Technical Advisory Committee Meeting Tuesday, July 23, 2019 @ 2:00 - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

Technical Advisory Committee Meeting

ORDER OF BUSINESS:

• Call to order and Introductions
• Discussion and Recommendation of Fort Madison STBG Amendment

(Business 61 (Highway 2), 10th Street to 20th Street)

Point to Accomplish: Discuss the proposed project amendment and make a recommendation to the SEIRPC Policy Board

• Discussion and Recommendation of Mount Pleasant TAP Amendment

(Recreational Trail – Phase VI)

Point to Accomplish: Discuss the proposed project amendment and make a recommendation to the SEIRPC Policy Board

• Adjourn

Tuesday, July 23, 2019 @ 2:00 PM SEIRPC Transit Training Room 211 N Gear Avenue, Suite 100 West Burlington, IA 52655

• There are two types of revisions – Administrative Modification and Amendment
• An ADMINISTRATIVE MODIFICATION is a revision which involves a minor change to a project

included in the TIP. This can include any of the following:

• An administrative modification has simplified procedures which allow more flexibility in the

processing of changes.

• It does not require TAC review, a public comment period, proof of fiscal constraint, or a public

hearing.

• Although the Policy Board may be notified of an administrative modification, SEIRPC staff is allowed

to process it without the Board’s formal approval.

TIP Revision Types

• An AMENDMENT is a revision which involves the addition or deletion of a project, a major change

in the design concept, or any change in project scope of a given project. An amendment can include any of the following:

TIP Revision Types

• There are two types of amendments:
• A Major Amendment requires review by the Technical Advisory Committee, a public review

and comment period, proof of fiscal constraint, and a public hearing at the Policy Board Meeting.

TIP Revision Types

Sponsor: City of Fort Madison Project: Business 61 (Highway 2), 10th Street to 20th Street

• Reasons for request:
• The City would like to accelerate construction of the ‘one-way pair’ section of Business 61

(Avenues H and L, and 18th and 20th Streets) by removing that portion from this Federal Aid project and making it an entirely local project

• Awarded funding for FFY2020, as scored by SEIRPC and TAC in 2016

Fort Madison STBG Amendment

Fort Madison STBG Amendment

Further Context:

• This is part of a multi-phase effort to resurface and/or rehabilitate the former US Highway 61

corridor through the City of Fort Madison

• Route was transferred to the City from the Iowa DOT, after the bypass opened in 2011
• It is one of 4 separate projects currently programmed for Regional STBG funds along this

corridor

• 2014 application – Avenue H from 2nd to 6th Street
• 2015 application – Avenue H from 6th to 10th Street
• 2016 application – Avenue H from 10th to 18th Street, plus 1-way pairs between 18th and 20th
• 2018 application – Avenue L from 20th to 30th Streets

Fort Madison STBG Amendment

Challenges Encountered:

• The first project, Avenue H from 2nd Street to 6th Street, has encountered significant delays,

due to Federal Aid review process

• SHPO review - Roadway passes through the historic location of the original Fort Madison
• New Federal Aid Swap process – this was one of the first Swap STBG projects processed

statewide

• That project is now being let for bids this month (July 2019) – however, this has set back the

progress of the subsequent phases

• 2nd phase (6th to 10th Streets) tentatively set for Summer 2020 letting

Fort Madison STBG Amendment

Funding Totals

• The applicant is not asking for

additional TAP money – their request remains at $1.9 million.

• The total project cost has

decreased considerably, with the

• ne-way pairs removed
• $7.7 million, with the STBG

request at $1.9 million (25%)

• As amended, the total is now

$4.2 million, a decrease of $3.5 million, or 46%

• At the original extent, the STBG

request was 25% of the total cost – as amended, it is now 46%

SEIRPC Scored Portions

• System Preservation
• Original Project: SEIRPC awarded Fort Madison 200 out of 200 points
• Amended Project: No significant changes to traffic counts or pavement condition; no impact to the

scoring formula

• Safety
• Original Project: SEIRPC awarded Fort Madison 18 out of 200 points
• Amended Project: % of costs toward Safety improvements still not high enough to receive points;

accident rate was lower for the 10th to 18th portion than the 1-way pairs – with the scoring formula, this change resulted in 0 points instead of 18

