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HomeMy WebLinkAboutTrans 2012-10-15 Item 3C - SCATBd - 8/21/2012 Meeting Agenda and SummarySOUTH COUNTY AREA TRANSPORTATION BOARD (SCATBd) MEETING 9:00 11:00 a.m. SeaTac City Hall 4800 South 188' Street SeaTac Open Meeting Introductions Approve summary of July 17 SCATBd Meeting* Port of Tacoma Briefing on Port of Tacoma 10-Year Strategic Plan, Don Meyer and John Wolf M, MAP— 21 Update PSRC Cliarlie Howard M=- 5. South County Project Update Reports and 10:30 a.m. I-5/SR 18/SR 161 Triangle Project Update Discussion WSDOT, ALeta Borschowa M, St./A-13 Corridor Project Update City of Auburn r rM 21 SOUTH COUNTY AREA TRANSPORTATION BOARD (SCATBd) August 21, 2012 Members MEETING SUMMARY Mayor Dave Hill Mayor Pete Lewis Councilmember Barry Ladenburg Councilmember Wayne Snoey Councilmember Jeanne Burbidge Emiko Atherton Commissioner Don Meyer Brian Ziegler Elizabeth Leavitt Kelly Hayden Councilmember Wayne Snoey Charles Prestrud Grant Fredricks L Open Meeting City of Algona (Chair) City of Auburn (Vice Chair) City of SeaTac City of Covington City of Federal Way King County Council (Alternate) Port of Tacoma Peirce County (Alternate) Port of Seattle Pierce Transit City of Covington WSDOT (Alternate) City of Des Moines (Alternate) There was no quorum so the July 17 meeting summary will be approved by the Board at their September 28 meeting. IL Reports, Communications and Citizen Requests to Comment Mayor Lewis reported that one of the major efforts SCATBd started this summer was to update SCATBd jurisdiction's priority projects. He said local arterials that formed the major corridors in the South County area were in bad shape and the region needs to develop a strategy to address these local arterial needs. Chair Hill said that he was considering lowering the speed limits on some his city's arterials due to deteriorating conditions. He said he was running into technical and legal issues regarding the lowering of speed limits on his city's arterials. Dennis Dowdy said Auburn uses the state's model traffic ordinance to do safety analysis and make decisions on roadway safety. Mr. Dowdy said the model ordinance gives jurisdictions the authority to keep the roadway safe for all users including the lowering of speed limit or the imposition of weight limit. Mayor Lewis said Auburn will provide information on the model ordinance to Algona and other surrounding cities. Wayne Snoey reported the SCATBd Agreement Subcommittee meeting will be rescheduled to a later date. He said that the Agreement Subcommittee proposal to give the Port of Seattle limited voting rights will need a more thorough discussion with the other subarea boards because the Port is also a member of ETP and SeaShore. 22 Page 2 Mr. Snoey also said that he would like some time at the next meeting to brief the Board on the Southeast Area Transportation Solutions (SEATS) coalition. He said SEATS is a transportation and economic development coalition led by the cities of Covington, Maple Valley, and Black Diamond with participation from the cities of Auburn. Their mission is to promote and create an efficient transportation network and a growing economy in Southeast King County. III. Port of Tacoma Briefing on Port of Tacoma 10 Year Strategic Plan The Port of Tacoma's Chief Executive Officer John Wolfe and Port of Tacoma Commissioner and SCATBd member Don Meyer briefed the Board on Tacoma's 10 year strategic plan. Commissioner Meyer said the purpose of the Port's strategic plan is to set priorities and focus investments. It was developed with input from community members, customers, business leaders and employees. The Port developed its strategic plan to position itself in response to significant competitive shifts in the global shipping industry. He said he was proud of plan and that it will help elected officials align organization with the plans adopted priorities. Mr. Wolfe said that the plan starts by talking about Port's vision for the future, what they wanted Port to look 10 years out. He said the plan is a road map of how they will get there, and the plan includes goals and targets, key initiatives. At the staff level the plan identifies tasks that make up building blocks of initiatives. Each of the initiatives has a budget, and a schedule and progress on the initiatives are tracked weekly. Mr. Wolfe said that while the strategic plan includes nearly 50 initiatives, the resulting framework calls for four main areas of focus that build on the Port's specific strengths and include: 1. Making strategic investments that enhance waterway, terminal, road, rail and industrial property infrastructure to create the most efficient, productive and cost effective system possible to move freight to market. 2. Create opportunities for future investments by attracting new business opportunities with healthy income streams and increasing diversity of the Port's business portfolio. 3. Demonstrate "best in class" care for business relationships with customers and key stakeholders. 