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Tumwater authorizes moving Percival Creek (Sap Road) fish‑passage removal to construction phase with $2.3 million in federal/state funds
Summary
The committee forwarded documents to obligate $2.3 million in federal and state funding for the Percival Creek fish‑passage barrier removal at Sap Road and to move the project into the construction phase; staff expects to advertise for construction within months with construction anticipated in 2026.
On May 22 the Public Works Committee voted to place the local agency agreement and project prospectus with the Washington State Department of Transportation on the June 3 City Council consent calendar to move the Percival Creek (Sap Road) Fish Passage Barrier Removal Project into the construction phase and begin using $2,300,000 in combined federal and state funding.
Staff said the Sap Road location will receive a fish‑passage culvert installation to return the stream to a more natural condition and include roadway improvements. The funding package described in committee materials totals $2,300,000: $2,000,000 from the federal PROTECT Fund and about $257,000 in state SURF (SURFboard) funding.
Staff told the committee it hopes to advertise for construction within the next several months and pursue construction in 2026; committee members discussed structure differences with the Somerset Hill site and noted the Sap Road location will likely use a large concrete box culvert while Somerset Hill may require a bridge.
The committee approved forwarding the local agency agreement and prospectus to council with a recommendation to authorize the mayor and the transportation engineering director to sign.
