District 1 Local Assistance
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The District 1 Office of Local Assistance supports local and regional agencies in securing and administering federal and state funds for transportation projects, obtaining environmental and right-of-way clearances, reviewing plans, specifications and estimates, and monitoring construction of Federal-aid and State-aid local agency administrated engineering projects within the District.
To learn more about funding opportunities, policies, and procedures visit the Division of Local Assistance (DLA) website. The DLA website provides statewide guidelines and procedures information, as well as project monitoring and status reports such as Cooperative Work Agreement (CWA), Inactive Projects, Project End Dates and E76/Invoice/PSA Status.
Project Oversight Staff
Russell Hansen, District Local Assistance Engineer
Rachel Barry, Engineer
Susan Slack, Engineer
Brian Weekly, Engineer
Zafar Inam, Engineer
Kyle Finger, Planner, Non-infrastructure projects, invoicing
Preston Allen, Planner, Clean CA
Tyler Egerer, Planner
Suzanne Theiss, Retired Annuitant Engineer
Environmental Oversight Staff
Cassie Nichols, Environmental Supervisor, (707) 798-7557
Rachelle Estrada, Environmental Coordinator
Vincent Heim, Environmental Coordinator
Wendell Bedell, Environmental Field Maintenance Liaison
Christa Unger, Biologist
Paul Amato, Biologist
Mark Arsenault, Archaeologist
Steven Hansen, Retired Annuitant Biologist
Right of Way Oversight Staff
Natalie Morris, Right of Way Local Agency Liaison
Useful Information
Useful Links
- Federal-aid Essentials for Local Public Agencies
- Federal Highway Administration (FHWA)
- California Legislative info
- Transportation & Highway related websites
- Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) Certification info
- CTC liaison/programming
- American Public Works Association
- California State Association of Counties (CSAC)
- National Center for Rural Road Safety
- ATP Reporting
- Local Assistance SB 1 Resource Page
- Active Transportation Research Center
- Standard Environmental Reference (SER)
- California Road System (CRS) Map
- Caltrans Standard Plans and Documents