Transit, Highway Projects To Receive $214 Million

The Puget Sound Regional Council (PSRC) has selected projects to receive an estimated $78 million in Federal Highway Administration funding and $136 million in Federal Transit Administration funding through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009.

"Here in central Puget Sound we are ready to proceed with meaningful projects that will put people to work quickly and get these dollars circulating in our overall economy," said Auburn Deputy Mayor Sue Singer, President of PSRC. "These projects will not only produce jobs in the near term, but will also provide a foundation for future growth."

The $214 million in economic recovery funding available via the PSRC supports the completion of projects representing a combined transportation investment in the region of $4 billion.

"With these economic recovery funds we are leveraging with other state, federal and local funding to put people to work," said Everett Mayor Ray Stephanson, Vice President of PSRC. "We welcome federal policies that place priority on transparency and accountability and will do our best to track progress and report on progress at every step of the way."

The Federal Highway Administration funds will go to:

KING COUNTY

Redmond - NE 36th St Bridge $11,000,000 Renton - Rainier Ave S (SR 167) $2,000,000 Seattle - S Spokane St Viaduct $15,443,000 Bothell - North Creek Trail $500,000 Burien - 4th Ave SW Pedestrian Safety $625,000 King County Roads - SW 98th St - Phase I, Pedestrian Corridor $1,498,000 Kent - East Valley Hwy - SR 167 to S 212th Street $2,000,000 Normandy Park - 1st Ave - Phase IIA, between SW 192nd St and SW 200th St $3,834,000 Sammamish - E Lake Sammamish Pkwy NE - NE Inglewood Hill Rd to NE 28th Pl $3,500,000

KITSAP COUNTY

Poulsbo - Viking Ave Improvements Phase II (McDonalds to SR 305) $3,800,000 Bainbridge Island - Core 40 Shoulder Widening Program - Blakely Non-Motorized Project Phase II $150,000

PIERCE COUNTY

Orting - SR 162 Rechannelization $420,000 Puyallup - Shaw Rd Extension Phase III $2,000,000 Eatonville - Rural Town Centers and Corridors Program $825,000 Port of Tacoma - Lincoln Ave Grade Separation $15,408,000

SNOHOMISH COUNTY

Lynnwood - 1-5/196th St SW Interchange Bridge/Pedestrian Improvement Project $1,250,000 Snohomish County - Granite Falls Alternate Route $3,500,000 Stanwood - 68th Road Realignment and School Safety Improvement Project $750,000 Port of Everett - W Marine View Dr Roadway Ped/Bike Corridor Improvements (11th to 16th) $1,900,000 Everett - Holly Drive Non-Motorized Improvements $750,000 Arlington - 188th Street Pedestrian Trail $122,000 Community Transit - Mountlake Terrace Park-and-Ride (Upper Parking Area) $425,000 Bothell - North Creek Trail (various sections) $600,000 Edmonds - Annual Asphalt Overlay Maintenance Contract $1,000,000 Tulalip Tribes / Snohomish County - 116th / 34th Ave NE Fish Passage Culvert $2,000,000 Mukilteo - Harbour Point Blvd Street Rebuild $1,100,000 Mountlake Terrace - 52nd Ave Reconstruction Project - Overlay $ 1,000,000 Marysville - Street Overlay Project $500,000

Full project descriptions

The Federal Transit Administration funds will go to:

KING COUNTY

King County Ferry District Maintenance Barge & Equipment $1,314,011 King County Metro Vehicle Maintenance $25,000,000 King County Metro Acquisition of 40-foot & 60-foot Hybrid Buses $45,940,537 City of Seattle South Lake Union Streetcar (PM) $314,011 City of Seattle Monorail Train Safety Improvements $1,000,000 Sound Transit University Link Light Rail Construction (accelerate light rail to Northgate) $4,612,221 Sound Transit Clean Fuels Buses (East King) $ 4,612,221 Sound Transit Tukwila Commuter Rail Station - Accelerated Final Design and Construction $ 4,612,221

KITSAP COUNTY

Kitsap Transit Small Vessels, for Bremerton-Port Orchard POF service $875,000 Kitsap Transit Purchase Vans $1,890,493 Kitsap Transit Main Base Expansion $95,889

PIERCE COUNTY

Pierce County Ferry Opns. M/V Christine Anderson Preservation/Electrical System Upgrade $1,274,011 Pierce County Ferry Opns. Anderson Island Ferry Terminal Preservation $25,000 Pierce County Ferry Opns. Ketron Island Ferry Terminal Preservation $15,000 Pierce Transit Preventive Maintenance $4,400,000 Pierce Transit Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) Compressor, Filter and Backup Power Upgrade $ 1,571,075 Pierce Transit Acquisition of Alternative Fuel (Hybrid-Electric or CNG) Buses $5,400,000 Sound Transit Lakewood-Tacoma Commuter Rail (M Street - Lakewood New Track and Signal) $ 4,612,221

SNOHOMISH COUNTY

Community Transit Bus Replacement (40-foot & Double Decker Buses) $13,024,814 Community Transit Preventive Maintenance $1,109,645 Everett Transit Transit Stop Enunciators Purchase and Installation (73 Vehicles) $450,000 Everett Transit Everett Preventive Maintenance $862,285 Sound Transit Mountlake Terrace Freeway Station Construction $ 4,612,221

WASHINGTON STATE FERRIES

Washington State Ferries Systemwide Vessel Preservation (Jumbo, Super, Issaquah, and E-State Class) $4,246,042 Washington State Ferries Systemwide Terminal Preservation Projects $4,246,041

Full project descriptions

The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) of 2009 was signed into law by President Obama on February 17, 2009. PSRC plays two roles in implementing the ARRA: 1) it must approve all projects for inclusion in the regional Transportation Improvement Program and 2) it is responsible for project selection for portions of Federal Highway Administration and Federal Transit Administration funds the state expects to receive via the ARRA.

PSRC has been working since November with cities, counties, ports, transit agencies and the state on developing a list of ready-to-go projects that would be candidates for economic recovery funds. All projects receiving funding have been deemed capable of securing approvals for federal funds within the next three months -- following rigorous peer-to-peer scrutiny.

PSRC develops policies and coordinates decisions about regional growth and transportation planning in King, Pierce, Snohomish and Kitsap counties. The Council is composed of over 80 county, city, port, transit, tribal and state agencies serving the region. It coordinates the distribution of about $160 million in Federal Highway Administration and Federal Transit Administration funds each year. PSRC sets priorities and evaluates the most efficient ways to target those funds to support state and local transportation and growth management plans.