4. Grow the Port responsibly to ensure the community continues to support trade related jobs. Mr. Wolfe highlighted the need to maintain and improve rail, highway and arterial infrastructure that directly services and support Port operations. He said the Ports of Tacoma and Seattle face fierce competition from other regions such as the east coast, southern California, and British Columbia. The east coast ports are gearing -up to handle the larger vessels that would be accommodated by a wider Panama Canal. He said cargo vessels are getting larger, and while the Puget Sound region is blessed with deepwater ports, we need to improve our dockside facilities to handle the increase in cargo carried by 23 Page 3 the larger vessels. Mr. Wolfe said infrastructure investments are needed; we need to widen our waterways; and improve terminal capacity with more cranes and cargo handling facilities. Mr. Wolfe said the region's road and rail network also need to be improved. There needs to be significant investment in rail and arterial system in the Tacoma tide flats, and the Port will continue to work closely with local cities to address arterial capacity and needs. Mr. Wolfe also said there needs to be a single voice in the region's state and federal agendas. He said there should be a concerted effort to encourage elected representatives to do the right thing and develop a new transportation package to present to the voters. He mentioned that completing the connection of SR 167 to the Port of Tacoma was one of the Port's highest priorities. Commissioner Meyer said the ports of Tacoma and Seattle need to coordinate their efforts to increase rail capacity in the region, and to address the harbor maintenance tax issue. Mr. Wolfe also said the Port of Tacoma supported the Port of Seattle concerns about the impacts of the proposed NBA arena. He echoed the Port of Seattle's position that any land use decision on the arena must consider the potential impacts to freight mobility in the SODO area. Mayor Lewis commented that the region should look at the transportation needs as system, we need to support the completion of SR 167, SR 509, and the preservation of arterials that make up the last mile that moves freight to warehouse areas in valley. He said we should characterize the transportation needs of the region to highlight a transportation system that supports the Ports of Tacoma and Seattle. Chair Hill noted that the South Sound Chambers of Commerce Coalition has a similar portion of defining the transportation needs as a single system wide need. Mr. Wolfe said the region should demand our fare share of federal investments because we are the 3 rd largest gateway area. He said he supported idea of Mayor Lewis of characterizing projects as a system -wide need. IV. MAP -21 Update PSRC staff Stephanie Rossi updated the Board on Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21" Century or MAP -21. She said the new transportation act extended the federal highway and transit programs thought September, 2014. The highlights of MAP -21 include: The establishment of 7 goals which include safety, infrastructure condition, congestion reduction, system reliability, freight movement and economic vitality, environmental sustainability, and reduction in project delivery delays. The creation of a performance based planning approach, and requires states to adopt performance targets for each of the highway improvement programs, and transit agencies must adopt performance targets for state of good repair and safety in their program areas. The consolidation of the National Transportation Programs into five key highway programs that include 1) a National Highway Performance Program 2) a Surface 24 Page 4 Transportation Program, 3) a Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality Programs, 4) a Highway Safety Improvement Program, and 5) Transportation Alternatives Program. It combines the Transportation Enhancements, Recreational Trails, and the Safe Routes to Schools into the Transportation Alternatives Program, and three separate special needs transit programs into one. Map -21 also includes provisions to speedup development for smaller scale projects and to expedite review of projects. Ms. Rossi said the Governor's office will convene a MAP -21 Steering Committee to develop a recommended approach to MAP -21 decisions. Membership on the committee will include representatives of cities, counties, the Governor's office, Metropolitan Planning Organizations, Regional Transportation Planning Organizations, ports, the state legislature, the state's Secretary of Transportation and transit agencies. The current MAP -21 allocation to Washington State is $763 million and it will be focused on preserving the pavements and bridges on the National Highway System. She said currently local roads comprise about three percent of the National Highway System, and MAP -21 may significantly increase the state route and local arterials included in that system. V. South County Project Update I- 5 /SR18 /SR161 Triangle Project WSDOT project manager Aleta Borschowa updated the SCATBd on the I -5 /SR 18 /SR 161 Triangle Project. She said the Triangle project includes replacing two cloverleaf ramps with flyover ramps, upgraded ramps and improved connections to and from I -5, SR 18 and SR 161. Construction on the first phase of this project began in summer 2010 and will be complete in early 2013. The first phase of