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US 101/Woodside Interchange Improvement Project Page 9 the design plans, and securing the funding for the construction phase which requires coordinated communication. As the project transitions into construction, the Communications Plan will be updated to address the needs of the construction phase of the project. 1) R OW FUNDING AND FINAL DESIGN To obtain all the necessary ROW needed for the Project, RWC will purchase property from 23 owners. These purchases include permanent acquisitions (both full and partial) as well as temporary construction easements. There is no residential property needed for the project. The ROW process started in late summer 2023 and is expected to take 18-24 months. As described below, the Consultant ROW Lead will manage all property owner discussions and contacts. Caltrans will oversee all ROW activities and will certify the RWC ROW certification. The Consultant PM will direct that work and connect with the City PM and the Public Information Officer related to the messaging to property owners. The Consultant Communications Team will be utilized on an as-needed basis only. Concurrent with the ROW activities, the Project team is also working to finalize the design plans for the project. There is coordination work with other stakeholders related to that activity, but no general public interface is expected. 2) SECURING FUNDING Redwood City and SMCTA have contributed approximately $33 million to date towards planning, environmental review, and engineering design to get the Project to this point. An additional $105 million is still needed to meet the Project’s $308M current cost. A Funding Plan has been developed and is updated, revised, and reviewed regularly with RWC staff and elected officials. Strong agency partnerships and effective communication will be critical to successful implementation closing the fund gap. Stakeholder contacts and requests for support and advocacy will be coordinated through the Consultant Project Manager with support from the team’s Stakeholder and Communications Lead. Government agency staff will manage communications and the necessary approvals for funding activities with their respective Boards and City Council’s Ad Hoc Subcommittee. C. PRESS PROTOCOL AND I NQUIRY MANAGEMENT RWC’s PIO will be the primary media spokesperson regarding the Project through the final design phase (including fundraising and ROW). The PIO will alert the media in promotion of Project-related events, as defined above, and further detailed in the Project Communications Plan. The PIO will track media conversations regarding the Project and share that information with the Project Team, who will keep a record of media coverage.