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
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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