this project includes the building of two -lane flyover ramp connecting westbound SR 18 to southbound I -5 and a rebuild of the westbound SR 18 to northbound I -5 ramp to accommodate the new flyover ramp, a new exit ramp connecting the new flyover ramp to SR 161 at S. 359th Street; and a new eastbound SR 18 to northbound I -5 flyover ramp and rebuilt the eastbound SR 18 to southbound I -5 ramp to accommodate the new eastbound to northbound flyover ramp. Ms. Borschowa said that WSDOT opened both ramps six months early and said WSDOT is doing some fine tuning on the stripping and signage. The southbound slip -ramp from I -5 to SR 161 will open in October. She said that some electrical work and bridge painting is scheduled for the fall. The total cost of this first phase of the project was about $112 million and is about 90% completed. Ms. Borschowa said there are still unfunded phase 2 projects which include a northbound I- 5 ramp to east bound SR 18 ramp widening project and a new southbound access ramp for I -5 to new ramps at SR 161. She did note that there was about $2.5 million in design funds for a new collector distributor for this I -5 southbound access ramp to SR 161. 25 SCATBd Meeting Minutes August 21, 2012 Page 5 Boardmembers said they were hearing compliments from their constituents on the first phase of this project and complimented Ms. Borschowa on WSDOT's delivery of the first phase of the project. Auburn's M Street and A/B Corridor Project Update Dennis Dowdy briefed the Board on two Auburn projects the M Street grade separation project and the A Street NW corridor project. Mr. Dowdy said that these two projects had their beginnings from the 1996 Stampede Pass Study. When BNSF reopened the Stampede Pass line, there was the intention of eventually improving the Stampede Pass tunnel through the mountains so it could accommodate double- stacked trains. When that happens, it was estimated that there would be about 20, 1 mile long trains rolling though Auburn's urban center a day. The A/B corridor improvements, the 3r Street overpass and the M Street underpass were indentified as mitigating projects to address the traffic delays that would be caused by expected increase in trail traffic. Mr. Dowdy said the AB Corridor will link the transit station with 15 Street NW and will improve general traffic and freight mobility for about 70 parcels served by the new corridor. Funding partners for this project included Federal grants, local developer contributions, as well as local revenues. Mr. Dowdy said this project will also improve access to Auburn's regional trauma center by reducing delays for emergency response vehicles. Mr. Dowdy reported that the 18 month M Street underpass project was on schedule. Contractors will soon complete their work to underground the utilities in this corridor, and the sewer and water lines have been relocated. The contractor to start on underpass work, and this project is expected to be completed in May of 2013. Mr. Dowdy said when completed, this project will be similar in appearance to the South 180 Street underpass in Tukwila. Other Attendees: Bill Peloza, City of Auburn Alt Paul Takamine, King County DOT Dennis Dowdy, City of Auburn Monica Whitman, SCA Rick Perez, City of Federal Way Cathy Mooney, City of Kent John Wolfe, Port of Tacoma Dan Gra uski, Fehr Peers Evette Mason, Port of Tacoma Stephanie Rossi, PSRC Susan Sanderson, City of SeaTac 26 south county area transportation board SCATBD 2013 regional and local transportation project priorities map SCATBd Regional and Local Project Priorities DRAFT 28 SCATBd REGIONAL PRIORITIES WSDOT I -5 /SR 509 Corridor Complete the SR 509 Corridor through the City of SeaTac to the City of Federal Way Completion and Freight Improvement Project WSDOT I- 405 /SR 167 Reconstruct interchange to connect HOV lanes and increase capacity in the I -405 Interchange Project Corridor WSDOT I -5 /SR 18 /SR 161 Complete the remaining phases of the Triangle Project Triangle Project WSDOT SR 18 Widening Complete the SR 18 widening from the Issaquah Hobart Road to I -90 Project Other Stampede Pass Rail Expand the Stampede Pass rail line, and north south mainline improvements. Line Improvements SCATBd MEMBER PRIORITIES Algona West Valley Highway This Project will reconstruct and widen the existing travel lanes to 12' and add 4' Reconstruction from shoulders in both directions. This project will also include retaining walls, curb and north to south city gutter on both sides, and sidewalk, as well as a water main. The project will also limits, four phases require storm drainage facilities. Auburn Proposed Preservation Rebuild, patch, overlay, and intersection rebuild at various locations in the City. City Work has an Arterial and Collector Street Pavement Preservation Program dedicated to preserving and rehabilitating of the pavement on these streets. The Arterial and Collector Street Pavement Preservation Program implements projects each year that preserve and /or rehabilitate the pavement on Auburn's arterial and collector streets. Black Diamond Burien SR 518: Eastbound A new east bound off -ramp at SR 518 and Des Moines Memorial Drive. This project Off -ramp to Des will enable a heavily impacted and underused