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File ID: 2024-01471 9/3/2024 Consent Item 1.
Authorization to Apply for Highway Safety Improvement Program (HSIP) Cycle 12 Funding File ID: 2024-01471
Location: District 2, Represented by Councilmember Thao; District 2, Represented by Mayor Steinberg; District 3, Represented by Mayor Pro Tem Talamantes; District 5, Represented by Vice Mayor Maple; District 6, Represented by Councilmember Guerra; District 8, Represented by Councilmember Vang; District 8, Represented by Mayor Steinberg Recommendation: Pass a Motion authorizing the City Manager or the City Manager’s designee to:
1) submit a grant application for Cycle 12 of the Highway Safety Improvement Program (HSIP) for intersection and traffic signal improvements; and 2) execute a grant agreement and any related grant documents upon award.
Contact: William Shunk, Senior Engineer, (916) 808-2986, [email protected]; Jesse Gothan, Supervising Engineer, (916) 808-6987, [email protected]; Ofelia Avalos, Engineering Services Division Manager, (916) 808-5054, [email protected]; Department of Public Works
Presenter: None
Attachments:
1-Description/Analysis
Description/Analysis
Issue Detail: The California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) has announced Cycle 12 Call for Projects for Highway Safety Improvement Program (HSIP) funds. The HSIP program funds safety improvements on local roads, not just highways. This Call for Projects is targeted for approximately $300 million of state and/or federal HSIP funds. The guidelines for the HSIP grant require that funds be expended on traffic safety projects that can be designed and constructed expeditiously.
For a project to be eligible for HSIP funding, specific data demonstrating a safety problem must be identified, and the proposed countermeasure(s) must substantially address the condition.
Additionally, to meet delivery timelines the projects should not require the acquisition of significant rights of way, nor should they require extensive environmental review and mitigation. For projects to be competitive, they must have a high Benefit Cost Ratio (BCR), determined by the Caltrans
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developed HSIP Analyzer tool.
City staff performed a systemic analysis of intersections citywide that have a history of collisions that could be addressed with HSIP-eligible improvements. Seventeen intersections were identified as potential HSIP candidates including:
· Power Inn Road and Folsom Boulevard
· Arden Way and Sears Driveway
· Mack Road and Center Parkway
· Mack Road and Franklin Boulevard
· Fruitridge Road and Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard
· Truxel Road and San Juan Road
· Bruceville Road and Cosumnes River Boulevard
· Meadowview Road and 24th Street
· Power Inn Road and Elder Creek Road
· 65th Street and Elder Creek Road
· 65th Street and Fruitridge Road
· West El Camino Avenue and Northgate Boulevard
· Arden Way and Harvard Street
· Truxel Road and Gateway Park Boulevard
· Howe Avenue and Fair Oaks Boulevard
· Howe Avenue and American River Drive
· 49th Street and Broadway
Improvements identified for these intersections include new pedestrian and traffic signal heads, yellow signal safety borders, advanced signal detection, and updated intersection striping. Additional analysis of these candidate intersections will be performed using the current HSIP Analyzer tool, and construction cost estimates to submit a competitive HSIP application will be prepared.
The Department of Public Works will be conducting a separate study focused specifically on quick-
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build mini-roundabouts. This effort will be handled independently to ensure a thorough evaluation of their feasibility and effectiveness. Our goal is to gather comprehensive data and insights to guide future decisions regarding their implementation. The Department will keep the City Council informed as we progress in this effort.
Policy Considerations: The submission of an HSIP application is consistent with the City General Plan goals and policies in the mobility element to create safer streets citywide and incorporate strategies that foster a safer transportation system. Funding for these improvements will advance the Vision Zero policy, to work collaboratively in a data driven effort to eliminate traffic fatalities and serious injuries by 2027.
Economic Impacts: None.
Environmental Considerations:
California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA): The pursuit of grant funds is not a project as defined in the CEQA guidelines. The application is a government fiscal activity, which does not involve any commitment to any specific project which may result in a potentially significant physical impact on the environment [CEQA guidelines sections 15378(b)(4); 15060(c)(3)]. If the grant is successful, appropriate CEQA review for any projects will take place as part of project development. If the grant is funded with federal funds, actions would also comply with the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA).
Sustainability: The project is consistent with City sustainability goals by focusing on improving and optimizing transportation infrastructure and supporting walking and cycling by implementing safety improvements.
Commission/Committee Action: None.
Rationale for Recommendation: With limited available sources of local funding to meet the City’s goals to advance transportation safety, grant funding is essential to deliver projects. The Highway Safety Improvement Program is one of the core federal-aid programs to reduce safety hazards. City staff reviewed options and recommends the proposed improvements to best meet the HSIP grant criteria, City policy and programming documents, and project delivery readiness.
Financial Considerations: Federal and State funding is essential for delivery of transportation projects as the City’s available local transportation funding is extremely limited. The estimated total cost of the proposed HSIP projects will depend on which intersections prove competitive for funding based on the program guidelines and analysis, but the total project cost is not anticipated to exceed $2,000,000. The total cost and required local funds will depend on the countermeasures selected for each intersection but are not anticipated to exceed $500,000. If the requested grants are awarded,
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local funding will need to be provided through local transportation funds. Funding may be allocated from the State and Federal Grant Match Project (T15007200).
Local Business Enterprise (LBE): Not applicable.