The Douglas County Commission on Wednesday began discussing its 2015-2019 capital improvements plan, a rolling playbook that outlines the county’s upcoming renovation and construction projects.

Several additions are made every year, most of them small-scale building, road and bridge maintenance items. But a number of projects will either break ground or wrap up in 2015. Here are the biggest ones on the ticket:

New Public Works facility

The soon-to-be 59,000-square-foot facility along East 25th Street will house the county’s Public Works Department. Once the move is complete, the county hopes to sell or renovate the current dwellings at 1242 Massachusetts St.

Timeline: After breaking ground in June, work at the site will soon begin transitioning from constructing the building to furnishing it, according to Assistant County Administrator Sarah Plinsky. Public works staff is expected to move inside in April.

Price tag: $14.5 million.

Douglas County Fairgrounds renovations

The project will involve a new pavilion, public meeting hall, expanded concrete parking, increased handicap accessibility and improved the energy efficiency in several buildings. Several other buildings will be knocked down.

Timeline: Plinsky believes it is probable that work will begin after the annual Douglas County Fair in the summer. However, there is still quite a bit more work to be done before construction can begin. Plinsky said that county staff is close to submitting its final design proposal to the city of Lawrence, but it also must determine how it will raise the rest of the money, over $3 million, to pay for it. Plinsky and commissioner Jim Flory said they favor creating a public building commission to issue bonds for financing the project.

Price tag: $6.5 million.

East 1700 Road improvements

About a three-mile stretch of East 1700 Road, between North 400 Road and North 700 Road north of Baldwin City, will be “busy all year,” according to Keith Browning, the public works director. Culverts and pavement will be replaced, shoulders constructed, trees removed and a bridge replaced to improve road safety.

Timeline: Construction will last from March through the end of October. That stretch will be closed off for much of that time, Browning said.

Price tag: A total of $2.38 million, with more work coming for E 1700 Road in 2016 and 2017.