Title
Approval of Interlocal Agreement with the Evergreen State College Center for Sustainable Infrastructure for Fones Road Corridor Value Planning Exercise
Recommended Action
Committee Recommendation:
Not referred to a committee.
City Manager Recommendation:
Move to approve and authorize the Mayor to sign the Interlocal Agreement with the Evergreen State College Center for Sustainable Infrastructure for the Fones Road Corridor Value Planning Exercise
Report
Issue:
Whether to approve the Interlocal Agreement with the Evergreen State College Center for Sustainable Infrastructure.
Staff Contact:
Rich Hoey, P.E., Public Works Director, 360.753.8495
Mark Russell, P.E., Director of Transportation, Public Works Department, 360.753.8762
Presenter(s):
None - Consent Calendar Item
Background and Analysis:
The Fones Road corridor in east Olympia (between Pacific Avenue and 18th Avenue) is failing to meet levels of service for traffic flow established in the City's Comprehensive Plan. Under the Growth Management Act, the City is required to make needed improvements to the roadway to meet levels of service. In response, the City's Capital Facilities Plan includes a project to expand Fones Road to 5 lanes and to install a new roundabout at the southern driveway to Home Depot. Early estimates suggest the cost of these improvements to be over $14 million.
During the Capital Facilities Plan discussions last year, staff shared concerns with Council about the affordability of the project and whether the project scope may be out of step with the City's vision of vibrant, multi-modal corridors. Since that time, staff has requested help from the Evergreen State College Center for Sustainable Infrastructure on development of a "value planning exercise" for this corridor. In this context, the purpose of a value planning exercise is to identify alternative approaches that affordably meet the needs for multi-modal transportation, in ways that better serve the City's ...
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