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Council approves $2.1 million WSDOT grant to resurface Pioneer Way; city to match with transportation funds
Summary
The Moses Lake City Council voted to accept a $2.1 million WSDOT/National Highway Asset Management grant to mill and overlay drive lanes on Pioneer Way; the city will use about $550,000 from its Transportation Benefit District as the local match. Design is scheduled for 2026 with construction in 2027.
The Moses Lake City Council approved accepting a $2,100,000 WSDOT/National Highway Asset Management Program grant to repave Pioneer Way from Clover Drive to Broadway Extended (SR 171) and authorized the project as presented.
The grant will fund milling up to 3 inches of the existing drive-lane asphalt and replacing it with a new asphalt overlay on the two drive lanes in each direction. The project scope noted by city staff includes intersection safety upgrades, ADA-compliant upgrades to pedestrian push buttons, improvements to bus stops (connecting curb, sidewalk and pads), and extending sidewalk along the east side of Pioneer Way between Sharon Avenue and Clover Drive where none currently exists.
City staff said the project will preserve the roadway and is intended to prolong the pavement life; the last mill-and-fill on this segment occurred in the 1980s. The design phase will take place through 2026, officials said, with the city aiming to advertise the construction contract in fall 2026 and complete construction in 2027.
The city will provide roughly $550,000 from its Transportation Benefit District as the local match for the grant, staff said. Officials also flagged possible stormwater or utility upgrades that could be incorporated if required during design, saying the grant has no lane‑reconfiguration requirement and that any additional needed work (for example, catch-basin upgrades or water-line replacements) would be considered in project scope and budget.
Council members asked staff to coordinate construction timing to avoid major disruption to schools, medical facilities and businesses; staff said they will work with adjoining property owners and school officials and aim not to construct during the school term. Council discussion also touched on whether the city's trails plan or future bicycle connections should be addressed as part of the design; staff said the current grant and design do not include a trail component but they can explore it during design if council requests.
The motion to approve the 2027 Pioneer Way resurfacing passed with council voice vote.
Design schedule and funding: design through 2026; bid in fall 2026; construction in 2027. Local match: approximately $550,000 from Transportation Benefit District funds; grant: $2,100,000 (WSDOT/National Highway Asset Management Program).
