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HomeMy WebLinkAboutRES 2671 1�
CITY OF RENTON, WASHINGTON
RESOLUTION NO. 2671
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF RENTON, WASHINGTON,
ENDORSING THE GREEN RIVER VALLEY TRANSPORTATION
ACTION PLAN RECOMMENDATIONS
WHEREAS, significant increases in population and employment
in and around the Green River Valley are expected over the next 15
years, as quantified by the adopted PSCOG Year 2000 Population and
Employment Forecasts; and
WHEREAS, the existing Valley Transportation System is not
capable of accommodating the traffic generated by the growing popula-
tion and commercial development; and
WHEREAS, an extensive list of needed road improvement projects
has been identified over the past several years by the various Green
River Valley jurisidictions, by their consultants, and by other ad-hoc
groups such as the South King County Roads Task Force; and
WHEREAS, the Green River Valley Transportation Action Plan
(GRVTAP) is a multi-jurisdictional identification implementation and
financing plan for these road improvement projects in and around the
Green River Valley; and
WHEREAS, the GRVTAP was developed by the Puget Sound Council
of Governments in cooperation with the cities of Renton, Kent, Auburn,
Tukwila, King County and the Washington State Department of Transporta-
tion; NOW THEREFORE
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF RENTON, WASHINGTON, DO RESOLVE
AS FOLLOWS:
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RESOLUTION NO. 2671
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SECTION I: The Renton Council endorses the GRVTAP recommenda-
tions dated January, 1987 and respectfully requests the King Subregional
Council to adopt the Transportation Plan.
PASSED BY THE CITY COUNCIL this 23rd day of February , 1987 .
Maxine E. Motor, City Clerk
APPROVED BY THE MAYOR this 23rd day of February 1987 .
Thomas W. Trimm, Mayor Pro tem
Approved as to form:
Lawrence J. Warre City Attorney
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1 GREEN RIVER VALLEY
TRANSPORTATION
ACTION PLAN
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JANUARY 1987
p�C�OC�
Puget Sound Council of Governments
Grand Central on the Park
216 First Avenue South • Seattle,WA98104
Phone(206)464-7090
PUGET SOUND COUNCIL OF GOVERNMENTS ,
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Councilmember Jeanette Williams, Seattle, President
Mayor Robert Mizukami, Fife, Vice President
Curtis R. Smelser, Executive Director
Jerry Dinndorf, Director, Subregional Services Division
This report was prepared under the policy guidance of the 1
King Subregional Council ' s Committee on Transportation,
Growth and Development.
QUEEN R,IVF�t VAr r.FY
' 'TRANSPOR'I'AT'I ON ACI'I ON PLAN
Puget Sound Council of Governments
' Washington State Department of Transportation
Hing County
City of Hent
' City of Benton
City of Auburn
City of Tukwila
' January , 1987
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GREEN RIVER VALLEY TRANSPORTATION ACTION PLAN
ABSTRACT
' REPORT TITLE: Green River Valle- Transportation Action Plat,
' PROJECT MANAGER: Robert Bernstein
SUBJECT: Development of a plan for funding and
implementing road improvement projects in the
' Green River Valley .
DATE: Januar-, 1987
1 SOURCE OF COPIES : Puget Sound Council of Governments
Information Center
216 First Avenue South
' Seattle , Washington 98104
( 206 ) 469-7532
' ABSTRACT: The Green River Valley Transportation Agtlon
Plan ( GPVTAP; is a multi-jurisdictional 7`
implementation; and financing plan for roal---
improvement projects in the Green I:i•.er
Valley . The GRVTAP was developed by the
Puget Sound Council of Governments (PSC9G ) in
cooperation with the cities of Renton , Kent ,
' Auburn , Tukwila , king County , and the
Washington State Department of Transportati ,.
(WSDOT ) . The GRVTAP effort included two
' steps : 1 ) a valley--wide traffic analysis , and
2 ) the development of a unified multi-
jurisdictional implementation/financing pig:. .
The main purpose of the traffic analysis wn s
' to ensure that the various road improvement
projects identified by the participating
.jurisdictions will work effectively- with on(
' another . Development of the implementation:
plan included a financial analysis that
looked at the availability- of funding from
' all existing and potential sources .
FUNDING: Preparation of this report was financed in
part by appropriations from member
,jurisdictions of the Puget Sound Council of
Governments ; and grants from the U.S .
Department of Transportation , Federal Hinhwa,
' Administration , and the Washington State
Department of Transportation .
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GREEN RIVER VALLEY TRANSPORTATION ACTION PLAN
FOREWORD
' The Puget Sound Council of Governments (PSCOG ) is a voluntar-:
organization of local governments in King , Kitsap, Pierce and
Snohomish counties , created to provide a forum for regional
' decision-making . The primary goals of the PSCOG are to seek
solutions to problems that cross jurisdictional boundaries. .
PSCOG membership currently includes 49 cities and towns , three
' Indian tribes , and the four counties . The PSCOG' s business �_-
couducted by local elected officials representing the memt)er
agencies .
' As the designated Metropolitan Planning Organizatic;r: for the
four-county region , the PSCOG is responsible for conducting an
on-going regional transportation planning process resulting in
' regional plans , policieE, and programs to guide development of th<-
transportation system to meet future demand.
The Green River Valley Transportation Action Plan was included
ir7 the FS' 86 Work Program for the King Subregional Council a
part of an element entitled "Special Transportation Proje-ct�; .
The purpose of this work program element was to allcw th(
' Subregional Council , in cooperation with member local
governments , to address rr:aJor transportation issues that are
important to the implementation of the King Subregior:al
' Transportat-ion Plan .
GREEN RIVER VALLEY TRANSPORTATION ACTION PLAN
TABLE OF CONTENTS
I . INTRODUCTION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
II . THE ACTION PLAN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
' III . TRAFFIC ANALYSIS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
' IV . FINANCIAL ANALYSIS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
GREEN RIVER VALLEY TRANSPORTATION ACTION PLAN
TABLE OF FIGURES
1 . GRVTAP Study Area . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
' 2 . GRVTAP Projects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
' TABLE OF TABLES
' 1 . Valley Program : Highest Priority Projects . . . . . . . . . . 6
2 . Valley Program : High Priority Projects . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
3 . Valley Program : Other Priority Projects . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
' 4 . Valley Program : Summar of Costs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
' 5 . Bing County Local Projects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
' 6 . Hent Local Projects . . . ,. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
' 7 . Renton Local Projects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
' 8 . Auburn Local Projects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
9 . Tukwila Local Projects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
' 10 . Extraordinary Projects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
GREEN RIVER VALLEY TRANSPORTATION ACTION PLAN
I . INTRODUCTION
The Green River Valley Transportation Acticr_ Plan (GRVTAP) is
' a multi-jurisdictional implementation and financing plan for road
improvement projects in the Green River Valley (see Figure 1 ) .
