Planning Commission recommends draft 6‑Year Transportation Improvement Program, highlights safety, fish‑passage and trail projects

At a public hearing, the County Planning Commission recommended the county commissioners approve the draft 6‑Year Transportation Improvement Program (TIP) as presented, with additions to include several culvert replacement projects on the unfunded list.

The recommendation follows a presentation by Deputy Director Steve Gray of County Public Works and County Engineer Joe Dadesi, who outlined funded projects, an unfunded project list and new grant awards. The TIP is the county’s annual capital‑planning document and, Gray said, “This plan is gonna allow us to hire a consultant to relook at our intersections, our accident data, our geometrics of our roads, and come up with the recommendations of safety improvements throughout the county.”

Why it matters: The TIP shapes where county transportation dollars and grant applications will go for the next six years. The commission’s approval forwards the draft to the county commissioners, who will hold a public hearing and adopt the TIP prior to adopting the county budget.

Most important outcomes: Commissioners were told the draft lists 42 planned, funded projects and…