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2019 - 2024 Transportation Improvement Program (TIP) 2019 - 2024 Transportation Improvement Program (TIP) for the Tri-Cities Metropolitan Area & Benton-Franklin Region DRAFT Benton-Franklin Region «¬21 «¬261 «¬17 «¬26 «¬263 ¤£395 «¬241 «¬240 Benton County Franklin County «¬225 West Richland #!"$182 «¬224 #!"$82 Legend #!"$82 #!"$182 #!"$82 #!"$82 #!"$82 Richland Pasco #!"$82 Metropolitan Planning Area Prosser #!"$82 Kennewick «¬22 (MPA) #!"$82 Regional Transportation Planning «¬397 «¬221 Organization (RTPO) Boundary #!"$82 #!"$82 «¬14 0 5 10 20 ¯ Miles Benton-Franklin Council of Governments P.O. Box 217, Richland WA 99354 509.943.9185 www.bfcog.us Table of Contents Table of Contents ...........................................................................2 Title VI Public Notice ....................................................................3 Introduction ..................................................................................6 Benton-Franklin Council of Governments ................................................................................. 6 Federal and State Requirements ...................................................9 Federal Legislation ......................................................................................................................... 9 Annual Federal Listing of Obligations Report ........................................................................... 9 State Legislation ............................................................................................................................. 9 Performance Measures .................................................................................................................. 10 Metropolitan/Regional Transportation Plan Consistency ........................................................ 11 Congestion Management Process ............................................................................................... 11 Air Quality ....................................................................................................................................... 11 TIP Development Process .............................................................13 TIP and STIP Development .......................................................................................................... 13 Project Selection of Federal Funds ............................................................................................... 13 Public Input Process ....................................................................................................................... 14 TIP Adoption .................................................................................................................................. 14 TIP Project Changes ...................................................................................................................... 14 Financial Plan ................................................................................16 2019 - 2024 TIP Projects ...............................................................19 Project Analysis .............................................................................................................................. 19 Federal Funding Codes .................................................................................................................. 21 Washington State Funding Codes ................................................................................................ 21 Project Type .................................................................................................................................... 21 Appendix .......................................................................................A2 Appendix A - Public and Agency Participation Process ........................................................... A3 Appendix B - Annual Listing of Federal Obligations ................................................................ A12 Appendix C - Secured Projects 2019-2022 ................................................................................. A13 Appendix D - Planned Projects 2019-2024 ................................................................................. A81 2 2019-2024 TIP Title VI Public Notice Benton‐Franklin Council of Governments hereby gives public notice that it is the policy of the agency to assure full compliance with Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Civil Rights Restoration Act of 1987, Executive Order 12898 on Environmental Justice, and related statutes and regulations in all programs and activities. Title VI requires that no person in the United States of America shall, on the grounds of race, color, sex, or national origin, be excluded from the participation in, be denied the benefits of, or be otherwise subjected to discrimination under any program or activity for which BFCG receives federal financial assistance. Following 29 USC 794, no otherwise qualified individual with a disability shall, solely by reason of their disability, be excluded from participation in, be denied benefits of, or be subjected to discrimination under any program or activity receiving Federal financial assistance. Any person who believes they have been aggrieved by an unlawful discriminatory practice under Title VI has a right to file a formal complaint with BFCG. Any such complaint must be in writing and filed with the BFCG Title VI Coordinator within one hundred eighty (180) days following the date of the alleged discriminatory occurrence. Title VI Complaint Forms may be obtained from BFCG at no cost by calling (509) 943‐9185. If information is needed in another language, please contact BFCG at (509) 943‐9185. Si se necesita información en otro idioma, por favor contacte a BFCG (509) 943‐9185 Access the complete document on the BFCG website http://www.bfcog.us/TitleVI%20Plan_July2014.pdf 3 2019-2024 TIP Pending Benton‐Franklin Council of Governments Draft 2018-2024 Regional Transportation Improvement Program Tri‐Cities MPO and Benton‐Franklin RTPO RESOLUTION #03-18 Adoption of the 2019‐2024 Transportation Improvement Program for the Tri‐Cities MPO and the Benton‐Franklin RTPO Whereas, The Benton‐Franklin Council of Governments (BFCG) has been certified by the United States Department of Transportation (USDOT) and the Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) and is responsible for coordinating the regional transportation planning process as set forth in Title 23 U.S.C. Section 134 and 49 U.S.C. Section 5303 of the Federal Transit Act; and Whereas, BFCG must review, prioritize, and select Surface Transportation Block Group (STBG) projects, as a Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO); and Whereas, Local jurisdictions and state agencies have submitted projects for inclusion in the MPO and Regional Transportation Planning Organization (RTPO) Transportation Improvement Programs (TIPs), which are based on reasonably available financial resources at the federal, state, and local levels; and Whereas, The RTPO TIP includes a six‐year list of regionally significant transportation projects of which the first four years are prioritized by year; and Whereas, A public open house was held on August 29th, at the Ben Franklin Transit Administration Office, 1000 Columbia Park Trail, Richland, to receive public input on the TIP and afford a public comment period, and all comments have been addressed by either the BFCG staff or local jurisdictions; and Whereas, The WSDOT Regional Highways and Local Programs Office and Regional Programming Office have reviewed the MPO and RTPO TIP and find the contents free of omissions; NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the BFCG Board adopts the 2019‐2024 TIP for the Tri‐Cities MPO and the 2019‐ 2024 TIP for the Benton‐Franklin RTPO; and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the MPO and RTPO Transportation Improvement Programs be submitted to the appropriate state and federal agencies for review and approval. PASSED AND APPROVED this 30th day of October, 2018. Attest: Brian Malley, Executive Director Skip Novakovich , BFCG President 4 2019-2024 TIP 5 2019-2024 TIP Introduction The 2019 Transportation Improvement Program BFCG, and the metropolitan transit agency, Ben (TIP) is a list of proposed upcoming transportation Franklin Transit (BFT), defines the responsibilities for projects within the Tri-Cities Metropolitan Planning cooperatively carrying out transportation planning Organization (MPO) and the Benton-Franklin and programming in the metropolitan area. Regional Transportation Planning Organization (RTPO). Transportation projects included in the TIP BFCG Membership and Structure are either proposed for Federal funding according to The BFCG is comprised of sixteen member 23 U.S.C. (Federal Highway Administration) and 49 jurisdictions, which represent the region’s population U.S.C. (Federal Transit Administration), or are projects of 255,075. that have regional significance. MPO/RTPO Membership RTPO Membership The purpose of the TIP is to document proposed • Ben Franklin Transit • City of Mesa projects for a four-year and six-year fiscal period, so • City of Benton City • City of Connell that project funding can be secured. In order to be • City of Kennewick • City of Kahlotus considered for federal or state funding, local projects • City of Richland • City of Prosser • City of Pasco must be in the TIP. The TIP is developed to meet • City of West Richland federal regulations (23 CFR 450.326) by the Benton- • Franklin County Franklin Council of Governments. • Benton County • Port of Pasco Benton-Franklin Council of • Port of Benton • Port
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