Title
Apply for Highway Safety Improvement Program Funding for Road Safety Improvement Projects in Federal Fiscal Years 2024-25 and 2025-26 - Federal Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Funding
Description
Request to authorize the City Manager, or his designee, to apply for, accept and if awarded, enter into agreements for federal funding from the Highway Safety Improvement Program through the Arizona Department of Transportation for road safety improvement projects. If awarded, the funding will be used to construct a new traffic signal at one intersection and improve traffic signal visibility at eight intersections. Further request to authorize the City Treasurer to accept, and the City Controller to disperse, all funds related to this item. Funding for these grant opportunities is available through the Federal Bipartisan Infrastructure Law. The total grant funds applied for will not exceed $6 million.
Report
Summary
The Arizona Department of Transportation (ADOT) is soliciting applications for the Highway Safety Improvement Program (HSIP) for improving road safety. On Feb. 28, 2022, ADOT announced a Call for Projects for the Federal Highway Administration's HSIP for two fiscal years. The City is eligible to compete for up to $24 million in federal funding available for Federal Fiscal Year (FFY) 2024-25 and up to $35 million for FFY 2025-26. The Street Transportation Department will submit three applications for the HSIP funding opportunity to construct a new traffic signal at one intersection (43rd and Missouri avenues) and improve traffic signal visibility at eight intersections (43rd Avenue and Thunderbird Road, 53rd Avenue and Indian School Road, 43rd Place and Broadway Road, Jesse Owens Parkway and Baseline Road, 52nd Street and McDowell Road, 7th Street and McDowell Road, Cave Creek Road and Greenway Parkway, and 27th Avenue and McDowell Road). Traffic signal visibility improvements at the eight intersections will include yellow flashing arrows for left-turn movements, additional traffic signal heads for each through lane, and additional intersection lighting.
The Street Transportation Department aims to pursue federal funding whenever solicitations are made by ADOT that align with the City's transportation goals and objectives. This recent ADOT Call for Projects is an opportunity to leverage City dollars while increasing the City's ability to complete more transportation related projects that enhance the community. This program funding has its own competitive review and ranking process managed by ADOT.
Between now and the application due date of Aug. 1, 2022, staff will continue to refine the locations, costs, and scope of each grant submittal to be competitive with other local regional submittals.
Financial Impact
The maximum federal participation rate is 94.3 percent with a minimum local match of 5.7 percent of the total construction cost. The funding covers construction only and does not cover any design, environmental studies, or other federal clearances that are required as a part of the federal delivery process. The total costs for the projects are approximately $11 million of which $6 million is eligible for the HSIP federal funding. Of the remaining $5 million, the City's costs will be approximately $500,000 for the HSIP federal match and $4.5 million for non-HSIP eligible costs.
Funding is available in the Street Transportation Department's Capital Improvement Program budget. Potential grant funding received is available through the Federal Bipartisan Infrastructure Law.
Location
43rd and Missouri avenues, 43rd Avenue and Thunderbird Road, 53rd Avenue and Indian School Road, 43rd Place and Broadway Road, Jesse Owens Parkway and Baseline Road, 52nd Street and McDowell Road, 7th Street and McDowell Road, Cave Creek Road and Greenway Parkway, and 27th Avenue and McDowell Road.
Department
Responsible Department
This item is submitted by Deputy City Manager Mario Paniagua and the Street Transportation Department.