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FY 2012 FHWA Discretionary Grants for Washington State

Project Description Amount Program

Gooseberry Point Ferry Terminal

Improvements

This project will improve docking and mooring

improvements, including reconstructing wingwalls,

which help guide ferries safely to the dock at

Gooseberry Point.

$400,000 Ferry Boat Discretionary

Lopez Terminal Trestle Pavement

Rehabilitation

This project will rehabilitate dock and pavement near

the Lopez Terminal Trestle.$600,000 Ferry Boat Discretionary

Washington State Ferries Vessel

Renovations

This project will provide new power assemblies and

boiler burners which will improve fuel efficiency and

reduce emissions on up to seven vessels King, Kitsap,

San Juan and Skagit Counties.

$2,000,000 Ferry Boat Discretionary

Visual Paging System - 10 Terminals

This project will create an announcement system

using display screens to keep hearing-impaired

passengers informed in King, Pierce, Thurston Island,San Juan, Skagit and Snohomish Counties.


MV Yakima and Kaleetan PA System and

General Alarm

This project will replace the public announcement

and general alarm systems, keeping them in

compliance with U.S. Coast Guard regulations.


Skagit County Guemes Ferry Dolphin

Replacement

This project will replace five creosote-treated

dolphins with steel dolphins at the Anacortes

Terminal. Dolphins serve as guiding posts for ferry

vessels to make a safe approach to the landing dock.

$1,200,000 Ferry Boat Discretionary

I-90/Snoqualmie Pass in Hyak

This project will use state-of-the-art barrier

delineators and lane markers on I-90 over

Snoqualmie Pass to improve nighttime and inclement

weather driving and require less repair and

maintenance.

$182,600 Highways for LIFE

SR 99, Alaskan Way Viaduct Northbound in

Seattle

The project proposes to use innovative materials

such as Shape Memory Alloy (SMA) that can fully

recover its form after a seismic event.

$400,000Innovative Bridge Research and

Deployment

North Cascades Scenic Highway Mazama

Lucky Jim Viewshed Protection

The project will protect and conserve scenic views

from the byway near the gateway community of

Mazama, Washington which serves as a gateway for

travelers.

$237,496 National Scenic Byways

Yakima River Canyon Scenic Byway Visitor

Center

This project will fund the construction of a new

visitor center at the northern gateway to the byway

at Helen McCabe Park.

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White Pass Scenic Byway Mossyrock Dam

Viewpoint and Safety Improvements

This project will enhance safety and visitor

information on White Pass Scenic Byway by

providing a safe deceleration lane from the highway,

an accessible overlook and signage.


Pacific Coast Scenic Byway SkokomishTribal Cultural Rest Area

The project will improve safety and access byproviding visitor parking and constructing an

accessible shelter.


Chinook Scenic Byway Corridor

Management Plan Update

This project will update the corridor management

plan for the entire 86 miles of the Chinook Byway.$59,495 National Scenic Byways

Engineering Assessment for Access

Preservation

This project will develop an engineering assessment

for the Upper Hoh Road the only road connecting

Scenic Byway US 101 to the Hoh Rain Forest in

Olympic National Park that was damaged by heavy

storms.

$200,000Public Lands Highway

Discretionary

Sol Duc River US Forest Service

Improvement and Olympic Discovery Trail

Access

This project will improve road safety by upgrading

five miles of existing gravel roads, widening, paving

some segments and installing larger stream passage

culverts.

$980,000Public Lands Highway

Discretionary

Signal crossing upgrades

This project will upgrade signaling and install

advanced preemption at a crossing adjacent to the

intersection of 37th Street NW and B Street NW in

Auburn.

$307,550

Railway-Highway Crossing Hazard

Elimination in High-Speed Rail

Corridors

Vancouver Waterfront TrailTCSP funds will extend Vancouvers existing multiuse

waterfront Renaissance Trail.$750,000

Transportation, Community

and System Preservation

Tacomas T-13 Corridor for Active

Transportation and Safety Project

TCSP funds will help construct Tacomas longest

continuous bikeway.$1,000,000

Transportation, Community

and System Preservation

King County Park-and-Ride Pricing in Multi-

Family Developments

To address a regional shortage in parking spaces at

park and ride facilitates, the project will facilitate the

paid use of parking spaces that are vacated during

the day in multifamily neighborhoods along transit

routes in the Seattle area, thereby allowing more useof public transit.

$543,900 Value Pricing Pilot Program

Express Toll lanes Continuous Access

Demonstration

This project introduces continuous-access priced

lanes, which allows paying customers to access HOT

lanes from the general purpose lanes at any point for

a fee.

$520,000 Value Pricing Pilot Program

Total funding $12,628,010

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2012 FHWA Discretionary Grants - Wash. State