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Sedgwick County applies for multiple intersection-signal grants; KDOT agreement eyed for MacArthur project
Summary
Public Works told commissioners it plans to apply for Highway Safety Improvement Program grants for four intersections and presented a KDOT funding agreement for a MacArthur corridor project that would require a county share of $175,000 on a $1.75 million contract.
Sedgwick County Public Works staff told commissioners Jan. 22 they will apply for four Highway Safety Improvement Program grants to add traffic signals at several intersections and that the county will accept a KDOT funding agreement for a MacArthur corridor project already in the capital improvement program.
The four planned grant applications would target signalization at 47th and Greenwich, 160th and 21st, a stretch of MacArthur near 119th (an existing CIP project), and 45th and Ridge. Public Works said the application for 45th and Ridge would cover construction for a signal at that intersection; the county has already converted the location to a four-way stop as an interim safety improvement.
One item on the consent agenda (item X) would accept a funding agreement from the Kansas Department of Transportation for a MacArthur corridor project with a total estimated cost of $1,750,000, of which Sedgwick County’s share would be approximately $175,000. Public Works said the MacArthur project in the CIP does not include signalization; the new grant application would add signal work at specific intersections.
Public Works also identified capital fiscal notes for three professional engineering agreements on the consent agenda: $74,000 (item U), $95,000 (item V) and approximately $100,000 (item W) of county fiscal impact for engineering services related to road projects.
Staff said one of the intersection grant projects (160th and 21st) already exists in the CIP and the grant would replace some of the county funding currently budgeted for that project. The county noted that not all proposed grant applications are currently in the CIP; if a grant is obtained, the county would adjust capital funding plans accordingly.
No formal vote occurred in the briefing; the items are scheduled on the Jan. 22 consent agenda for action by the commission. Public Works asked commissioners to review the consent backup for vendor lists on in-home services, and staff flagged that more detailed backup was forthcoming for some grant-related agenda items.