Most of the road improvement projects included in the GRVTAP have
been identifiedover the past several years by the various Green
River Valley jurisdictions, by their consultants, by the State ,
and by other ad-hoc groups such as the South King County Roads
Task Force.
' The GRVTAP was developed by the Puget Sound Council of
Governments (PSCOG) in cooperation with the cities of Renton,
' Kent, Auburn, Tukwila, King County, and the Washington State
Department of Transportation (WSDOT) . Plan development was
directed by the Valley Transportation Committee (VTC) , whose
membership includes elected officials and high-level staff from
' each of the participating jurisdictions and agencies :
Renton
' Councilmember Nancy Mathews
Richard Houghton , Public Works Director
Kent
Councilmember Jim White
Don Wickstrom, Public Works Director
Auburn
Councilmember Patrick Burns
Frank Currie, Public Works Director
Tukwila
Councilmember Mabel Harris
Ross Earnst, City Engineer
King County
Kathleen Drew, Assistant to Councilmember Gary Grant
' Don LaBelle , Public Works Director
Bill Hoffman, Chief Transportation Planner
' WSDOT
Jerry Schutz, Corridor Develpoment Engineer
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' The GRVTAP effort included tFro steps : 1 ) a valley-wide traffic
analysis , and 2 ) the development, of a unified multi-
jurisdictional implementation/financing plan ( i . e . , "Action
Plan" ) . Findings and conclusions of the traffic analysis and the
financial analysis can be found in sections III and IV of this
' report. The traffic analysis and financial analysis are
documented in detail under separate cover in the GRVTAP Technical
Appendix .
' The main purpose of the traffic analysis was to ensure that
the various road improvement projects identified by the
participating jurisdictions work effectively with one another .
' The traffic analysis also analyzed how the valley road
improvements would affect (and be affected by) I-5 and the SR-509
extension alternatives currently being considered by King County
' and WSDOT.
Development of the implementation/financing plan included a
detailed financial analysis , the purpose of which was to identify
' federal , state , local , public and private funding sources , and to
evaluate the potential of each of these sources . A parallel
activity was the categorization and prioritization of the
' identified road improvement projects . Project priorities were
compared to funding availability to identify funding shortfalls ,
and strategies for making up the shortfalls were developed. The
' project priorities and funding strategies form the Action Plan.
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GREEN RIVER VALLEY TRANSPORTATION ACTION PLAN t
II . THE ACTION PLAN
The Green River Valley Transportation Action Plan has two main
elements : 1 ) a prioritized program of road improvement projects , '
and 2 ) a set of recommendations that would expedite the funding
and implementation of the projects . Both elements of the Action
Plan are described in this section of the report. '
PROJECT PRIORITIES '
Each of the recommendations contained in this report :relate
directly or indirectly to all or parts of a program of road
improvement projects identified by the five Green River Valley '
jurisdictions through the Valley Transportation Committee. The
map in Figure 2 shows all of these projects . After compiling the
list of projects and cost estimates for each, the Valley
Transportation Committee prioritized the list, as shown in
Tables 1 - 10 . Projects were first grouped into two categories :
those of valley-wide importance and those of localized impact and
importance. The Valley Transportation Committee then prioritized
the projects of valley-wide importance ( i .e . , the "Valley-
Program" )
ValleyProgram" ) by determining which projects were "highest" priority
(Table 1 ) and which were "high" priority (Table 2 ) . Table 3
contains the other Valley Program projects , and Table 4
summarizes the total costs of the projects in each of the
priority categories . Each jurisdiction prioritized its own local
projects , using the same three priority levels (Tables 5-9 ) .
After reviewing the financial analysis (see Section IV of this
report ) , the Valley Transportation Committee identified a list of
"Extraordinary" projects-- so-called because they are priority
projects whose implementation will require extraordinary
interjurisdictional cooperation and extra-ordinary funding
sources . The Extraordinary Projects are listed in Table 10 .
Table 10 also contains an initial estimate of the availability of
public funds for each Extraordinary Project , as well as estimates
of the private sector contributions that could be obtained given
current local funding strategies .
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192/196 CORRIDOR ,
IA king S 192/196, SR-515 - 140 SE (realign,widen) $4,100
IB King S 192/196, SR-167 - SR-515 (new) $4,900
1C Kent S 192/196, W Valley - SR-167 (new,widen) $19,290
1D Kent S 196/200, Orillia - W Valley (new,widen) $4,040
IE Kent S 200 Connector, Orillia - I-5 (new) (3,000
1F WSDOT I-5/S 200 Connector/SR-509 interchange (new) $10,000 ,
277 CORRIDOR
2A King SE 277, SR-167 - 83 S [Auburn Wy N] (widen) $3,092
2B Auburn SE 277, Auburn Wy N [83 S] - Green River (widen) $3,166
2C King SE 277 Ext, Green River - SR-18 (new) $14 ,250
2D Kent SE 277 Ext, Green River - SR-516 (new) $8,454
2E WSDOT SR-18/SE 277 Ext interchange (new) $5,000
W VALLEY/180 INTERSECTION '
3 Kent W Valley/S 180th (intersection improvements) f600
3 Tukwila W Valley/S 180th (intersection improvements) 51 ,788
4 WSDOT I-405/SR-515 interchange (new) $10,000 '
5 WSDOT SR-167/SW 43 [S 180] interchange (add ramps) $5,000
