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Atwater-Merced Expressway Phase 1A
Description: Near Atwater, from 1.0 mile south of Buhach Road to 0.1 mile north of Buhach Road. Widen to 6-lane freeway, including demolition of Buhach Road interchange, and construct new interchange.

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Project Location
County
 Merced
City Merced
Zip Code 95341
 
Senate District
 12
Assembly District 17
Congressional District 18
 
Caltrans District
 10
 
 
County/State Route Merced 99
Postmile Begin/End 19.3 20.9
 
County/State Route Merced 99
Postmile Begin/End 19.5 20.7
 
County/State Route Merced 99
Postmile Begin/End 19.5 20.7
 
County/State Route Merced 99
Postmile Begin/End 19.5 20.7
 
County/State Route Merced 99
Postmile Begin/End
Project Benefits
 Benefit Baseline Actual
Daily Travel Time Savings (hours)  413    413  
Lane Miles Added (HOV)      0  
Lane Miles Added (Mixed)      0  
Peak Period Time Savings (minutes)  32661    32,857  
 
Project Contacts Agency Contact Person Telephone E-mail
Environmental Phase
 Merced County Association of Governments Stacie Dabbs (209)723-3153   stacie.dabbs@mcagov.org
Design (PS&E) Phase
 Merced County Association of Governments Stacie Dabbs (209)723-3153   stacie.dabbs@mcagov.org
Right of Way Phase
 Merced County Association of Governments Stacie Dabbs (209)723-3153   stacie.dabbs@mcagov.org
Construction Phase
 Merced County Steven Rough (209) 385-7601   srough@co.merced.ca.us
 
Corridor System Management Plan
 Merced County Marjie Kirn (209)723-3153   marjie.kirn@mcagov.org
Project Cost Baseline Summary (Dollars Shown are in Thousands) 2
  Adopted Program
(06/07/07)
a		 Approved Changes
(12/31/2023
b=c-a		 Current Approved
(12/31/2023
c
Bond Funding
BOND99
 $52,000 $-10,563 $41,437
Non-bond Funding
State/Federal*
 $11,882 $0 $11,882
Local**
 $7,477 $0 $7,477
Non Budgeted ETC
 $0 $0 $0
 
Total**** $71,359 $-10,563 $60,796

**** Totals may not add up exactly to column amounts due to rounding

# Approved is planned budget

Project Cost Baseline Summary (Dollars Shown are in Thousands)
  Adopted Program
(06/07/07)
a		 Approved Changes
(12/31/2023
b=c-a		 Current Approved
(12/31/2023
c		 Cost to Date**
(12/31/2023
d
 
Environmental
 $3,277 $0 $3,277 $3,614
Design(PS&E)
 $3,700 $0 $3,700 $3,705
Right of Way
 $12,382 $0 $12,382 $12,378
Construction
 $52,000 $-10,563 $41,437 $41,436
 
Total* $71,359 $-10,563 $60,796 $61,134

* Totals may not add up exactly to column amounts due to rounding

** Totals include all actual project funds expenditures. Cost to date expenditure variances are explained in quarterly reports and/or Close-out reports.

Project Schedule Baseline Summary
(Schedule Changes and Variances in Months) Adopted Program
(06/07/07)
a		 Approved Changes
(mm/dd/yyyy)
b		 Current Approved
(12/31/2023)
c		 % Complete
(12/31/2023)
d		 Schedule Forecast
(12/31/2023)
e		 Schedule Variance
(months)
f=c-e
Begin Environmental Phase
End Environmental Phase
 05/01/2005 
12/08/2009 		  
 		 05/01/2005 
12/08/2009 		 100  07/01/2002 
12/08/2009 		 34 
0 
Begin Design (PS&E) Phase
End Design (PS&E) Phase
 07/01/2010 
09/12/2012 		  
 		 07/01/2010 
01/03/2013 		 100  07/01/2010 
01/03/2013 		 0 
0 
Begin Right of Way Phase
End Right of Way Phase
 07/01/2010 
06/12/2012 		  
 		 07/01/2010 
12/18/2012 		 100  07/01/2010 
12/18/2012 		 0 
0 
Begin Construction Phase
End Construction Phase
 12/17/2012 
12/27/2014 		  
08/11/2016 		 06/12/2013 
02/01/2016 		 100  06/19/2013 
11/02/2016 		 0 
-9 
Begin Closeout Phase
End Closeout Phase
 02/01/2015 
04/01/2015 		  
 		 08/01/2016 
12/01/2016 		 100  04/04/2017 
09/23/2020 		 -8 
-46 
Corridor System Management Plan
Adoption Date 10/08/2008    10/08/2008  0    0 
Implementation Date 12/18/2012    12/18/2012  0    0 
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No map available at this time.

Project Benefits
Benefit Baseline Actual
Daily Travel Time Savings (hours) 413 413
Lane Miles Added (HOV) 0
Lane Miles Added (Mixed) 0
Peak Period Time Savings (minutes) 32661 32,857

Bond Funding Cost
Adopted:
 $52,000,000
Current Approved:
 $46,521,000
Actual Expenditures:
 $41,318

 

Status as of December 31, 2023.