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County staff review KDOT safety grant for striping, rumble strips and resurfacing; agreement due June 5
Summary
Linn County staff reviewed a $370,000 Kansas Department of Transportation safety grant for rumble strips and striping on a county route; the agreement obligates the county to cover nonparticipating surfacing and construction inspection and must be returned by June 5.
County public-works staff briefed the Linn County Board of County Commissioners May 12 on a Kansas Department of Transportation safety grant worth up to $370,000 for striping, rumble strips and related safety improvements on a county roadway. Staff asked commissioners to review a formal agreement from KDOT and return it by an approaching June 5 deadline.
Katie Peppercorn (project coordinator) told the commissioners the grant would pay up to $370,000 for safety improvement items but that the county is responsible for certain nonparticipating surfacing items and construction inspection costs. She noted the project estimate shows nonparticipating surfacing costs of about $464,756.60 on one estimate line and explained KDOT’s participation is capped at the grant total; any costs beyond the grant amount will be the county’s responsibility.
“The agreement needs to be signed by June 5,” Peppercorn said, asking whether the commission wanted more time to review the contract; commissioners asked staff to put the item on next week’s agenda and to coordinate with county public-works staff and the county’s LPA (local public agency) coordinator. Peppercorn said parts of the surfacing work could be done in-house by county crews to reduce contractor costs, and she flagged that the county will need to arrange construction inspection through a qualifications-based process.
Commissioners asked for a week to review the documents with public-works staff and legal counsel. Staff also noted the project includes road-closed gates for high-water sites and that those closures will be configured as warning barriers (single-side deployment) rather than chained full closures to avoid landlocking properties.
Ending: Commissioners requested the agreement be returned for consideration at the next meeting; staff will follow up with the LPA coordinator on the construction engineering agreement and provide cost estimates for county participation items and inspection.