6 WSDOT SR-164 [R St] , SR-164/SR-18 interchange (new) $8,000
7 WSDOT SR-18, Green River - SR-516 (widen) !61000
8 Auburn12 SE/BNSE/BK" Overzing/16 2W, A 61 - C tW $2,500 '
9 Auburn Harvey, Auburn Wy - 8 NE (widen) $874
10 Kent E Valley, S 180 - S 192 (widen) 52,640 '
11 Kent S 228, Russell - Military (new) $7,834
12 Kent W Valley/S 212 (intersection improvements) $350
King 13
Kin Carr Talbot - 108 SE (widen) $2,823
14 King SE 208, 116 SE - 132 SE (widen) $2,636
15 Hing SE 256, 116 SE - 132 SE (widen) $846 ,
16 Renton Oakesdale, SW 28 - Sunset (new) $16,500
17 Renton SW 27, W Valley - SR-167 (new) $8,000
18 Tukwila Southcenter Blvd, T L
ine - Grady (realign) $7,655 '
19 Tukwila W Valley, Strander - I-405 (widen) 5600
Total $163,938 '
VALLEY PROGRAM: '
HIGHEST PRIORITY PROJECTS TABLE 1
(NOT IN PRIORITY ORDER)
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KEY PROJECT ($000) )
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20 WSDOT I-5/S 178 interchange (new) $10,000
21 WSDOT SR-167/SW 27 interchange (new) $7,000
22 WSDOT SR-167/S 192 interchange (new) $5,000
23 WSDOT W Valley, 29 NW - S 277 (widen) $8,000
24 WSDOT W Valley, SR-18 - 15 NW (widen) $61000
' 25 Auburn Oravetz, A SE - R SE (widen) $1 ,650
26 Auburn Kersey, R SE - SCL (widen) (1 ,765
29 Kent W Valley, S 180 - S 212 (widen) $7, 100
30 Kent W Valley, S 212 - S 238 (widen) $4 ,720
31 Kent W Valley/S 196, S 228 (reconstruct intersections) 1700
32 Kent W Valley/James (intersection improvements) $300
33 Kent 80 S (Lind SW] , S 180 - E Valley (new) $600
' 34 Kent SE 240, 108 SE - 116 SE (widen) $1 , 320
35 Kent S 224, SR-515 - SR-167 (new,widen) (7,750
36 King SE 277, W Valley - SR-167 (widen) $1 ,155
' 37 King SE 240, 116 SE - 132 SE (widen) $2,469
38 King 140 SE, Pipeline - SR-169 (widen) $3,618
39 Renton SE Puget, Edmonds - SR-169 (new) $10,000
40 Renton SE Puget, Jones - Edmonds (widen) $960
41 Renton Edmonds, SR-169 - NE 3 (new) $4 ,000
42 Renton SW 43 IS 180]/E Valley (intersection improvements) $230
43 Renton Park N, Bronson N - Garden N (reconstruct) $7,000
44 Renton Lk WA Blvd, Park - 1-405 (reconstruct) $4,800
1 45 Tukwila Tukwila Pkwy Ext, T--Line - W Valley (new) $6,854
46 Tukwila Interurban, I-5 - NCL (widen) (2,070
47 Tuk�,31a Interurban, 1-405 - 1-5 (widen) $4 ,593
48 Tukwila 57 S, S 180 - S 200 (widen) $1 ,853
' 49 Kent SE 256, SR-516 - 116 SE (widen) $408
49 King SE 256, SR-516 - 116 SE (widen) $442
' Total $112,407
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(NOT IN PRIORITY ORDER)
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KEY PROJECT ($000)
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50 Hent SE 240/104 SE (intersection improvements) $100 '
51 King SE 128, 138 SE - 156 SE (intersection improvements) $819
52 Tukwila Tukwila Pkwy, W Valley - SW 16 (new) $7,000 '
53 Tukwila S 188 Connector (new) $5,250
54 Tukwila S 180, RR Overxing (new) $7,000
55 Tukwila Minkler, W Valley - Oakesdale (new) $7,000 '
56 Tukwila S 154, 53 S - CL (new) $318
57 Tukwila Gateway Dr, SR-181 - SR-900 (new) $2,831
58 Renton S 2, Main S - Rainier S (reconstruct) $100
59 Renton Rainier S 4( SR-167 (widen) $600
60 Renton Lk WA Blvd, NE 44 - NCL (widen) $500
Total $31 ,518
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(NOT IN PRIORITY ORDER)
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' VALLEY PROGRAM
1 Highest Priority Projects $163 . 9
High Priority Projects $112 . 4
Other Projects $31 . 5
' Total $307 . 9
1 LOCAL PROJECTS
King County $6 . 6
' Kent $5 . 1
Renton $13 . 3
Auburn $35 . 8
1 Tukwila ---$18_7-
Total $79 . 5
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COST
HIGHEST PRIORITY PROJECTS ( $000 ) '
SE 256/132 SE ( intersection improvements ) $189
SE 128-Sunset , 144 SE - I-405 ( signal interconnect) $40
HIGH PRIORITY PROJECTS ,
Lea Hill , SE 312 - SE 320 ( shoulders ) $230
Elliot Bridge , 149 SE - 154 P1 SE (replace ) $3 , 796 ,
116 SE , SE 176 - SE 192 (widen) $1 , 597-
Peasley Canyon , 51 S Auburn WCL ( shoulders ) $239
OTHER PROJECTS ,
S 277 Bridge @ 59 S ( improve) $76 '
42 S , S 212 - S 216 (widen) $191
SE 304 Wy, 104 SE - 108 SE (widen) $224
Total $6 , 582 '
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HIGH PRIORITY PROJECTS ( $000 )
1 64 S , S 212 - S 240 (new) $2 , 800
72 S , S 180 - S 228 (new ) $ 1 , 225
1 OTHER PROJECTS
N Central , James - Smith (widen ) $780
SR-516 , 4 S - Central (widen ) $330
Total $5 , 135
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COST '
HIGHEST PRIORITY PROJECTS ( $000 )
SW 16 , Lind - Oakesdale (widen) $2 , 200
SW 16 , Oakesdale - Monster (widen) $770
SW Grady, Rainier - Lind (widen ) $250
HIGH PRIORITY PROJECTS
N 1 , Park - Burnett (reconstruct) $700 ,
Park , Bronson - N 4 ( reconstruct) $60
Logan , Airport Wy - S 2 (reconstruct ) $600
S 7 , Shattuck - Smithers (new) $220
OTHER PROJECTS
Raymond, SW 19 - SW 34 (new) $2 , 500 '
RR Xings , city wide $527
Street Overlays , city wide $600 ,
SW 19 , Lind - Oakesdale (new) $400
Longview, SW 27 - SW 41 (new) $1 , 200
SW 34 , Longview - Oakesdale (new) $400
Lk WA Blvd, NE 44 - NCL (widen ) $600 ,
Mill , S 2 - S 6 (reconstruct ) $500
Edmonds , NE 4 - Sunset (widen ) $1 , 800
Total $13 , 327
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RENTON LOCAL PROJECTS TABLE 7 '
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AUBURN LOCAL PROJECTS ($000 )
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HIGHE Y PROJECTS
' B NW, 30 NW - 3'7 NW (widen) $500
I NE, 14 NE - Harvey (widen) $350
I NE, 22 NE - 30 NE (widen ) $700
I NE, 30 NE - 35 NE (widen) $150
C SW, Ellingson - 15 SW (widen) $1 , 925
15 NW, W Valley - S 316 (new) $3 , 300
29 NW, B NW - M NW (widen ) $1 ,000
' M NW, 15 NW - 29 NW (widen) $1 , 100
H NW, 15 NW - S 277 (new) $6 ,650
