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YAKIMA, WASHINGTON
AGENDA STATEMENT
Item No. 10.
For Meeting of. November 17, 2015
ITEM TITLE: Amend North First Street Project Design and Phasing
SUBMITTED BY: Joan Davenport, Community Development Director
Brett Sheffield, Chief Engineer
Debbie Cook, Director of Engineering and Utilities
SUMMARY EXPLANATION:
The North First Street Revitalization project is a City Council Economic Development priority. Construction
funding will be provided from a combination of Federal Surface Transportation Program (STP) funds and a
City Council issued bond. This report recommends a slight modification in the construction sequencing and
design layout for the street corridor.
Construction sequencing of the North First Street Revitalization project will begin at Martin Luther King Jr.
Boulevard to "I" Street; the next construction phase will be "I" Street to "N' Street, then the final
construction sequence will be "N' Street to I -82.
Bicycle facilities will include buffered bike lanes in both directions on North First Street between MLK Jr
Blvd and "I" Street. No bike lanes will be constructed north of "I" Street. Cyclists will be directed on "I"
Street to either North 6th Avenue or North 4th Street, both of which connect to the Yakima Greenway.
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Funding Source/Fiscal Council Issued Street Bond of approximately $8 Million. Additionally,
Impact: $2.7 Million Federal Surface Transportation Program Funds are dedicated
to this project, but have been delayed until 2019.
Strategic Priority: Economic Development
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MEMORANDUM
TO: Honorable Mayor Cawley and Members of the City Council
FROM: Joan Davenport, Community Development Director
Brett Sheffield, Chief Engineer
Debbie Cook, Director of Engineering and Utilities
DATE: November 17, 2015
SUBJECT: Amend the Design and Phasing of North First Street Revitalization Project
Summary of Issue:
Staff recommends the City Council amend the approved design and phasing sequence plans
of the North First Street Revitalization project for safety and consistency reasons. The North
First Street Revitalization Project has been designed in two contracts, due to different funding
sources. However, construction of the Phase 2 corridor was targeted to occur in one calendar
year, if possible.
The North 1St Street Revitalization project, Phase 2 (southern portion) identified a couple of
concerns which may impair the full project from construction during one season:
• Continuous disruption to traffic and businesses
• Concerns with private utilities being able to relocate on time
Disruption to Traffic and Businesses to Construct Phase 2 of Corridor in One Year
The entire corridor for the North First Street Revitalization project is about a mile and one -half.
Phase 1 (northern phase) is about a half -mile. The distance from Martin Luther King, Jr.
Boulevard to `N' Street (Phase 2) is about one mile. In order to complete the Phase 2 project
during one construction season, the Contractor would need to be able to work the entire length of
the project at the same time, resulting in a mile long construction zone and disrupting all
businesses within the project for most of the year.
Private Utilities
Between `I' Street and `N' Street, there are many private utilities to be relocated. Connections will
have to either be converted to underground connections or routed to a new riser pole on private
property. These relocations will require the private utilities (Pacific Power, Centurylink, etc.) to
acquire easements through private property. With the number of easements required and the
number of connections to be modified, the utility companies have made it clear they will not be
able to accomplish this work in time for the 2016 construction season. Although required by
RCW's or franchise agreement to relocate their utilities, the City has yet to recuperate delay
costs paid to the Public Works Contractor as a result of private utility- caused delays on other
projects.
Phasing the Project
An option to constructing this project that alleviates these concerns is to split the North 1St Street
Revitalization, Phase 2 project into two phases. Splitting the project into two phases, MLK to `I'
Street (construction in 2016) and `I' Street to `N' Street (construction in 2017), would minimize the
impacts to traffic and businesses by limiting the amount of area disturbed at any one time to
approximately Y4 of a mile. Constructing this project in two seasons would allow the Contractor to
perform the work with a typical local crew, thereby saving costs. Also, there are minimal impacts
to private utilities south of `1' Street. Therefore, MILK to `1' Street could be constructed in 2016
without major concerns of delays caused by the private utilities, while allowing an additional year
for the private utilities to acquire the easements required to relocate their facilities between `1'
Street and `N' Street.
The corridor design of the street improvement project is recommended to have different bicycle
facilities for the northern and southern phases, depending on right of way availability, freight
traffic and destinations. The recent development of the Draft Yakima Bicycle Master Plan
(YBMP) provided more analysis and discussion about appropriate and safe locations to place
bicycle facilities.
Street and Bicycle Facilities by Phase of Project:
The redevelopment of North First Street has been identified by City Council as a priority
Economic Development project. As the Council is aware, Phase 1 of the project (the northern
portion) from SR 12 to "N" Street is funded by Surface Transportation Program (STP) funds of
$2.7 Million. However, the allocation of these Federal Funds has been delayed until 2019. A
striped 5' wide bicycle lane on each side of the street was planned for the northern portion of the
project.
Phase 2 of the project ( "N Street to MILK Boulevard) is currently under design and is proposed to
be funded through a city bond of $8 million with construction to begin in 2016. The portion of
North First Street south of "I" Street has wide right of way (average of 100 feet) to accommodate
a "buffered" bike lane that provides separation between the travel lane and the bike facility.
North First Street north if "I" Street has an average of 84 feet of right of way. Since bicycles are
not permitted on SR 12 or 1 -82, bicycle destinations were examined in the northern portion of the
corridor. It was determined that bicycle access should be promoted to the Yakima Greenway,
rather than to the freeway system. Therefore, at "I" Street bicycles could be directed to either
North 4t" Street or North 6t" Avenue, which both connect to trailheads of the Yakima Greenway.
The First Street corridor, north of "I" street will not have a striped bicycle lane or signs for a
"Shared" bicycle lane. A white fog line will be painted to designate the edge of the outside 12 -foot
travel lane, at approximately 2 feet from the face of the concrete curb. This will provide a margin
for snow storage and amenity space for street trees, street lights and traffic control signs.
The existing Yakima Transportation Plan adopted in 2006 supports this approach, and is shown
in the attached map labeled "Map 4 -2 ". This concept has been submitted to the Draft Yakima
Bicycle Plan for future adoption.
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