Title
Approval of a Transportation Improvement Board Grant Agreement for the Boulevard Road and Morse-Merryman Roundabout Project
Recommended Action
Committee Recommendation:
Not referred to a Committee.
City Manager Recommendation:
Move to approve and authorize the City Manager to sign the Transportation Improvement Board Grant Agreement documents accepting funding in the amount of $1,622,381.
Report
Issue:
Whether to approve the Transportation Improvement Board Grant Agreement for the Boulevard Road and Morse-Merryman Roundabout Project.
Staff Contact:
Randy Wesselman, Transportation Engineering and Planning Manager, Public Works Transportation, 360.753.8477
Presenter(s):
None - Consent Calendar item.
Background and Analysis:
This proposal will construct a single-lane roundabout at the intersection of Boulevard Road and Morse-Merryman Road. Project improvements will include sidewalk, planter strips, bike lanes, streetlights, stormwater system upgrades, and underground overhead utilities. A roundabout will improve intersection safety and flow for motor vehicles and enhance the safety and comfort of bicyclists and pedestrians through the intersection. Studies show that traffic congestion at the intersection will exceed adopted City standards within the next six years. The roundabout will add travel capacity which ultimately enables the area to become more dense, as planned in the Olympia Comprehensive Plan.
The City completed a Boulevard Road Corridor Study with an extensive public involvement process in April 2006. The vision for Boulevard Road outlined in this study is to maximize pedestrian and bicycle safety, while maintaining vehicle mobility. To minimize the number of lanes needed to serve vehicular traffic, the study recommended using roundabouts at three intersections along Boulevard Road. In 2010, the City constructed the first one at Boulevard Road and Log Cabin Road and the second one is currently under constructi...
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