H NW, Main - 15 NW (widen) $3 , 200
B NW, Main- 15 NW (new) $2 , 200
8-9 NE, B NW - Harvey (new) $1 , 200
I NE, 35 NE - S 277 (new) $2 , 500
HIGH PRIORITY PROJECTS
' 37 NE, A NE - M NE (widen) $870
3 SW, C SW - A SE (widen) $450
R SE, Oravetz - 29 SE (widen) $760
' F SE, 17 SE - 19 SE (widen) $280
F SE, 25 SE - 29 SE (widen) $400
M NE, Main - 8 NE (widen ) $932
M SE, 29 SE - 37 SE (widen ) $486
37 NE, Auburn Wy - I NE (widen) $88
' OTHER PROJECTS
Mountain View, W Valley - WCL (shoulder) $358
' Auburn Av, Auburn Wy N - Main (widen ) $740
Auburn Wy N, Auburn Av - Main (widen ) $800
H SE, 17 SE - 21 SE (widen ) $297
Clay NW, SR-18 - 15 NW (new) $4 , 300
' M SE, Main - 29 SE ( improve) $220
Total $35 , 756
D(7C©c- AUBURN LOCAL PROJECTS TABLE 8
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HIGHEST PRIORITY PROJECTS (COST
$000 )
Minkler , Andover Pk W - Southcenter Pkwy (new) $3 , 569 '
Southcenter Blvd , T-Line - 62 S (widen ) $844
S 168 , Andover Pk W - Southcenter Pkwy (new) $2 , 846 '
T-Line Bridge @ I-405 (widen) $2 , 000
HIGH PRIORITY PROJECTS '
Southcenter Pkwy, I-5 - Minkler (widen ) $2 , 540
Interurban/SR-599 (ramps , signals ) $431 '
Strander/Andover Pk W ( intersection improvements ) $90
Macadam, Southcenter Pkwy - S 144 ( improve) $1 , 392
Longacres Wy, SR-181 - CL ( improve ) $401 '
Tukwila Pkwy/Andover Pk E ( signal ) $149
S 180 , 57 S - Andover Pk W (widen ) $115
S 180/Andover Pk W ( intersection improvements ) $80
OTHER PROJECTS
S 133 - S 148 , 42 S - Interurban ( improve ) $859 '
Christensen e T-Line ( improve ) $280
Strander, Andover Pk W - Green River (widen) $493
58 S , Strander - S 168 ( improve ) $1 , 582 ,
S 168 , Andover Pk W - Andover Pk E ( improve ) $328
Minkler, Andover Pk W - Andover Pk E ( improve ) $651'
Total $18 , 650
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1 Mote: 'Ibis table compares road protect oast estimates with rough
estimates of the availability of funding through 2000. For any of the
projects, the actual requirements for additional fording (i.e., funding
beyond what was estimated to be available) could be as low an the minimum
shortfall sham in the table, or as Kish as the entire project oat. 7be Estimate of
' wdent of the actual shortfall will be dependent on a saber of factors, Funding
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including project design and the actual availability of funding � e Shortfall Estimate of
project is scheduled for oonstruction.
(= million) Available
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KEY PROJECT coat) Public Private
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192/196 CORRIDOR
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IA King S 192/196, SR-515 - 140 BE $4.1 $1.0 50% 25%
1B King S 192/196, SR-167 - SR-515 $4.9 $2.5 25% 25%
1C Kent S 192/196, W Valley - SR-167 $19.3 $7.7 10% 50%
ID Kent S 196/200, Orillia - W Valley $4.0 $1.6 10% 50%
IE Kent S 200 Connector, Orillia - I-5 $3.0 $2.3 0% 25%
1F WSDOT I-5/S 200 Conn/SR-509 interchange [ s see below]
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277 CORRIDOR
2A King BE 277, SR-167 - Auburn Wy N $3.1 $2.3 10% 15%
' 2B Auburn BE 277, Auburn Wy N - Green River $3.2 $1.4 30% 25%
2C King BE 277 Ext, Green River - SR-18 $14.3 $10.7 10% 15%
2D Kent BE 277 Ext, Green River - SR-516 $8.5 $3.4 10% 50%
2E WSDOT SR-18/SE 277 Ext interchange [ st see below)
W VALLEY/180 INTERSECTION
3 Kent--W-Valley/S-180 $0.6 $0.2 10% 50%
3 Tukwila W Valley/S 180 $1.8 $1.6 10%
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' 224/228 CORRIDOR
11 Kent S 228, Russell - Military $7.8 $3.1 10% 50%
35 Kent S 224, SR-515 - SR-167 $7.8 $3.1 10% 50%
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' OAKESDALE
16 Renton Oakesdale, SW 28 - SW 16 $5.5 (f0.0) 10% 90%
16 Renton Oakesdale, SW 16 - Sunset $11.0 $8.3 25%
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' STRANDER EXTENSION
17 Renton SW 27, W Valley - SR-167 $8.0 $6_4 -20%
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SOUTHCENTER BLVD
18 Tukwila Southcenter Blvd, T-Line - Grady $7.7 $6. 1 20%
PUGET-EDMONDS
39 Renton SE Puget, Edmonds - SR-169 $10.0 $9.0 10%
40 Renton BE Puget, Jones - Edmonds $1.0 $0.9 10%
41 Renton Edmonds, SR-169 - NE 3 -$4_0 $3.6 10%
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FREEWAY INTERCHANGES
1F s WSDOT 1-5/S 200 Conn/SR-509 (Kent) $10.0 $0.0 100%
2Ess WSDOT SR-18/SE 277 Ext (King) $5.0 $4.5 10%
I 4 WSDOT I-405/SR-515 (Renton) $10.0 $10.0
5 WSDOT SR-167/SW 43 (Renton) $5.0 $0.0 100%
6 WSDOT SR-18/SR-164 (Auburn) $8.0 $0.0 50% 50%
7 WSDOT SR-18/S 312 (King) $6.0 $0.0 100%
' 20 WSDOT 1-5/S 178 (Tukwila) $10.0 $10.0
21 WSDOT SR-167/SW 27 (Renton) $7.0 $7.0
22 WSDOT SR-167/S 192 (Kent) $5.0 $5.0
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Local Jurisdiction Total $129.4 $75.2 13% 28%
WSDOT Total $66.0 $36.5 38% 7%
EXTRAORDINARY PROJECTS
(ESTIMATED COST, FUNDING AVAILABILITY TABLE 10
' AND SHORTFALL THRU 2000)
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RECOMMENDATIONS
The following recommendations were developed and endorsed by
the Valley Transportation Committee (VTC) as a whole. The
recommendations fall into three main categories : 1 ) general
recommendations , 2 ) recommended actions related to the '
legislative process , and 3 ) recommended actions related to
specific projects and groups of projects . The recommendations
listed below suggest a range of potential approaches and
solutions to a range of technical and financial needs and ,
problems . Some of the recommendations are broadly applicable ,
while others are narrowly focused. It was not the intention of
the VTC to imply that all of the recommendations can be applied ,
anywhere under any circumstances .
