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KITTITAS COUNTY <br />DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS <br />AGENDA STAFF REPORT <br />AGENDA DATE: June 19, 2018 <br />ACTION REQUESTED: Approve the Resolution Authorizing the Chair's signature on <br />the Local Agency Federal Aid Project Prospectus for the <br />Roadside Hazard Safety Improvements -Countywide Project <br />BACKGROUND: The Roadside Hazard Safety Improvements -Countywide <br />project will provide for safety improvements on several <br />different road segments to lessen the severity of run -off -the - <br />road accidents by installing guardrail where necessary to <br />protect roadside hazards. Signs such as advanced warning <br />signs and chevrons for roadway curves, upgraded stop signs at <br />intersections, and other delineation devices will be installed as <br />recommended per MUTCD requirements to also prevent run- <br />off -the -road accidents. <br />Public Works successfully received Highway Safety <br />Improvement Program (HSIP) federal funds in the amount of <br />$689,000 with no local match requirement if construction is <br />authorized prior to April 30, 2019. This project was identified <br />as the #1 priority in the Kittitas County 2017 Safety Plan, and <br />this project addresses safety improvements to those roadway <br />segments identified in the safety plan. <br />This project will be tied with the 2018 Kittitas County Safety <br />Improvements Project, and the two projects will be advertised <br />for construction as a single contract. <br />Public Works is preparing to advertise the project for <br />construction in the fall of 2018 and is requesting the release of <br />the Federal Construction Funds. This requires the Local <br />Agency Federal Aid Project Prospectus to be signed and <br />approved by the Chair of the BOCC. <br />INTERACTION: Public Works <br />RECOMMENDATION: Motion to approve the Resolution Authorizing the Chair's <br />signature on the Local Agency Federal Aid Project Prospectus <br />for the Roadside Hazard Safety Improvements -Countywide <br />HANDLING: Return one (1) original to Public Works <br />ATTACHMENTS: Resolution <br />LEAD STAFF: Sara Folk, Engineering Services Manager <br />