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Nampa staff outlines RAISE grant projects and timeline, flags railroad crossing as a design challenge
Summary
City staff gave a detailed update on a federally funded RAISE grant covering a North Nampa project area and listed six project concepts — including a 14th Avenue pedestrian/rail overpass concept — with contract milestones through March 1, 2027.
City staff updated the council and NDC commissioners on the federally funded RAISE grant, the design work expected and the program timeline for North Nampa.
"The RAISE grant is roughly bound by I‑84 to the north, the railroad tracks to the south, Northside to the west, and sixteenth to the east," staff member Crystal told the joint session as she described the grant's study area and the grant outcomes the city must deliver.
Crystal outlined six project types included in the grant scope: a full‑access traffic signal at Northside and 4th Street North and related intersection work; a road‑rehab and sidewalk project on 6th Street; a concept study for a 14th Avenue pedestrian and bicycle bridge over the UPRR (to be considered along with alternatives, including improving existing crossings or doing nothing); a HAWK pedestrian signal near 16th Avenue; a 1.6‑mile Indian Creek pathway extension; and a multimodal/mobility hub analysis. She said the federal contract requires completion by March 1, 2027.
Several council members warned that the rail crossing component would be difficult to deliver. "I don't think that in our lifetime we would see an easement granted by the railroad," Councilman Haverfield said, arguing that alternatives and connectivity at 11th and 16th should be considered as part of the concept work.
Staff said some project designs will be advanced into PS&E (plans, specifications and estimates) now that construction funding or complementary grants are available — for example, the city obtained separate funding for a bridge replacement adjacent to one intersection and Valley Regional Transit grant support for a HAWK signal. Crystal told council the city has completed the pre‑award contracting with FHWA and applied an RFP process to select HDR as consultant for parts of the work.
Staff recommended forming an RAISE task force with council, NDC, and key stakeholders to guide community involvement and to prioritize projects and phasing. Staff asked council members with questions to consult them before an upcoming council meeting where the HDR contract would be scheduled for authorization.