A. General Recommendations
1 . The Valley Transportation Committee recommends that King ,
County and the cities of Kent, Renton, Auburn and Tukwila
endorse the Green River Valley Transportation Action Plan and '
its project priority lists ( see Figure 2 and Tables 1 - 10 )
and its traffic and financial findings and conclusions .
2 . A "marketing strategy, " aimed at publicizing , selling and
implementing the GRVTAP recommendations , should be developed
and put into action.
3 . A permanent committee should be created to coordinate the ,
planning , financing and construction of Valley transportation
projects , and to lobby for needed legislative changes . Due to '
the increasing dependence on private sector funding for
transportation improvements , such a group should include
private sector representatives . ,
4 . The PSCOG and WSDOT should undertake a freeway operations
study of I-5 , I-405 and SR-167 , in order to evaluate the
ability of the freeway system and its interchanges to
accommodate future traffic demand, and to determine the
operational feasibility of the various interchange improvement
projects included in the GRVTAP. '
5 . In order to maximize the people-carrying capacity of the road
system, an assessment of the potential for HOV (high occupancy
vehicle ) facilities should be included in the planning and
design of all GRVTAP projects . HOV projects for which
matching funds may be available from Metro should be
identified. ,
B . Recommended Actions : Legislative
1 . Support an increase in the State Motor Fuel Tax.
2 . Support creation of a Multi-Agency Arterial Program (MAP) .
Use the Extraordinary Projects as the Green River Valley' s
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Ilist of MAP projects , and make the legislature aware of the
need for funding for these projects .
' 3 . Support proposed Transportation Benefit District legislation
and the creation of a transportation benefit district program
funded by the motor fuel tax .
4 . Work for designation of one of the cross-valley corridor
projects ( 192nd/196th , 277th, or 224th/228th) as a state
highway and for state funding of construction.
5 . If King County 2000 proposes a transportation bond issue , work
to ensure that the Extraordinary Projects are among the
projects to be funded.
C. Recommended Actions : Project-Related
1 . Based on the results of the recommended freeway operations
study (Recommendation A. 4 . ) , work with the WSDOT and the PSCOG
' to have the proposed new freeway interchanges and interchange
improvements ( see Table 10) put into the State's plan and
funded .
' 2 . The interchange projects will cost a total of $66 million, of
which $36 . 5 million is currently unfunded. Because little of
the nearly $30 million shortfall is likely to be made up
' through federal and state grants (unless a MAP is created) or
local general taxes , efforts should be made to make up as much
of the shortfall as possible with revenues raised from the
' properties within the Valley.
3 . Because the GRVTAP traffic analysis indicates that a higher
private share can be justified, Kent should consider the
feasibility of increasing the share of costs borne by the
private sector for the S 192/196 , S 224/228 , and S 277th
Corridors . Also , King County should consider methods for
augmenting mitigation payments with additional private
contributions for its segments of these corridors .
' 4 . Even with additional mitigation-derived private sector
contributions , there will still be some significant funding
shortfalls for Green River Valley projects . For this reason ,
consideration should be given to expanding the private role to
' include all properties , including those that are already
developed. Possible techniques include city bond issues ,
formation of area-wide improvement districts , and the creation
of a Road Service District or a Transportation Benefit
' District ( if the latter is approved by the legislature ) for
the Green River Valley as a whole.
' 5 . The use of city bond issues should be considered for funding
projects that are not in the Valley, such as Puget-Edmonds in
Renton and the S 200th Connector in Kent ( see Figure 2 and
' Tables 1 and 2 ) . Bond funds should also be considered for
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supplementing private sector funds obtained through mitigation '
payments or through a Green River Valley RSD/TBD.
6 . Area-wide improvement districts , such as Local Improvement ,
Districts (LID' S ) should be considered if a Green River Valley
RSD/TBD is not created.
7 . Because the segments of S 277th Corridor east of the Green
River are expensive and not well-suited to the private funding
mechanisms discussed for the Valley, consideration should be ,
given to making them the Valley jurisdictions' (as a united
group) top priorities for MAP and for Bing County 2000 , in the
event that either of those programs is created. Consideration
should also be given to including areas adjacent to such
segments in a Green River Valley RSD/TBD.
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GREEN RIVER VALLEY TRANSPORTATION ACTION PLAN
' III . TRAFFIC ANALYSIS
TRAFFIC ANALYSIS FINDINGS
The findings of the GRVTAP traffic analysis were based not
' only on the results of the analyses done for GRVTAP, but also on
the results of previous studies conducted by PSCOG, by the Valley
jurisdictions and by their consultants .
rLand Use
o The two overriding factors affecting future traffic conditions
' on the Green River Valley road system are i ) the employment
growth in the north half of the Valley (Kent and north ) , and
ii ) the doubling of population on the Soos Creek Plateau.
' Cross-Valley Arterials
' o Cross-valley arterials north of Kent are needed to carry
Plateau residents to Valley jobs .
o Cross-valley arterial connections to I-5 are needed primarily
' to carry I-5 traffic to/from Valley employment centers .
o The provision of cross-valley arterial connections to carry
traffic from the Plateau to I-5 (north of Kent ) is also
important .
' Valley Arterial Grid
o There will be extremely heavy traffic volumes on the Valley' s
internal arterial grid; additional links in that grid are
needed to adequately handle future traffic .
192nd/196th Corridor
' o The proposed 192nd/196th Corridor will not serve as a reliever
of I-405 ; traffic related to Valley employment will create
too much congestion for 192nd/196th to be attractive as an I-
405 alternate .
o The east end of the 192nd/196th Corridor provides Plateau-
Valley access , while the west end of the Corridor serves local
access traffic and provides I-5 - Valley access ( it carries
little through traffic ) .
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Freeway System ,
o There will be heavy volumes of Valley-related traffic using all
of the I-5 interchanges between SR-516 and Southcenter. The
operation of individual interchanges must be assessed within
the context of overall freeway system operation; reducing or
limiting traffic volumes at one interchange just puts
additional pressure on others .
o As with I-5 SR-167 interchanges will carry heavy volumes of
traffic enroute to/from Valley employment centers. '
o A high proportion of SR-167 and I-405 ( through Renton) traffic
is travelling to/from the Valley or the Plateau.
o Additional interchanges on SR-167 and I-405 will relieve the
pressure that heavy future traffic demand will exert on
existing interchanges .
