Information

Type: Deliberation

Department: PW - Public Works

Directors' Update: Jan. 26, 2022

Business Meeting: Feb. 1, 2022

Summary:

Approving a Local Agency Agreement and Federal Aid Project Prospectus between Lewis County and Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) for the 2021 County Safety Program, County Road Project (CRP) 2196  

Publications:

Cover Letter To: Please return signed originals to Mike Kroll in Public Works for submittal to WSDOT.

Additional Copies To: Mike Kroll-PW, Tim Fife-PW, Geoff Soderquist-PW, Sadie Rockey-PW

Resolution

WHEREAS, pursuant to Resolution 21-412, the Board of County Commissioners (BOCC) adopted the 2022-2027 Six-Year Transportation Improvement Program; and

WHEREAS, the 2021 County Safety Program Project, CRP-2196, is listed as priority number 11 using Highway Safety Improvement Program (HSIP) federal funding ($98,000), with no local matching requirement for the Preliminary Engineering phase, for a project total of $98,000. This project will upgrade signs and improve clear zone (flatten slopes, add/upgrade barriers, widen shoulders, remove/modify fixed objects, and reduce pavement edge drop-offs) to county roads identified in the County Local Road Safety Plan; and

WHEREAS, the conditions of receiving Federal Highway Administration HSIP funds require a Local Agency Agreement and Federal Aid Project Prospectus signed by the Chair of the BOCC prior to commencing the project; and

WHEREAS, the Public Works Director and County Engineer have reviewed a Local Agency Agreement and Federal Aid Project Prospectus between Lewis County and WSDOT for the 2021 County Safety Program Project, CRP-2196, and recommend approval by the BOCC.

NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the BOCC has determined that proceeding with the 2021 County Safety Program Project, CRP-2196, is in the best public interest and hereby approves the Local Agency Agreement and Federal Aid Project Prospectus, and the Chair of the BOCC is authorized to sign the same.

DONE IN OPEN SESSION this 1st day of February, 2022.