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HomeMy WebLinkAboutTrans 2012-03-05 Item 2C - Grant Application - Federal Highway Administration for Strander Boulevard / Southwest 27th Street Extension Phase IIICity of Tukwila Jim Haggerton, Mayor INFORMATIONAL MEMORANDUM TO: Mayor Jim Haggerton Transportation Committee FROM: Bob Giberson, Public Works Director DATE: March 2, 2012 SUBJECT: Strander Blvd /SW 27 St Extension— Phase III Project No. 98610403 Grant Application ISSUE Authorize the submittal of a grant application with the Federal Highway Administration TIGER IV grant opportunity to extend Strander Boulevard from West Valley Highway to the current Phase II project under construction. BACKGROUND The Federal Highway Administration has issued a call for TIGER IV projects with $500 million in TIGER IV Discretionary Grants available to be awarded on a competitive basis for projects that will have a significant impact on the nation, a metropolitan area, or a region. DISCUSSION Grant applications are due by March 20, 2012. A preliminary grant application totaling $27,000,000.00 has been prepared. The Call for Projects indicates that 20% in matching funds should be assumed. This would require $6,146,800.00 in local matching funds. The grant application assumes that the project start would be delayed one year to 2013. RECOMMENDATION Discuss with the Transportation Committee the decision to authorize the submittal of a grant application to extend Strander Boulevard from West Valley Highway to the current Phase II project under construction. Attachments: 2012 CIP Page 26 W:\PW Eng \PROJECTSW RW RS ProjectsW8610403 Strander Extension \Grant Apps \Tiger IV\Info Memo Tiger IV Grant App memo TC 03- 05- 2012.doc 9 CITY OF TUKWILA CAPITAL PROJECT SUMMARY Project Location C 11-72-1-411 a 2012 2017 Capital Improvement Program 26 10 2012 to 2017 PROJECT: Strander Blvd /SW 27th St Extension Project No. 98610403 Renton to design and construct arterial improvements for a new roadway extending Strander Blvd /SW 27th St DESCRIPTION: from West Valley Highway to Oaksdale Ave. JUSTIFICATION: East/west capacity between 1 -405 and S 180 St is needed to serve Tukwila and Renton access. This project will be constructed in three phases. Phase 1 has been completed that extended Stander Blvd /SW 27th St from Oaksdale Ave to Naches Ave SW. Phase 2 will construct a 2 lane roadway from Naches to STATUS: the new Sound Transit Longacres parking lot (bids open Oct. 2011). Phase 3 will construct the undercrossing of the UPRR and complete the 4 lane roadway from West Valley Hwy to Naches Ave SW. MAINT. IMPACT: New street. Project partners include the City of Renton, Boeing, WSDOT, Sound Transit, Metro, Amtrak, and BNSF COMMENT: and UP Railroads. Tukwila's project share includes McLeod land for wetland mitigation and storm mitigation site related to the S 180th St Grade Separation project (completed by Tukwila in 2004). FINANCIAL Through Estimated (in $000's) 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 20.15 2016 2017 BEYOND TOTAL EXPENSES Design 33 33 Land(R/W) 104 104 Const. Mgmt. 0 Tukwila's Share 1,000 2,500 3,500 TOTAL EXPENSES 1,137 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2,500 3,637 FUND SOURCES Awarded Grant 0 Proposed Grant 0 Bond 2,500 2,500 Impact Fees 0 City Oper. Revenue 1,137 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1,137 TOTAL SOURCES 1,137 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2,500 3,637 Project Location C 11-72-1-411 a 2012 2017 Capital Improvement Program 26 10