Hent-Kangley, 272nd/277th Corridor ,
o Travel demand to/from the Lake Meridian/South Soos creek area
is oriented mainly SE-NW, with a large proportion of the travel
directed to jobs in the north half of the Valley; Kent-Kangley '
Road (SR-516 ) provides a direct route for this travel .
o Future traffic volumes on Kent-Kangley will be excessive ; '
alternate routes are severely limited.
o The northerly alternative for the 277th extension would serve ,
mainly as a by-pass for the Kent-Kangley bottleneck at
104th/256th .
o The southerly alternative for the 277th extension would '
function as a true cross-valley arterial .
o The southerly alternative for the 277th extension would be used ,
primarily as an access route to Auburn, to SR-167 , and to
north-south Valley arterials , as well as to I-5 .
Auburn '
o A substantial proportion of the traffic travelling between
Auburn and I-5 is oriented to/from the north ; Peasley Canyon
Road serves as a short-cut for this traffic , and its volume
nearly doubles by 2000. The NW 15th connection will provide
some relief, but Year 2000 Peasley Canyon volumes will still be '
substantially higher than today' s volume .
o The proposed SR-18/"R" Street interchange in Auburn would
provide relief to the SR-18/SR-167/SR-181 and SR-18/"C" Street ,
interchanges , and would help balance traffic volumes on the
Auburn street network .
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SR-509 Bzteneion
o SR-509 will carry little Valley traffic; however the SR-509
extension alternatives do provide some benefit in that they
siphon some non-Valley traffic off of I-5 south of the
congested Valley-access interchanges .
Valley-Hastside Arterial Connections
' o Neither the Edmonds Avenue nor the 156th SE extensions north of
SR-169 provide an attractive alternate route for I-405 traffic
(neither is an effective substitute for the politically
' infeasible 140th segment of 'the "Poor Man's I-605" ) . Edmonds
provides only local access , and 156th is too far east ,
requiring a two-mile detour for traffic travelling to/from
138th SE and Coal Creek Parkway.
TRAFFIC ANALYSIS CONCLUSIONS
1 . Overall projected traffic flows will virtually flood all major
arterials , freeways and interchanges in and around the Valley
and on the west side of the! Plateau (north of Kent ) .
2 . The number of I-5 , I-405 and SR-167 interchanges serving north
Valley employment centers should be maximized in order to
' better handle the high proportion and heavy volume of traffic
enroute to/from the Valley„
3 . All of the proposed cross-valley arterials are needed to carry
traffic from the residential areas on the Plateau to the
employment centers in the 'Valley (even if all are built , they
will be overloaded) .
4 . The density of the arterial grid serving the employment
centers in the north half of the Valley should be maximized
' (all of the proposed east-west and north-south arterial
segments are needed, but even if all are built , there will
still be congestion ) .
5 . Although the pressure exerted by future traffic volumes will
not be as intense in Auburn as in the north half of the
Valley, all of the Auburn projects will be needed to handle
' traffic growth .
6 . In order to increase the person-carrying capacity of the
Valley road system, consider HOV improvements in the planning
and design of all Valley road projects .
' 7 . Solutions to future traffic and transportation problems must
be sought in land use management , as well as in road
construction and in management of the transportation system.
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GREEN RIVER VALLEY TRANSPOR?ATION ACTION PLAN ,
IV. FINANCIAL ANALYSIS
INTRODUCTION
Implementation of the projects recommended in the Green River '
Valley Transportation Action Plan is dependent on the
availability of adequate funding . Although other obstacles must
also be overcome, the projects will not be completed unless there
is enough money to pay for them. The financial analysis element ,
of the Green River Valley Transportation Action Plan identifies
potential funding sources , assesses the amount of funding
potentially available from these sources, and provides a set of
findings and conclusions that can be used by the Green River
Valley jurisdictions in making funding decisions .
FINANCIAL ANALYSIS FINDINGS : FUNDING SOURCES ,
The financial analysis findings are drawn from a detailed ,
review and assessment of each of the major funding source
categories identified. This detailed analysis is published under
separate cover in the GRVTAP Technical Appendix. The Technical ,
Appendix also includes a review of current local funding
strategies and proposed state legislation.
Federal Programs
o Past federal grants for transportation total $21 . 1 million to
the four Valley cities and $29 million to King County.
o The federal role in funding local transportation projects is
declining, but grants from the Federal Aid Urban System, Bridge '
Replacement , and Federal Aid Safety Programs are expected to
remain available . Funding for these three programs is expected
to remain at about current levels .
o A conservative estimate of federal grants for the Valley cities '
totals $10 . 8 million. King County is estimated to receive
$21 .9 million from these sources for projects throughout the ,
unincorporated area.
o An optimistic estimate of federal grants for the Valley cities
totals $14 . 2 million. King County is estimated to receive '
$27 . 7 million from these sources for projects throughout the
unincorporated area.
o Federal grants are likely to be spread among a large number of ,
projects .
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o Only the Federal Aid Urban System (FAUS ) program appears
applicable to the Extraordinary Projects . Given the small
amount available from FAUS , the program should not be expected
to fund a large share of the Extraordinary Projects . E
State Programs : Urban Arterial Program
o The urban arterial program is the major source of state grants
for, Green River Valley projects . Past urban arterial grants
total $36 million to the four Valley cities for 59 projects and
$14 . 2 million to King County for 48 projects throughout the
unincorporated area.
o The program is running out of money. Without a funding
increase , only $20 million in urban arterial grants will be
' available state-wide during the next biennium and none
thereafter.
o A conservative estimate assumes no new funding and no urban
arterial grants for the Action Plan projects .
o An optimistic estimate assumes a penny per gallon of additional
fuel tax funding and grants of $15 . 2 million for the Valley
cities and $6 million for King County (for projects throughout
the unincorporated area ) .
' o Additional urban arterial grants are likely to be spread over a
number of projects . Grants to King County will be used for
projects throughout the unincorporated areas , not just projects
' in the GRVTAP area.
o The Extraordinary Projects are eligible , but it is unlikely
that urban arterial grants will cover more than a small share
of their costs . The program has rarely funded the construction
of new arterial corridors .
State Programs : Public Works Trust Fund and CBSB
o The Public Works Trust Fund and the Community Economic
' Revitalization Board (CERB) make loans for public
infrastructure , including transportation projects .
