Title
Authorization to Apply for and Accept Federal Funding for Transportation Projects in Federal Fiscal Years 2023 and 2024 (Ordinance S-45583)
Description
Request to authorize the City Manager, or his designee, to apply for, accept, and if awarded, enter into agreements for federal transportation funding through a statewide call for projects in coordination with the Maricopa Association of Governments (MAG) and the Arizona Department of Transportation (ADOT). The funding supports road and pedestrian safety improvement projects with the goal of reducing injury collisions and fatalities. Further request authorization for the City Treasurer to accept and the City Controller to disburse all funds related to this item. If the applications are approved, the City would be required to contribute $2.06 million in local matching funds to receive and use $5.5 million in federal funding.
Report
Summary
ADOT is partnering with MAG to review Highway Safety Improvement Program (HSIP) Applications for Federal Fiscal Years 2023 and 2024. Recommended projects will be forwarded to ADOT in May to compete for statewide HSIP funds. Projects will be selected by ADOT based on criteria established in the Revised ADOT HSIP Manual. ADOT has $39.6 million of HSIP funding available in each federal fiscal year to award. Through a statewide competitive review and scoring process, only the projects with the highest ranking will be approved.
The Street Transportation Department will submit three competitive applications under this call for projects. The applications include the following:
- Improving negative offsets at intersections with a goal of reducing left turn collisions.
- Installing HAWKS, also known as pedestrian crossing signals, at mid-block locations with a goal of improving pedestrian safety.
- Installing street lights along roadway corridors with a goal of improving nighttime visibility for pedestrians and vehicular traffic to address nighttime pedestrian/vehicle collisions.
The current statewide process for HSIP federal transportation funding allows the awarded dollars to be used for those elements of a project that directly impact safety and can be used only for construction. The maximum federal participation rate is 94.3 percent of the total construction cost. Local agencies are required to provide 5.7 percent of local funding for construction.
Financial Impact
If all three HSIP applications are approved, the City would be required to contribute $2.06 million in local matching funds to receive and use $5.5 million in federal funding. Funding is available in the Street Transportation Capital Improvement Program.
Department
Responsible Department
This item is submitted by Deputy City Manager Mario Paniagua and the Street Transportation department.