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KITTITAS COUNTY <br />DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS <br /> <br />AGENDA SESSION STAFF REPORT <br /> <br />AGENDA SESSION DATE: February 1, 2022 <br /> <br />ACTION REQUESTED: Request to Approve a Resolution Authorizing the <br />Chair’s signature on the Local Agency Federal Aid <br />Project Prospectus for the Intersection Corridor Safety <br />Improvements Project, CRP 313-21. <br />___________________________________________________________________________ <br />BACKGROUND: Kittitas County has been selected to receive <br />$416,000.00 through the Federal Highway Safety <br />Improvement Program (HSIP) to use for the <br />Intersection Corridor Safety Improvements Project. <br />This project will install solar powered LED embedded <br />signs to enhance driver awareness of intersections and <br />promote safety, and upgrade outdated and obsolete <br />signs currently in use. Example of signs to be included <br />are “Stop” and “Stop Ahead” signs. Intersections have <br />been selected based on criteria including traffic <br />volume and crash history. HSIP funding is <br />administered through the Washington State <br />Department of Transportation (WSDOT) Local <br />Programs Office and requires approval for each phase <br />of the project. <br /> <br />This Project Prospectus covers the Federal Funding <br />for the preliminary engineering phase which is <br />estimated at $34,000.00. <br /> <br />Public Works is preparing to perform this work with <br />County Forces in the Spring of 2022. This requires the <br />Local Agency Federal Aid Project Prospectus to be <br />signed and approved by the Chair of the BOCC. <br /> <br />INTERACTION: Public Works <br /> <br />RECOMMENDATION: Approve the Resolution Authorizing the Chair’s <br />signature on the Local Agency Federal Aid Project <br />Prospectus for the Intersection Corridor Safety <br />Improvements, CRP 313-21. <br /> <br />HANDLING: Return two (2) originals to Public Works <br /> <br />ATTACHMENTS: Resolution, Local Agency Federal Aid Project <br />Prospectus <br /> <br /> LEAD STAFF: Josh Fredrickson, County Engineer