Comment on funding for rural transportation projects

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: June 11, 2015
CONTACT: Jeff Storrar 206-587-481, jstorrar@psrc.org or Mark Braseth 206-971-3287, mbraseth@psrc.org

Comment on rural transportation projects proposed for funding

SEATTLE - The Puget Sound Regional Council is encouraging people to comment on five projects recommended to receive $3 million in funding from PSRC's Rural Town Centers and Corridors Program. The public comment period will run from June 11 to July 23, 2015. PSRC's Executive Board will take action on the recommended projects on July 23, 2015.

PSRC's Rural Town Centers and Corridors Program helps fund transportation projects in smaller towns and cities in rural areas of the region.

The five projects selected for $3 million in funding are:

Duvall's SR 203 Safety Improvements and Road Reconstruction - $1,052,073
Eatonville's SR 161/Washington Avenue North Corridor Streetscape Project - $769,927
Stanwood's 90^th Avenue NW - $350,000
Kitsap County's Washington Boulevard Corridor Improvement Project - $450,000
Pierce County's Foothills Trail, Buckley to South Prairie - $378,000

Five other projects have been put on a contingency list, should more funding become available:

Pierce County's Olson Drive KPN/92 Street KPN, Key Center Sidewalks - $243,390
Sultan's 5^th Street Reconstruction -- $223,888
Snohomish's 30^th Street Widening Project -- $567,000
Snoqualmie's Kimball Creek Box Culverts -- $1,704,660
King County's Safety Improvements on Woodinville Duvall Road -- $723,643

How to make a comment:

Mail: Puget Sound Regional Council
ATTN: Jeff Storrar
1011 Western Avenue, Suite 500
Seattle, Washington 98104-1035
E-mail: tipcomment@psrc.org

In person: July 9 at 9:30 am at the Transportation Policy Board Meeting or July 23 at 10 am at the Executive Board Meeting. Both will be held at the above address.

Written comments received before July 2 will be included in the agenda packet for the Transportation Policy Board, which makes the final recommendation to the Executive Board.

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. PSRC sets priorities and evaluates the most efficient ways to target those funds to support state and local transportation and growth management plans.

Title VI Notice: PSRC fully complies with Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and related statutes and regulations in all programs and activities. For more information, or to obtain a Title VI Complaint Form, contact PSRC at 206-587-4819 or see http://www.psrc.org/about/public/titlevi.

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