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Newport council adopts six-year transportation plan, adds stormwater fix for 4th Street
Summary
The Newport City Council on July 6 adopted a six-year transportation program and added a new priority to study stormwater and road-grade redesign at the south end of the 4th Street couplet to address recurring flash flooding and improve grant competitiveness.
The Newport City Council adopted a six-year transportation program on July 6, 2026, and added a new priority to address recurring flash flooding at the south end of the 4th Street couplet.
Councilmember Jami Sears moved to approve Resolution 20260706 adopting the Six-Year Transportation Program with the addition of priority #11; Councilmember Mark Zorica seconded and the motion carried. Administrator Abby Gribi had opened a public hearing at 6:37 p.m. and reviewed planned projects including a couplet redesign, potential two-way street conversions and identification of ADA parking locations.
The newly added priority (#11) requests storm and road-grade redesign/engineering for 4th Street at the south end of the couplet after council and staff discussed recurring flash flooding in front of Kelly's during heavy rains. Gribi said adding the project to the plan helps the city qualify for grant funding. The resolution will be forwarded to the State Highway Commission and the Urban Arterial Board for review and comment.
Next steps in the minutes: the resolution was recorded as adopted (Resolution 20260706) and no vote tally was provided in the minutes. The council did not set a timeline for the engineering work in the minutes; staff follow-up was implied.
