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Enumclaw council adopts Local Road Safety Plan, staff cites $21 million in potential projects
Summary
The Enumclaw City Council on March 9 adopted a Local Road Safety Plan identifying nine project areas and roughly $21 million in potential improvements — including a targeted treatment at Stevenson and Cole — and authorized staff to pursue grants and loans to fund work.
The Enumclaw City Council voted March 9 to adopt a Local Road Safety Plan that staff says identifies nine priority locations and about $21,000,000 in potential roadway and pedestrian safety projects.
Brian, the staff member who delivered the plan, said the locally focused strategy paired spot fixes with systemic countermeasures and will allow the city to pursue grants and loans. "This plan provides a framework for identifying, analyzing, and prioritizing safety improvements on local roads with an emphasis to reduce and eliminate fatal and serious injury collisions," Brian told the council.
The projects listed in the plan include intersection improvements at Stevenson and Cole, targeted LED lighting, citywide striping and rumble‑strip applications, pedestrian improvements on Porta Street, and rapid‑flashing crosswalk enhancements. Brian said the nine areas in the plan total about $21 million in conceptual costs, but that this money is not currently set aside and the city expects to seek outside grants and loans to implement the work.
Council members noted short‑term interim measures that public works has already planned: establishing a 25‑mph speed zone at Cole Street in the area of AutoZone, reallocating a parking stall near a haircutting shop, and considering pedestrian curb “bump‑outs” to improve sight lines. Councilmember McClure said engineers produced a preliminary estimate for curb adjustments of about $84,000; rapid‑flashing beacons were not included in that particular estimate.
Council discussion centered on whether staff time and grant pursuit would require additional resources; the council and staff agreed the resolution’s adoption would allow the city to apply for funding. The council passed Resolution No. 1870 by voice vote to adopt the Local Road Safety Plan.
The plan’s adoption does not itself authorize construction spending; it creates an adopted framework that staff can use to pursue grant funding and prioritize capital investments. Staff told council it expects more refined cost estimates and drawings to be available in coming weeks as project scoping continues.