• Accessibility and Mobility
• Original Project: SEIRPC awarded Fort Madison 79 out of 125 points
• Amended Project: With a higher projected AADT (with the 1-way pairs removed), the formula results in

81 points instead

Fort Madison STBG Amendment

SEIRPC Scored Portions

• Integration and Connectivity
• Original Project: SEIRPC awarded Fort Madison 25 out of 25 points
• Amended Project: Project still improves connectivity to a road classified as arterial or higher
• Local and Regional Factors
• Original Project: SEIRPC awarded Fort Madison 75 out of 100 points
• Amended Project: Local match % was decreased from 75 to 54, but anything above 50% gets the

maximum of 25 points; project is still supported by local planning documents

• Amended project scores slightly lower than the original – 381 out of 650 (instead of 397)
• With SEIRPC-scored portion alone, the Fort Madison project still scores the highest (by far), with #2 scoring 266

Fort Madison STBG Amendment

TAC Scored Portions

• Economic Vitality
• Original Project: Average TAC score of 212.1 out of 275
• Amended Project: Even with the 1-way pairs removed, all of the economic benefits listed are

the same for the 10th to 18th segment alone (although access to the barge and rail switching facilities on 20th Street rely on the 1-way pairs for the last leg of the route on Business 61)

• Integration and Connectivity
• Original Project: Average TAC score of 44.9 out of 50
• Amended Project: Same impact as for ‘Economic Vitality’ – barge and railroad facilities are cited

here as well (argument can still be made since 1-way pairs will be completed by the time this project occurs)

• Local and Regional Factors – Contribution to Local AND Regional Transportation System
• Original Project: Average TAC score of 21.4 out of 25
• Amended Project: The portion remaining is still an important component of both the local and

regional network (for its role in east-west travel through Fort Madison, and into Illinois on the toll bridge)

• In 2016, with TAC-scored portion alone (minus high and low scores), Fort Madison was in the lead

with 277 points (Burlington-Washington St. was second, with 261 points)

Fort Madison STBG Amendment

14 102 SEIRPC - 191 SEIRPC - 266 SEIRPC - 381 TAC – 156.4 TAC – 241.7 TAC – 245.7 TAC - 260.6 TAC - 277.1 100 200 300 400 500 600 700 Burlington - BUS Montrose Mount Pleasant Burlington - Washington Fort Madison

Updated STBG Project Scores

Burlington scored highest with this same project the following year; set to receive full funding request ($867K)

Fort Madison STBG Amendment

Total – 658.1 Total – 526.6 Total – 436.7 Total – 343.7 Total – 170.4 Was originally 676.1 points

Federal $$

Lesson Learned

When are you EVER going to fix the %*#!ing roads??!

Sponsor: City of Mount Pleasant Project: Recreational Trail – Phase VI

Mount Pleasant TAP Amendment

• Reasons for request:
• Preliminary engineering had already

begun, but several landowners failed to grant easements for the trail along Yocum Lane

• Right-of-way for Yocum Lane too narrow to

place 10-foot trail

• Original alignment did not extend all the

way into Saunders Park – an alternative route offers this opportunity

• An amendment at this time will allow the

project to remain on schedule for Spring/Summer 2020

• Awarded funding for FFY2022, as scored

by SEIRPC and TAC in 2019

• Planned for construction in

Spring/Summer 2020

Mount Pleasant TAP Amendment

Portion of Yocum Lane where easement could not be acquired

• Was originally a County road (designed to

rural standards)

• When transferred to the City, the ROW

was not sufficiently widened to allow for improvement of the road to urban standards

Jefferson St. facing north, just south of Yocum Lane

• Trail alignment will still follow Jefferson from South

Street to Yocum Lane (just under 1/3 mile), but alignment will be shifted from west to east side

• Trail will now follow Jefferson Street 4 blocks further

to the north (turning to the west at Warren Street)

• Had previously gone 2 blocks west on Yocum, then

two blocks north on White Street to Front

Mount Pleasant TAP Amendment

Warren Street does not have sufficient ROW for a 10-foot wide trail on either side (for 2 blocks between Jefferson and White Streets)

• Proposed amendment will involve a ‘boulevard trail’ – one 6-foot wide pathway on each side of the

street, both one-way; these would converge into one to the west side of White Street

