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2009 Transportation Budget -- Pierce ProjectsPage 1 of 4
STATE TRANSPORTATION BUDGET 2009ESSB 5352, Chapter 470, Laws of 2009 PVSELECTED ITEMS OF INTEREST TO PIERCE COUNTYTRANSPORTATION PROJECT LIST
Items of particular interest to Pierce County:○ Special grants are funded for special needs transportation and for vanpool programs (ESHB 2072). [section 222]The 2009 state transportation budget appropriates funding for the 2009-2011 biennium. For many projects, it assumes a longer termspending plan, up to sixteen years. Because of declining revenues, many projects are to be delayed. In addition, the state spendingplan assumes use of 30 year bonding rather than the customary 25 years.○ The I-5 and SR 16 HOV project in Pierce County is moved forward as one of the state's high priority "mega" projects.Use of $70 million of funding from the federal stimulus package and adjustments in state funding allows for a projectsequencing that will nearly finish the project in a sixteen year period. [section 306]○ Funding is restored for a significant part of the design and right-of-way costs for SR 167, the new freeway betweenPuyallup and the Port of Tacoma. [section 306]○ WSDOT is to expand the project from Key Peninsula Highway to the Purdy Vicinity to ensure the project includesimprovements at intersection and along the roadway to reduce the severity and frequency of collisions related toroadway conditions and traffic congestion. [section 306]○ Preconstruction activities are delayed for phase 2 of the widening of SR 161 in the Edgewood area. The delayed area isthe project between 24th St E and 36th St E. [section 306]○ WSDOT is provided $200,000 to prepare a comprehensive tolling study of the SR 167 corridor to determine thefeasibility of administering tolls within the corridor. The report is due to the Washington Transportation Commissionby September 30, 2010. The study must include consideration of value pricing, efficient operation, and economicconsiderations for future system investments. [section 306]○ A number of local rail, road, and transit projects are funded, and grants for the Pedestrian and Bicycle SafetyProgram and the Safe Routes to Schools Program.
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○ Maximum amount for municipal airport grants is raised to $500,000 for this biennium. [section 718]○ WSDOT and the City of Tacoma are required to present an agreement to the Legislature by January 1, 2010 on thetiming of the transfer of ownership of the Murray Morgan/11th Street Bridge and any additional necessary state fundingrequired to achieve the transfer and rehabilitation of the bridge. Previous state commitments are continued with up to$6,500,000 in the Puyallup tribal settlement account may be used for mitigation costs associated with demolition of the bridge. However, WSDOT may use the funds for rehabilitation, replacement, demolition, or mitigation only if theCity of Tacoma accepts ownership No more than $39,953,000 may be expended by WSDOT and none may beexpended unless Tacoma takes ownership. [section 307]○ The Joint Transportation Committee will conduct an analysis of transportation funding mechanisms and methods. Thestudy is intended to facilitate the development and possible implementation of alternative funding methods. [section 204]The summary below is a selected survey of projects within Pierce County that are assumed in ESHB 2878. The summary does notnecessarily represent all items of interest. Some projects include a mix of funding from various state, local, or federal revenueaccounts.
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Expenditure Plan(dollars in thousands)SRProjectPrior09-1111-1313-1515-1717-19FutureTotal
Major Projects – Highway Improvement/Safety Program (I)I-5/SR 16, Tacoma Area – HOV & Corridor Improvements
5I-5/Tacoma HOV Improvements
09 LEG FIN
281,673############ 12,001 ######Note: includes $70 million federal stimulus16SR 16/I-5 to Tacoma Narrows Bridge - Add HOV Lanes
09 LEG FIN
119,058 12,275 1,323 329 243 282 176 133,68516SR 16/36th St to Olympic Dr NW - Add HOV Lanes
09 LEG FIN
7,236280000007,517
SR 161, Pierce County Corridor Improvements
161SR 161/Jovita Blvd to S 360th St, Stage 2 - Widen to Five
09 LEG FIN
26,0571030000026,160161SR 161/24th St E to Jovita - Add Lanes
09 LEG FIN
18,83415,256179000034,268161SR 161/36th to Vicinity 24th St E - Widen to 5 lanes
09 LEG FIN
00000031,38631,386161SR 161/Clear Lake N Rd to Tanwax Creek - Realign Road
09 LEG FIN
04,794000004,794
SR 167, SR 509 to Puyallup – New Freeway
167SR 167/SR 509 to I-5, Stage One - New Freeway
09 LEG FIN
47,23567,31100000114,547167SR 167/I-5 to SR 161, Stage Two - New Freeway
09 LEG FIN
25,4882500000025,738
SR 167, Sumner to Auburn
167SR 167/8th to S 277th (King Co) - Southbound Managed
09 LEG FIN
4,1248,00044,37625,50000082,000
SR 302, Purdy Vicinity – Corridor Improvements
302Key Peninsula to Purdy Vic– Safety & Congestion
09 LEG FIN
02,2985,21400007,511302SR 302/Elgin Clifton Rd to SR 16 - EIS
09 LEG FIN
1,4691,031000002,500
SR 410, Bonney Lake Vicinity – Corridor Widening
410SR 410/214th Ave E to 234th - Add Lanes
09 LEG FIN
12,21515,2574,373000031,845
SR 704, New Freeway
704SR 704/Cross Base Highway - New Alignment
09 LEG FIN
24,398591000017,94642,934
Safety Improvement and Preservation Projects
5I-5/Puyallup River Bridge to King Co Line – Paving
09LEGFIN
04,8183,00000007,8185I-5/Nisqually River Bridge – Special Repair
09LEGFIN
4441,617000002,0615I-5/Clover Creek Bridge – Bridge Deck
09LEGFIN
03,413000003,4135I-5/SR 167 E & N Ramp – Special Repair
09LEGFIN
0001750001755I-5/Portland Ave Bridge – Special Repair
09LEGFIN
0920780001707SR 7/Elbe Safety Rest Area - New Facility
09LEGFIN
1,6727421,95700004,3707SR 7/SR 507 to SR 512 - Safety Improvements
09 LEG FIN
21,023 143 0000021,1667SR 7/Mountain Highway & 304th – Signal
09LEGFIN
32230500000627162SR 162/Puyallup River Bridge - Replace Bridge
09LEGFIN
1,7078,1707,522000017,398410SR 410/Twin Creek to FS Rd #73 Intersection - Paving
09LEGFIN
246553,17900003,857507SR 507/Vicinity East Gate Rd to 208th St E - Safety
09LEGFIN
2733,093000003,365509SR 509/City Waterway Bridge - Removal
09LEGFIN
5,823021,34628400027,453
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