I o Public Works Trust Fund loans have only been available for a
year . It is hard to judge the program' s potential for financing
transportation projects in the Valley.
' o The conservative estimate assumes no loans will be available
for Action Plan projects .
o The optimistic estimate assumes $2 . 2 million in loans will be
available for city transportation projects and $12 . 7 million
for King County transportation projects throughout the
unincorporated area. .
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o Public Works Trust Fund loans will _not be available for the
Extraordinary Projects . The loans cannot exceed $1 million for
a single project and the program is directed at solving
existing infrastructure problems , not at creating new capacity.
o CERB loans have not been a source for Valley transportation ,
projects in the past and are not expected to play a significant
role in the future
o The joint CERB-WSDOT $10 million grant program to fund
transportation improvements needed to support economic
development should be aggressively pursued, especially if it is
continued for the next biennium. '
State Programs : Rotor Fuel ?ax Distributions
o The Motor Fuel Tax is a shared revenue that is distributed to '
the cities and county by a formula. It is the most flexible
and reliable source of state and federal revenue for local
transportation programs . '
o The County may use the $11 . 1 million it receives annually for
either maintenance and operations or capital projects '
throughout the unincorporated areas . The Valley cities may use
$1 . 2 million of their share for either capital or operations
and maintenance , but the remaining $ . 7 million must be used for '
capital purposes .
o Under the conservative estimate , which assumes a continuation
of the current annual distribution, the Valley cities would ,
receive $24 . 7 million over the implementation period, with a
minimum of $9 . 9 million for capital purposes. King County
would receive $144 . 6 million. A large share of these funds
will be needed for operations and maintenance.
o The optimistic e8timate assumes two five-cent fuel tax
increases , but no other changes . Distributions to the Valley '
cities would total $36 .8 million, with a minimum of $14 . 7
million for capital purposes . King County would receive $215 . 5
million . '
o The Motor Fuel Tax is unlikely to fund more than a limited
share of the cost of the Extraordinary Projects . Annual ,
distributions are not large enough and a portion of the
revenues will be needed for maintenance and operations as well
as for smaller capital projects .
Local Sources : ?axes ,
o City and county taxes are a traditional source of funding for ,
local transportation projects. Their importance has diminished
over the last two or three decades as other local needs have
grown , increasing the competition for general tax revenues . '
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o Despite the competition, all of the Valley jurisdictions
continue to use a portion of their tax revenues for
transportation, especially operations and maintenance .
o Some actions have been taken to provide additional tax revenues
for transportation. Tukwila and Kent have dedicated revenues
from specific taxes to capital purposes , including
transportation. Auburn has a target for contributing tax
' revenues for street capital projects . Renton intends to use
taxe's as local match for federal and state grants . King County
has ended the use of revenues from the road levy for non-
transportation purposes .
o The amount of general tax revenue that can be devoted to
transportation capital projects is constrained by statutory
' limits on taxation and by the competing demands for the
available revenues .
' o Local taxes are unlikely to be able to fund more than a small
share of the cost of the Extraordinary Projects.
Local Sources : General Obligation Bonds
o General obligation bonds have been used infrequently for
transportation projects by the four Valley cities . Renton and
Tukwila have never used them, Kent has one small , councilmanic
issue , and Auburn has two voter approved issues . The second
one , for $5 million, was approved this year.
o King County voters approved a $70 million bond issue for
arterials in 1967 as part of Forward Thrust . The funds were
used to build projects in the cities as well as the
' unincorporated portions of the county. A second, countywide
bond issue for transportation may be proposed as part of "King
County 2000" .
' o The four Valley cities have a total of $117 million in
remaining statutory debt capacity for general purposes ,
including transportation. King County has over $1 billion of
remaining statutory debt capacity.
o Councilmanic debt is serviced from existing revenues . This
makes it an unlikely candidate to fund large transportation
projects .
o The Extraordinary Projects could be funded with voter approved
bonds . However , the bonds must receive a 60% favorable vote
and transportation projects compete with other public
facilities that require bond funding .
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LID , Contributions , Mitigation Payments
o Local improvement districts (LID'S ) , direct contributions , and
mitigation payments are the mechanisms currently used to obtain
funding from properties within the study area. '
o Much of the funding for local transportation projects will be
provided by properties within the study area. They are '
expected to fund nearly all of the cost of local streets ,
collector arterials , and improvements needed to mitigate the
impact of specific development projects. They are also
expected to provide a large share of the costs for major ,
arterials , including the Extraordinary Projects.
o The Valley jurisdictions have based much of their use of these '
mechanisms on their authority under the State Environmental
Policy Act (SEPA) . When the property owner submits a
development for review, its potential transportation impacts
are identified as part of the environmental analysis . Approval '
of the development is conditioned on the owner agreeing to pay
for the improvements needed to mitigate the identified impacts .
o This approach to funding benefits the property owners as well ,
as the jurisdictions by enabling transportation improvements to
be constructed in a timely manner. It would be very difficult '
to provide additional transportation capacity in the Green
River Valley without funding from study area properties .
Study Area Sources : RSD ' s and TBD' s '
o Road Service Districts (RSD' s ) and Transportation Benefit
Districts (TBD' s ) are two techniques that could enhance the ,
ability of the study area to fund needed transportation
projects .
o RSD' s are authorized under existing legislation, though none ,
has been formed in King County. The TBD is part of a package
of proposals that will be presented to legislature during the
1987 session. '
o In operation, RSD' s and TBD's would be much alike. Both allow
the formation of a district, which can be multi-jurisdictional '
or less than jurisdiction-wide , for the purpose of constructing
transportation improvements . Neither has a tax source, but
both could finance improvements with voter approved general
obligation bonds and LID' s . A Green River Valley RSD or TBD '
would have a statutory debt capacity of about $50 million.
o They are not identical . RSD's can only be formed by counties , ,
though they can include land within a city. A TBD could be
formed by either a city or a county. TBD' s are directed at
areas of economic development such as the Green River Valley . '
RSD' s are more general purpose .
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o RSD' s and TBD's , if approved by the legislature, could be used
' to fund a major share of the Extraordinary Projects .
FINANCIAL ANALYSIS FINDINGS :
TRANSPORTATION NEEDS AND CURRENT FUNDING STRATEGIES
o The Green River Valley jurisdictions all have transportation
' funding strategies that draw on a mixture of sources-- local
taxes , federal and state grants , motor fuel tax , and taxes on
property within the Valley.
o Total Green River Valley transportation project needs are over
$380 million .
' o There are a number of priority projects that cannot be funded
and built by individual jurisdictions using currently available
funding sources . The construction of these "Extraordinary"
' projects (see Table 10) is of concern to the entire Green River
Valley and can only be accomplished through joint action of the
Valley cities , King County, and the State.