Mount Pleasant TAP Amendment

Mount Pleasant TAP Amendment

A seldom-used, narrow one-lane street currently cuts through from Warren & Van Buren Streets to Saunders Park Drive, passing north of Henry County Health Center and entering the park (about 0.17 miles)

• Proposed amendment will have this road closed, and replaced by the trail, which will feed into the

Warren Street segment

Pool Hospital Park

Mount Pleasant TAP Amendment

Funding Totals

• The applicant is not asking for additional TAP money – their request remains at $275,000.
• The total project cost has increased, due to the change in alignment, which involves a

substantial increase in total length

• Original total was $378,560
• As amended, the total is now $470,000 – an increase of $91,440, or 24%
• At the original extent, the TAP request was 73% of the total cost – as amended, it is now 59%

SEIRPC Scored Portions

• Transportation Alternative Relationship
• Original Project: SEIRPC awarded Mount Pleasant 4 out of 5 points – checks 4 items on the list
• Amended Project: Project still checks 4 items on the list – 1) trail construction, 2) pedestrian and bicycle

crossing improvements, 3) sidewalk improvements (upgrades existing sidewalk to trail), and 4) projects to achieve ADA compliance (some existing sidewalk crossings along proposed trail corridor don’t have detectable warnings or adequate curb cuts)

• May even qualify for a 5th item, “traffic calming and speed reduction improvements; traffic

diversion improvements” – eliminates one-way road from hospital to Saunders Park

• Local and Regional Factors
• Original Project: SEIRPC awarded Mount Pleasant 9 out of 9 points – project identified as a statewide

priority (reference to MP trail loop in Iowa Trails 2000

• Amended Project: Project still intended to serve as part of an eventual citywide trail loop
• Project Status
• Original Project: SEIRPC awarded Mount Pleasant 6 out of 6 points – one or more construction phases

have been completed

• Amended Project: As originally applied for, this is the 6th phase in a multi-phase effort to build a trail loop

around the city.

• Amended project scores the same as (or better than) the original – 19 or 20 points
• With SEIRPC-scored portion alone, Mount Pleasant project scores the highest (Fort Madison is 2nd at 17 points)

Mount Pleasant TAP Amendment

TAC Scored Portions

• Transportation Alternative Relationship – Relationship to other modes
• Original Project: Average TAC score of 4.1 out of 5
• Amended Project: As before, bicyclists and pedestrians will be safely separated from cars for

the full length of the trail. The relationship between modes will be improved for access to Saunders Park, as no one will have to walk or bike in the street to reach the interior of the park from the east.

• Facility Need
• Original Project: Average TAC score of 11.2 out of 15
• Amended Project: As the amended trail would serve the same general function as before, it will

fulfill the same local needs (including its eventual connection to the citywide trail network).

• Economic Development and Tourism
• Original Project: Average TAC score of 7.7 out of 10
• Amended Project: As amended, the trail will serve the same general function as the original

alignment would have. It will provide access to the same city facilities (plus events such as Old Threshers), and access is improved for Saunders Park (new alignment fits the original narrative better than before)

• In 2018, with TAC-scored portion alone (minus high and low scores), Mount Pleasant was in a 3-way

tie for #1 (with Burlington-West Avenue Trail, and Keokuk-Main Street Sidewalk)

Mount Pleasant TAP Amendment

6 SEIRPC - 9 SEIRPC - 14 SEIRPC - 17 SEIRPC - 19 TAC – 19.7 TAC - 23.7 TAC - 23.7 TAC – 22.6 TAC – 23.7 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 45 Keokuk - Johnson Keokuk - Main Burlington Fort Madison Mount Pleasant

Updated TAP Project Scores

Total – 42.7 Total – 39.6 Total – 37.7 Total – 32.7 Total – 25.7 Fort Madison scored second highest – accepted $288K remaining, and then received a State Recreational Trails grant for $91K (contract for PE work recently signed)

Mount Pleasant TAP Amendment

Burlington scored highest with this same project the following year; set to receive full funding request ($239K)

Lesson Learned

Sure, I’ll sell you that easement – IF you get the grant money.

Thank you, kind Citizen.

They’ll never get that grant money...