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National Highway Freight Program (NHFP) federal funding- $1,873,000
Type: Deliberation
Department: PW - Public Works
Directors' Update: July 20, 2022
Business Meeting: July 26, 2022
Summary:Approving Local Agency Agreements and Federal Aid Prospectuses between Lewis County and Washington State Department of Transportation for the federally funded Railroad Switch Upgrades and Railroad Track Extension & Road Crossing Closure projects
Publications:
Cover Letter To: Please return signed original of each document to Mike Kroll in the Public Works Department.
Additional Copies To: Tim Fife - PW Robin Saline - PW Shayla Landon - PW Tina Hemphill - PW Mike Kroll - PW Geoff Soderquist - PW
Resolution
APPROVE LOCAL AGENCY AGREEMENTS AND FEDERAL AID PROSPECTUSES BETWEEN LEWIS COUNTY AND WASHINGTON STATE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION (WSDOT) FOR THE FEDERALLY FUNDED RAILROAD SWITCH UPGRADES (CRP-2171A) AND RAILROAD TRACK EXTENSION & ROAD CROSSING CLOSURE (CRP-2171B) PROJECTS
WHEREAS, pursuant to Resolution 21-412, the Board of County Commissioners (BOCC) adopted the 2022-2027 Six-Year Transportation Improvement Program on the 23rd day of November, 2021; and
WHEREAS, the following projects are listed as priorities using National Highway Freight Program (NHFP) federal funding:
Railroad Switch Upgrades - $216,000
Railroad Track Extension & Road Crossing Closure - $1,657,000
Total NHFP federal aid project funding - $1,873,000; and
WHEREAS, the conditions of receiving Federal Highway Administration NHFP federal funding requires a Local Agency Agreement and Federal Aid Prospectus signed by the Chair of the BOCC prior to commencing the project; and
WHEREAS, the Public Works Director and County Engineer have reviewed Local Agency Agreements and Federal Aid Project Prospectuses between Lewis County and WSDOT for the Railroad Switch Upgrades (CRP-2171A) and Railroad Track Extension & Road Crossing Closure (CRP-2171B) projects, and recommend proceeding with both projects.
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the BOCC has determined that proceeding with the said projects to be in the best public interest and hereby approves the Local Agency Agreements and Federal Aid Project Prospectuses for the Railroad Switch Upgrades (CRP-2171A) and Railroad Track Extension & Road Crossing Closure (CRP-2171B) projects, and the Chair of the BOCC is authorized to sign the same.
DONE IN OPEN SESSION this 26th day of July, 2022.