Projects Approved by the Pierce County Regional Council

REPORT TO RAMP ON PIERCE COUNTY REGIONAL COUNCIL ACTION

On June 18, the Pierce County Regional Council adopted recommendations from its Transportation Coordinating Committee (TCC) for allocating the $14,032,798 of Federal Transportation Funds allocated to Pierce County by the Puget Sound Regional Council (PSRC).

Listed below are the projects recommended for funding:

PRESERVATION PROJECTS
· TAC-36 Portland Ave from E. 38th St. to E. 56th St. $900,000
· SUM-30 East Valley Highway Resurfacing $200,000
· FIR-7 S 19th /Columbia St Grind & Overlay $570,900
· PC-21 Orville Road E - Orting Kapowsin Highway to BR #5175-C $520,164

ROADWAY PROJECTS
· TAC-38 Stadium Way $2,950,000
· SUM-31 Traffic Fryar Avenue & Main Street Intersection Improvements $2,118,593
· TAC-35 So Tacoma Way Corridor Multimodal Improvement Project $ 100,000
· FIF-6 70th Ave E R/W, 20th Street Intersection to 2900 Block $ 476,441
· LAK-13 Bridgeport Way - Steilacoom Blvd to 83rd St $ 750,000

TRANSIT PROJECTS
· PT-25 Shuttle Vehicle Replacement $1,837,613

NONMOTORIZED PROJECTS
· TAC-37 2011 Sidewalk Reconstruction Project $ 374,700
· TAC-39 Historic Water Ditch Trail $1,195,000
· LAK-12 100th St Gravelly Lake Dr to 59th Ave $ 867,000
· UP-40 Mildred/67th Avenue Improvements $ 472,387

OTHER PROJECTS
· PC-24 Transportation Options $ 700,000

TOTAL ALLOCATION $14,032,798


The above projects must still be approved by the Puget Sound Regional Council (PSRC). The PSRC’s Transportation Policy Board will review the list on July 9th. The Executive Board is scheduled to review the list on July 25th.

The TCC will next recommend a list of contingency projects for PCRC approval. The next meeting of the PCRC will be on July 16, 2009.