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<br /> <br />KITTITAS COUNTY <br />DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS <br /> <br />PUBLIC WORKS – BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS <br />STUDY SESSION STAFF REPORT <br /> <br /> <br />STUDY SESSION DATE: July 13, 2026 <br /> <br />TOPIC: 6-Year Transportation Plan <br /> <br />ACTION REQUESTED: None <br /> <br /> <br />LEAD STAFF: <br />Josh Fredrickson <br /> <br />RECOMMENDATION: <br />No action required <br /> <br />BRIEFING SUMMARY: <br />• Per RCW 36.81.121 Public Works is required to publish a 6 -Year Transportation <br />Improvement Plan prior to the adoption of the budget. <br />• Schedule: <br />o Online engagement proposed for three weeks starting late Ju ly <br />o Update 6-Year Plan-mid August <br />o Draft presentation for B oard of County Commissioners consideration- <br />September 1st and Request to Set a Public Hearing <br />o Adopt 6-Year Plan at Public Hearing – September 15 <br />• Public Works has prepared and attached the draft 6 -Year Transportation <br />Improvement Plan. <br /> <br />BACKGROUND : <br />Public Works has been working to update the 6-Year Transportation Plan, as required by <br />RCW 36.81.121. The Plan highlights all capital improvement projects Public Works is <br />planning through the year 2032. The Plan is broken down by design and construction <br />phases, as well as local and grant funding. Funding sources are identified to help <br />calculate the impact to the road fund. <br /> <br />Public Works intends to seek public input through posting information online . The 6- <br />Year Plan draft will be posted on the Public Works website, and Public Works will <br />release a press release. The website will include a form for comment and will be available <br />for three weeks, tentatively mid -July through early August. Public Works will update the <br />plan as necessary based on the public’s feedback and present the B oard of County <br />Commissioners (BOCC) with a draft for consideration September 1 st. <br />