The Washington State Transportation Improvement Board awarded 73 street and sidewalk improvement grants to local agencies totaling $95.2 million at its Nov. 21 meeting in Everett. The grant funding comes from the revenue generated by 3 cents of the statewide gas tax dedicated by the Legislature for local agency grants.
Locally, Snohomish County and eight cities received grants.
The biggest grant is for $4 million toward a $12.9 million project by Snohomish County to widen Seattle Hill Road, which reporter Noah Haglund recently told you about.
Mukilteo will receive a grant to cover 60 percent of the costs of its $1.6 million project to expand Harbour Pointe Boulevard, from Highway 525 to Cyrus Way. The project widens Harbour Pointe Boulevard to include four travel lanes, a two-way left turn lane, curb, gutter and sidewalk. Energy efficient street lights and rain gardens also are part of the mix.
The rest were smaller projects, but it’s never a small thing to have your street’s pothole filled. So let’s take a closer look:
Granite Falls was awarded $449,540 for a $473,200 project to make its final upgrades to South Granite Avenue, from Galena Street to Stanley Street. The cracked roadway will be resurfaced, new curb gutters and 10-foot sidewalks will be added, and LED street lights will be installed.
Sultan was awarded $244,530 for a $271,700 project to make improvements to Date Avenue, from Fourth Street to just east of Fifth Place, by Sultan Elementary School. The city will rebuild the pavement and replace curbs, gutters and five feet of sidewalk. Energy efficient street lights will be added, too.
Darrington was awarded $637,450 for a $671,000 project to grind and overlay Darrington Street and replace the existing seven-foot sidewalk. In addition, the project adds LED streetlights and improves the drainage system.
Gold Bar was awarded $212,387 for a $235,986 project to construct curb, gutter, a bio-swale and a five-foot sidewalk along the west side of Fifth Street between Highway 2 and Lewis Avenue.
Lake Stevens was awarded $310,000 for a $413,446 project to construct curb, gutter and a seven-foot sidewalk along both sides of North Davies Road between Vernon Road and the roundabout, which is 500 feet to the east. New street lights and an improved stormwater system also are planned. You can read Kari Bray’s story about how this fits in with the city’s larger plans for expanding its network of sidewalks.
Marysville was awarded $136,749 for a $182,332 project to construct six-foot sidewalks along both sides of Grove Street between Cedar Avenue and State Street. In addition, the Burlington Northern Sante Fe railroad crossing will be improved and street lights will be replaced with more energy efficient fixtures.
Monroe was awarded $368,638 for a $495,140 project to construct 1,170 feet of curb, gutter and eight-foot sidewalk filling four gaps along Main Street from the roundabout at Tester Road to just east of 174th Drive SE.
See project photos and other details at www.tib.wa.gov.
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