Wednesday heard an update on the Sutter Hill Transit Center, the foundation of which was to be poured Thursday. Matthew Boyer, Director of Funding and Program Management for Dokken Engineering, said many aspects of the project are “ready to go,” but sought approval for the pursuit of additional grant funding and various Notices of Acceptance that would allow Wolin & Sons, Inc. to go ahead with aspects of construction, and to ensure legal time frames for guarantees and a lien period. Specific to grant funding, Boyer sought authorization to “submit a grant application to Caltrans in the amount of $49,927 in American Recovery and Reinvestment Act Transportation Enhancement funds for the Sutter Hill Transit Center Phase V project.” The Transit Center is a project proposed by the Amador Regional Transit System, or ARTS, in conjunction with the Amador County Transportation Commission. It will be constructed near the intersection of Bowers Road and Valley View Way and will eventually. Included in the original project components are a transportation center building that will house the ACTC offices, a 1.2 acre plot of land to be dedicated to the city as a public park, and a 50-75 space park-n-ride lot with a solar electric shade structure. The original cost estimate for the project was approximately $2.5 million, but with the increasing costs for all things associated with construction, modifications were necessary. Boyer said project funding has so far come from “a casserole of different funding sources.” ACTC recently received an additional $48,000 grant from the State of California’s Environmental Enhancement and Mitigation grant program for additional landscaping at the site. ACTC Executive Director Charles Field said that the necessary funds needed for phase 1 of the project were not fully raised and are “in process.” The contract for phase 1 of the project was initially approved on October 22. All requests by Boyer were approved. Phase 1 of the project is expected to be completed in late October. Story by Alex Lane This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.