FINANCIAL ANALYSIS CONCLUSIONS
' The financial analysis conclusions were based on a comparison
of financial analysis findings and the cost estimates for the
specific projects included in the GRVTAP priority array ( see
' Tables 1 - 10 ) .
Transportation Needs
' 1 . Slightly more than half of the total identified transportation
project needs , $195 million, is needed for eight
"Extraordinary Pro?ects" and nine freeway interchange
projects . Exclusive of the interchanges, the Extraordinary
Projects located within the Green River Valley itself are
estimated to cost $97 . 1 million.
2 . Each of the Valley cities and King County have funding
strategies that draw on a mixture of sources-- local taxes ,
federal and state grants ,, motor fuel tax , and taxes on
' property within the Valley.
3 . The Green River Valley jurisdictions ' existing transportation
' funding strategies will be able to fund most of the identified
transportation needs . However, they will leave a shortfall of
$112 million for the Extraordinary Projects , including the
freeway interchanges . Exclusive of the interchanges , the
' Extraordinary Projects located within the Green River Valley
itself will have a shortfall of $48 . 7 million.
4 . Unless this shortfall is reduced, many of the projects that
are needed to support the growth of the Green River Valley
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will be delayed-- in some cases until beyond the end of the
century.
Funding Strategies '
5 . The interchange projects will cost a total of $66 million, of '
which $36 . 5 million is currently unfunded. Little of this
shortfall is likely to be made up through federal and state
grants (unless a MAP is created) . Local general taxes can '
also make up only a small share of the needed funds . The
costs for some of the projects will have to be shared by the
local jurisdictions and the private sector.
6 . The GRVTAP traffic analysis ( i .e . , the trip distribution '
estimates ) indicates that a higher private share of costs for
the S 192/196 , S 224/228 and S 277th Corridors can be '
justified.
7 . Even with additional mitigation-derived private sector ,
contributions , there will still be some significant funding
shortfalls for Green River Valley projects .
8 . A Road Service District (RSD) or Transportation Benefit '
District (TBD) for the Valley would have a statutory debt
capacity of about $50 million. In addition, LID' s could be
formed. A TBD or RSD could serve as a powerful tool for '
permitting the private sector to help insure that the
construction of the Extraordinary Projects (which are
essential to the private sector) can proceed in a timely '
manner.
9 . City bond issues also hold potential . They have not been used
much in the past , but they could be especially useful for '
funding the project segments that are not in the Valley.
These include Puget-Edmonds in Renton ( total cost $15 million,
shortfall $13 . 5 million) and the S 200th Connector in Kent '
( total cost $3 million, shortfall $2 . 3 million ) . Bond funds
could also be used to contribute a share of the cost for
projects that are mostly funded through mitigation payments or
through a Green River Valley RSD/TBD.
10 . Area-wide improvement districts are difficult to form, but
may be applicable in places . The Tukwila Central Business
District (CBD) is one location that might be able to use an
area-wide LID to fund some of the Extraordinary Projects .
11 . The segments of S 277th to the east of the Green River Valley '
may be especially difficult to fund. They are expensive and
not well-suited to the private funding mechanisms discussed
for the Valley. '
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PUGET SOUND COUNCIL OF GOVERNMENTS
KING SUBREGION Seattle Steilacoom
Mayor Charles Royer Coun.Peter Pedone
Algona Coun.George Benson
' Coun.Sue Langley Coun. Virginia Galle Sumner
Auburn Coun,Jeanette Williams Coun.Pearl Mance
Mayor Bob Roegner Snoqualmis Tacoma
Beaux Arts Village Coun,Darwin Sukut Mayor Doug Sutherland
Coun,Robin Stefan Coun,Ruth Mc:Elliott
Tukwila Coun.Tom Stenger
Bellevue Coun.Mabel Harris
Mayor Cary Bozeman Coun,Doris Phelps
Coun. Nan Campbell SNOHOMISH SUBREGION
KITSAP SUBREGION Arlington
Bothell Mayor John C. Larson
Coun.Walt Wojcik Bremerton
Mayor Gene Lobe Edmonds
Clyde Hill Coun.Spencer Horning Mayor Larry Naughten
Coun.Roger Shaeffer Coun, Mary Lou Long
Everett
' Des Moines Kitsap County Coun. Ed Morrow
Mayor Pat DeBlasio Comm.Ray Aardal Coun.Connie Niva
Comm.John Horsley
Duvall Comm.BN Mahan Lake Stevens
Coun. Paul Reddick Mayor Richard Toyer
Coun.Ruth Subert Port Orchard
Mayor Jay Weatherill Lynnwood
Enumclaw Mayor M.J.Hrdlicka
Coun.Gaye Veenhuizen Poulsbo
Mayor Richard Mitchusson Marysville
Issaquah Coun.Chris Endresen Coun.Rita Matheny
Coun.Darlene McHenry
Suquamish Tribe Mill Creek
Kent John Bagley Coun. Linda Blumenstein
Coun.Jon Johnson
Winslow Monroe
King County Mayor Alice Tawresey Mayor Gordon Tjerne
County Exec,Tim Hill
Coun.Gary Grant Mountlake Terrace
Coun.Audrey Gruger PIERCE SUBREGION Mayor Lois Anderson
Coun, Bruce Laing Bonney Lake
Coun. Lois North Coun,[Robert Hawkins Mukilteo
Coun.Bill Reams Mayor Ernory Cole
Buckley
Kirkland Mayor Eugene Robertson Snohomish
Mayor Doris Cooper Mayor Ann Averill
DuPont
' Lake Forest Park Mayor Pole Andre Snohomish County
Mayor Dick Rainforth County Exec.Willis Tucker
Fife Coun.Bruce Agnew
Mercer Island Mayor Robert Mizukami Coun.Brian Corcoran
Coun,Verne Lewis
Fircrest Stanwood
Muckleshoot Indian Tribe Mayor Larry Cavanaugh Coun,Robert Lunn
Exec.Director Virginia Cross
Gig Harbor The Tulalip Tribes
Normandy Park Coun,Jim Ryan Chair,Staniey Jones,Sr.
'I Coun.Norm Strange
Milt Dn Woodway
North Bend Coun. Dianne Simmons Mayor Jeannette Wood
Mayor Obe Healea
Pierce County
Redmond County Exec.Joe Stortini
Mayor Doreen Marchione Coun.Charles Gorden
Coun,Margaret Doman Coun.Bill Stoner
r' Renton Puyallup
ICoun.Kathy Keolker Coun, Ken Martin