MEMO TO: Members of the City Council
FROM: Mayor John Marchione
SUBJECT:
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Approval of Revenue from the Puget Sound Regional Council and Sound Transit for Transportation Projects, in the Amount of $8,188,822
I. RECOMMENDED ACTION
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Approve new revenue from the Puget Sound Regional Council and from Sound Transit for transportation projects, including:
* Puget Sound Regional Council
o 152nd Avenue Main Street Construction, $4,250,000
o 40th Street Shared Use Path Construction, $1,200,000
o 90th Street Preservation Design and Construction, $1,400,000
* Sound Transit
o 152nd Avenue & 24th Street Southbound Right Turn Lane, $1,338,822
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II. DEPARTMENT CONTACTS
Erika Vandenbrande, Director, Planning and Community Development 425-556-2457
Don Cairns, P.E., Transportation Planning and Engineering Manager 425-556-2834
Peter Dane, Planner 425-556-2816
III. DESCRIPTION/BACKGROUND
Puget Sound Regional Council (PSRC)
The PSRC Executive Committee authorized distribution of federal grant revenue for the years 2021 and 2022 at the July 26, 2018 meeting. Redmond was successful in both the Regional and Countywide competitions and received nearly $7 million dollars in new transportation revenue for three projects:
o 152nd Avenue Main Street Construction, $4,250,000
o NE 40th Street Shared Use Path Construction, $1,200,000
o NE 90th Street Preservation Design and Construction, $1,400,000
A map with project locations is available in Exhibit A.
This is the most recent round of PSRC's biannual competitive distribution of Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) funds for jurisdictions in King, Pierce, Snohomish, and Kitsap counties. Two of the Redmond projects scored particularly high in separate competitions: 1) the 152nd Ave NE project tied for second in the four-county regional competition Surface Transportation Program and 2) the NE 90th Street Preservation project ranked first in the King County Preservation competition and rec...
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