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KITTITAS COUNTY <br />DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS <br />PUBLIC WORKS — BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS <br />STUDY SESSION STAFF REPORT <br />STUDY SESSION DATE: February 10, 2025 <br />TOPIC: Safety Plan Briefing <br />ACTION REQUESTED: No Action Required <br />LEAD STAFF: <br />Cameron Curtis, County Engineer <br />RECOMMENDATION: <br />No Action Required <br />BRIEFING SUMMARY: <br />• Public Works Local Road Safety Plan is updated biannually. Counties must <br />submit a local road safety plan that addresses fatal and serious injury crashes to be <br />eligible to apply for the Highway Safety Improvement Program call for projects. <br />(HSIP) <br />• The Local Road Safety Plan identifies projects utilizing crash data, pavement <br />management data, and previous Safety Plan details. The plan must identify and <br />prioritize improvements/countermeasures to address the highest priority locations, <br />while also documenting how and why the priorities were selected. <br />• Currently Public Works is utilizing 2023 HSIP funding for Huntzinger Road <br />Guardrail Phase 1 and Horizontal Curve County -Wide Data Collection. <br />• Public Works anticipates the following projects to be included in the upcoming <br />Safety Plan: <br />o Kittitas Hwy at No. 6 Road Intersection Improvements <br />o Huntzinger Guardrail Phase 2 <br />o Corridor Improvements Countywide <br />o Denmark Road Corridor Improvements <br />o Bridge and Structure Improvements <br />• HSIP Funding applications are due by March 15, 2025. Public Works intends to <br />present the final Safety Plan at a regular Agenda session on March 4, 2025. <br />BACKGROUND: <br />The Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) administers federal <br />funding for safety improvements through the Highway Safety Improvement Program <br />(HSIP). WSDOT has issued a call for projects for the upcoming biennium, with <br />applications due by March 15, 2025. Every other year Public Works is required to update <br />the Kittitas County Local Road Safety Plan to qualify for the funding. Currently, Public <br />Works is utilizing this funding source for the Huntzinger Guardrail Phase 1 and the <br />Horizontal Curve County -Wide Data Collection projects. <br />Page 1 of 2 <br />Public Works "Work Session Staff Report", 2025 <br />