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Council committee reviews 2026–2031 Transportation Improvement Program; public hearing set for June 3
Summary
Public works presented the city’s 2026–2031 Transportation Improvement Program (TIP), highlighted secured grants and 2025–2026 projects, and noted a public hearing on June 3 with council consideration planned for June 10.
Edmonds public works and transportation staff presented the city’s proposed 2026–2031 Transportation Improvement Program to the Committee of the Whole on May 20 and summarized construction, grant awards and the schedule for review.
“The Revised Code of Washington requires that each city update their TIP by July 1,” Transportation Engineer Bertrand said, explaining the document lists significant transportation projects the city plans over the next six years and that the first three years of the TIP must be financially constrained. Bertrand reviewed current 2025 construction (annual overlay program, Main Street overlay), projects expected for 2026–27 (Olympic View Drive overlay, Seventh Avenue curb ramps, a citywide lighting safety project), and out-year priorities that lack secured funding.
Staff noted recent grant successes that fund several near-term projects: the lighting project (approximately $600,000–$700,000), a $750,000 overlay on 70th/6th Avenue, and a near-$400,000 grant for Seventh Avenue curb ramp upgrades. Bertrand said the city has received about $33 million in transportation grants over the past five years, with an average of roughly $7 million per year. He described project prioritization as tied to the 2024 transportation plan (high-, medium-, low-priority rankings) and related scoring criteria (safety, equity, proximity to schools/parks/transit, traffic volumes).
Staff identified near-term maintenance priorities (annual overlay ~3.5 lane miles, pedestrian safety measures, speed tables) and design work for larger corridor projects (Highway 99 stages, Fourth Avenue West). Several projects in the 2029–2031 out-years require future grant pursuit; staff emphasized funding gaps in those years.
Councilmembers asked about specific gaps removed from prior TIP documents and whether removed projects remain documented in the transportation plan for future reprioritization; staff confirmed projects removed from the TIP had fallen to lower priorities but remain in the broader transportation plan and could be reinserted when funding allows.
A public hearing on the TIP is scheduled for June 3 and the council is set to consider adoption on June 10, staff said.
