Information

Type: Deliberation

Department: PW - Public Works

Directors' Update: May 20, 2026

Business Meeting: May 26, 2026

Summary:

Approving a Local Agency Agreement and Federal Aid Project Prospectus between Lewis County and Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) for the 2025 County Safety Program-Phase II, County Road Project (CRP) 2212B.

Publications:

Cover Letter To: Please return signed original to Wes Anderson in Public Works for submittal to WSDOT.

Additional Copies To: Geoff Soderquist-PW, Wes Anderson-PW, Robin Saline - PW

Resolution

WHEREAS, pursuant to Resolution 25-339, the Board of County Commissioners (BOCC) adopted the amended 2026-2031 Six-Year Transportation Improvement Program; and

WHEREAS, the 2025 County Safety Program Project-Phase II, CRP-2212B, is listed as priority number 18 using Highway Safety Improvement Program (HSIP) federal funding ($275,000) for the Preliminary Engineering phase of the project, with no local matching requirement. This project will make safety improvements to county roads identified in the County Local Road Safety Plan; and

WHEREAS, the conditions of receiving Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) 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 2025 County Safety Program Project-Phase II, CRP-2212B, and recommend approval by the BOCC.

NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the BOCC has determined that proceeding with the 2025 County Safety Program Project-Phase II, CRP-2212B, is in the best public interest and hereby approves the Local Agency Agreement and Federal Aid Project Prospectus in the amount of $275,000.00 funded by FHWA HSIP funds, and the Chair of the BOCC is authorized to sign the same.

DONE IN OPEN SESSION this 26th day of May, 2026.