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Council adopts six‑year transportation improvement program and approves WSDOT supplements for Riverside Drive work
Summary
City council adopted the 2026–2031 Transportation Improvement Program (TIP) and authorized supplements to local agency agreements with WSDOT to reallocate federal funds for two phases of the Riverside Drive improvements so the city can continue project activity while consultant agreements are finalized.
Mount Vernon adopted the 2026–2031 Transportation Improvement Program and authorized two supplements to local agency agreements with the Washington State Department of Transportation for the Riverside Drive Improvements projects.
Capital Projects Manager Frank Reinhart told council staff recommended adopting the six-year TIP (resolution 10-74) after months of project prioritization and public outreach. Reinhart said several council-requested projects that did not make this TIP cycle will be re-examined in the 2027–2032 update, including Urban Avenue pedestrian/bicycle improvements, a reassessment of Broad Street realignment, and bicycle/pedestrian work on Thirtieth Street and South Tenth/Fowler corridors.
Reinhart also presented staff requests to authorize the mayor to execute two supplements to local agency agreements with WSDOT for Riverside Drive Improvement phases 1 and 2. He said the supplements would reallocate federal grant components to city use temporarily to preserve the grants while consultant agreements and scopes are finalized. Councilors approved both supplements and adopted the TIP in separate motions; Reinhart said the supplements buy time to complete negotiations with designers and avoid grant defunding.
Councilors asked clarifying questions about project selection, ADA upgrades and coordination of pavement preservation with sidewalk and utility work. Reinhart said he would prioritize coordination and public outreach for large neighborhood projects scheduled for design or construction next year. The TIP adoption followed a public hearing process earlier in the month; no substantive public comments were received on adoption.