area in Burien to begin an economic Moines Memorial revitalization that will benefit the City, the State, the Port of Seattle, and many others. Drive Includes a new drainage facility to protect sensitive areas. Covington SR 516 from Jenkins The project will widen SR 516 to five lanes from the vicinity of Jenkins Creek to the Creek to 185th Ave vicinity of 185th Ave SE. Total project length is approximately 2,000 feet. The SE purpose of this project is to improve the level of service of the substandard roadway to accommodate current and future traffic volumes in the area. The project will eliminate a critical pinch point in the system by widening the structure over the Jenkins Creek crossing. Des Moines Transportation The Transportation Gateway project improves two arterials: S. 216th Street and 24th Gateway Project Avenue S., serving as the City's centerpiece for economic development. Three major developments are proposed adjacent to the project: the Port of Seattle Des Moines Creek Business Park, Waterview Crossing and a location for big box retail development. Enumclaw Federal Way Triangle Phase one of the project, which includes two new flyover ramps, began in August Improvements, 2010 and will be completed in July 2012. Phase two has been broken up into five Federal Way, I -5 /SR parts, and funding has not yet been secured for any part of phase two. 18 /SR 161 28 SCATBd Regional and Local Project Priorities DRAFT Kent South 228th Street Construct a railroad overpass to separate the road from the Union Pacific railroad Union Pacific tracks and eliminate the existing at -grade crossing. This project will construct a Railroad Grade railroad overpass to separate the road from the Union Pacific (UP) railroad tracks and Separation eliminate the existing at -grade crossing which causes significant freight delays due the growing number of trains on UP mainline tracks. King County RapidRide F Line RapidRide will serve the Burien Transit Center, the Link Tukwila International Boulevard Station, Tukwila Sounder Station, South Renton Park and -Ride, and Renton Transit Center. The RapidRide F Line will give riders streamlined service to destinations along the route, including major employers, stores, medical and other services, and residential areas. The F Line will also provide connections to Link light rail and Sounder commuter rail. Maple Valley SR 169 Improvement Construct a second northbound lane on SR 169 from Witte Road to 228th Ave SE. Project (Witte Road to The SR 169 Safety and Freight Mobility Improvement Project will construct a second 228th Ave SE) northbound lane on SR 169 from Witte Road to 228th Avenue SE, a distance of approximately 0.60 miles. Other improvements include the construction of bike lane and an ADA compliant sidewalk and curb ramps, street illumination and landscaping. Milton Interurban Regional The City of Milton's portion of the project is a tunnel or pedestrian bridge crossing of Tail Missing Link SR161 (Meridian) in King County and a short surface connection link to the Project Edgewood trail to the east. When the trail is completed, Interurban Trail users will be able to reach urban and transportation centers such as Seattle, Kent, Auburn, Milton, Edgewood, Pacific and Sumner, and the foothills communities of Orting, South Prairie, Wilkeson and Carbanado. Normandy First Avenue South The First Avenue South Multi -modal Enhancement Project, Phase 3 adds sidewalks, Park Multi -modal bicycle lanes, street pedestrian light and landscaping to the existing arterial, which Enhancement Project is also designated as S.R. 509. The City of Normandy Park completed Phase 1 in 2004 and Phase 2 will be completed in early September 2010. Phase 3 will connect the previously completed phases as well as provide a safe pedestrian connection between the two neighborhood commercial areas within the First Avenue South corridor. Pacific Renton Rainier Avenue South The first phase of this project is under construction. Phase 1 will install BAT lanes, Corridor medians, curb, gutter, sidewalk, illumination, on Rainier Ave S between S Grady Improvements Way and S 3rd St (SR 900). Phase 2 will complete the improvements from S 3rd St (SR 900) to Airport Way. It includes installation of landscaped medians, curb, gutter, wider sidewalks, planted pedestrian buffer, street lighting including pedestrian scale illumination. SeaTac Connecting 28th/24th The project will complete a five lane principal arterial corridor with bicycle lanes and Avenue South sidewalks. The project provides a vital connection within and between the City of SeaTac's Regional Growth Center, the City of Des Moines, the Port of Seattle's SeaTac International Airport, Sound Transit's 200th St Link Light Rail Station park and ride facility and adjacent developable properties. Tukwila Interurban Ave South The project benefits include converting the center lane to a planted median; left and u- (Fort Dent Way to turns will be provided for at several locations along the roadway to maintain access to South 143rd Street) abutting properties. The project will also enhance the aesthetics of the roadway, which is expected to increase development densities for both residential and commercial uses along Interurban. 29