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Sunbury staff seek grants to replace five aging traffic signals, add pedestrian crossings and complete streetscape work
Summary
City staff discussed applying for a traffic-signal grant to replace five old signals (adding pedestrian and ADA improvements and battery backups) and the upcoming DCV multimodal grant that could fund a streetscape extension on Market Street.
City staff and council members discussed applying for two transportation grants that would fund traffic-signal replacements, pedestrian/ADA crossings and a streetscape extension along Market Street.
"This — we're going for the signal grants. Five of our signals are extremely old," said Arley, a city staff member, describing recent repairs and wire replacement at intersections that still use antiquated signal equipment. "When the train would come through, it wouldn't work. The wires just wore out...we like to go for grants on this and we also wanted to add additional pedestrian handicap crossings...and battery backups."
Councilmember Fattner flagged the DCV multimodal grant application and asked council to consider locations that would be eligible. "DCV multimodal grant is coming up and will be in the next month and a half. So I just want to bring everybody's attention," Fattner said. Discussion referenced Market Street as a possible project area; council members noted a remaining segment of Market Street that needs streetscape work and referenced earlier votes to reassign prior multimodal funds.
Staff said the city has applied for similar grants in the past; one council member said the largest award the city had received historically was about $1 million, though they did not expect an award of that size for the upcoming round. Council members discussed skipping a historic block if grant restrictions or design requirements cause delays and noted that historic-area reviews have slowed prior work.
No formal grant application votes were recorded during the meeting; council members discussed project scopes and asked staff to track deadlines and potential funding amounts. Arley and other staff indicated they would prepare application materials and project specifications for the council to review.
The discussion also included a sidebar on streetscape limits: staff described a remaining section “from 11 down to 7” (as stated in the meeting) and identified locations near the police station and railroad tracks as priority areas for pedestrian improvements.
