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BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS <br />COUNTY OF KITTITAS <br />STATE OF WASHINGTON <br />RESOLUTION NO. 2018 -/ CJ tf <br />AUTHORIZING THE CHAIR'S SIGNATURE ON THE LOCAL AGENCY <br />FEDERAL AID PROJECT PROSPECTUS FOR THE ROADSIDE HAZARD <br />SAFETY IMPROVEMENTS-COUNTYWIDE PROJECT <br />WHEREAS: The Roadside Hazard Safety Improvements-Countywide Project will <br />provide for safety improvements on several different road segments to <br />lessen the severity of run-off-the-road crashes by installing guardrail <br />where necessary to protect roadside hazards, and installing signage and <br />other delineation measures to prevent run-off-the-road crashes; and <br />WHEREAS: This project will be tied with the 2018 Kittitas County Safety <br />Improvements project, which also provides for safety improvements on <br />several roadway segments countywide to lessen the severity of run-off- <br />the-road accidents by installing guardrail to protect roadside hazards; and <br />WHEREAS: Public Works received Highway Safety Improvement Program federal <br />funds in the amount of $689,000 with no local match requirement if <br />construction is authorized prior to April 30, 2019; and <br />WHEREAS: In preparation to advertise the project for construction in the fall of2018 <br />Public Works is requesting the Washington State Department of <br />Transportation to release the Federally Funds for construction; and <br />WHEREAS: A Local Agency Federal Aid Project Prospectus must be executed by the <br />Chair acknowledging the project has been reviewed and is consistent with <br />the agency's comprehensive plan for community development; and <br />NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Board of County Commissioners, in <br />the best interest of the public, does hereby approve the Chair's signature <br />on the Local Agency Federal Aid Project Prospectus for the Roadside <br />Hazard Safety Improvements-Countywide Project.