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Sheridan staff: federal Safe Streets for All planning grant to study downtown truck turns; $50,000 local match planned
Summary
City staff said FHWA resumed review of the city’s Safe Streets for All planning grant; the grant totals $300,000 ($250,000 federal, $50,000 local match) and the city plans to use a roughly $57,000 franchise-fee overcollection to meet the match if the council accepts the agreement.
City staff updated the council on the status of a federal Safe Streets for All planning grant aimed at analyzing truck turning movements and other downtown transportation constraints, and said the Federal Highway Administration has returned the application to regional staff for final review.
Thomas (Tom) Orneau said the council approved a resolution in May 2024 authorizing the city to pursue Safe Streets for All planning and demonstration grants. Sheridan’s submission was awarded in October 2024 for a $300,000 planning grant intended to fund a study and demonstration work—$250,000 from federal funds and a 20% local match of $50,000. Orneau told the council the FHWA review stalled during a federal administrative change but has now returned to regional FHWA staff for final revisions.
Orneau told the council the staff plan is to use the city’s public-benefit franchise fee overcollection—approximately $57,000—to satisfy the 20% local match if the council accepts the grant agreement. The planning work would analyze tight truck turning movements at several downtown intersections, including the southbound right turn from Main onto Fifth and the movement from Fifth onto Val Vista, with the goal of making the city eligible for a later construction grant.
Why it matters: The planning grant could identify near-term design and right-of-way needs to reduce truck conflicts in the downtown corridor and make the city eligible for future construction funding.
No formal council vote was recorded. Staff said the final grant agreement will be brought to the council for acceptance once FHWA completes its review.
