Office of Local Assistance

The District 3 Office of Local Assistance supports local and regional agencies in securing federal and state financing for transportation projects. Funds are used primarily for local capital projects off the state highway system, mass transit capital improvement projects, and bridge improvement projects.

John Hoole, P.E. District Local Assistance Engineer (530) 741-5450 E-mail

California Department of Transportation Office of Local Assistance 703 B Street Marysville CA, 95901-5517

To stay informed visit our BLOG at: District 3Local Assistance Blog

To see the current status of projects with pending authorizations click on this link: Pending RFA

For a printable version of this page click on this LINK. For the name of the engineer , or coordinator assigned to your county, please see the specific county listed. for specific programs you may contact:

Region/Program	Contact(s)
Greater Butte Metropolitan Cities and County Invoice Control Emergency Relief (ER)	Felicia Haslem (530) 741-4156 E-mail
Sutter & Yuba Counties Maintained Mileage & Functional Classification Maps	Ferdinand Batatan (530) 741-5704 E-mail
Sacramento City, County & SACOG, Local Partner Training , CSUS Local Assistance Training	David Giongco (530) 741-5113 E-mail
Citrus Heights, elk Grove, Folsom, Galt, Rancho Cordova & Yolo County Communities	Cindy Root (530) 741-5451 E-mail
Colusa, Glenn, Nevada & Sierra Counties	Brian Viray (530) 741-5121 Email
El Dorado, Placer and the Tahoe Basin (TRPA)	Ross Foon (530) 740-4984 E-mail
Local Highway Bridge Program (HBP/HBRR), Seismic Retrofit within El Dorado,Placer, Sacramento & Yolo Counties	Harminder Basi (530) 741-5115 E-mail
Disadvantaged Business Enterprise Program (DBE) Federal Safety Grants High Risk Rural Roads (HR3) Highway Safety Improvement Program (HSIP) Safe Routes to School (SRTS-Federally Funded) State Funded Grants: Bicycle Transportation Act (BTA) Environmental Enhancements & Mitigation (EEM) Safe Routes to School (SR2S-State Funded)	James (Jim) Day (530) 741-5116 E-mail
Local Highway Bridge Program (HBP/HBRR), Seismic Retrofit within Butte, Colusa, Glenn, Nevada, Sierra, Sutter, & Yuba Counties	Michael McCollum (530) 741-5453 E-mail
On Leave of Absence, estimated return: unknown	Laura Rice (530) 741- 5122 E-mail
Environmental issues	Cara Lambirth (530) 741-4109 (Butte, Colusa, Placer, Nevada, Yuba) Laura Walsh (530) 741-4134   (Sacramento Area) Joe Robinson (530) 741-4597 (El Dorado, Glenn, Sierra, Sutter, Yolo)
North Region NEPA Delegation Coordinator	Laura Walsh (530) 741-4134
Right of Way Issues	Tadj Ratajczak Senior Right of Way Agent (530) 740-4917 Gina Cuevas (530) 741-7149 (Sacramento Area) Jean Marie Hunter (530) 741-4425 (All Others) Hars Chohan (530) 740-4911  (Utilities)
We are committed to assisting local entities achieve efficient, effective, and timely delivery of transportation projects in accordance with state and federal requirements. Click on this link to the Local Assistance Main Page: More...