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Shelton advances design and grant steps for multiple transportation projects; staff to bring actions to June 3 agenda
Summary
The council on May 20 moved several transportation items toward formal action: staff recommended design contracts and placed multiple resolutions on the June 3 action agenda for consideration, including federally funded railroad crossing removals and pedestrian and pavement projects along Olympic Highway North.
On May 20 the Shelton City Council reviewed a package of transportation and public-works items and agreed to place several resolutions on the June 3 action agenda for final consideration.
Public Works Director Jay Harris told the council the city received a federal grant of $674,000 to remove three railroad crossings and recommended selecting a consultant (Priti/30 Inc. per packet) for design services so the project can be designed in 2025 and out for bid in early 2026. Harris described the three crossings as located on SR 3 (near Goldsboro Creek/Bridal/ Park Street), at Seventh Street and near Holbrook Road.
Harris also presented a proposed interlocal agreement with Mason County to share equipment, materials and personnel for roadway and utility maintenance projects and said crews plan to pave the West Mountain View area later this summer under that partnership. Council placed the interlocal agreement resolution on the June 3 action agenda.
Assistant Public Works Director Aaron Nix briefed the council on a larger pedestrian- and pavement-focused package for Olympic Highway North. He said the city has approximately $1.29 million in federal grant money for systemic pedestrian-safety improvements and nearly $3.5 million to $4.0 million in TIB (Transportation Improvement Board) funds for repaving Olympic Highway North. The project scope as discussed extends from C Street at the top of the hill to the Walmart area; Nix said staff will plan construction phasing during design and expects outreach to affected businesses.
Council members asked for sequencing and business-outreach plans; staff said design authorization with the state (PE authorization) is pending and noted federal requirements that accompany grant funding. Several related resolutions — railroad design services, interlocal paving/utility agreement, and TIP adoption items — were placed on the June 3 action agenda for final action.
Ending
Staff said design work and business outreach will continue; the council set multiple transportation resolutions for action on June 3.
