PORT TOWNSEND — A public hearing is set Monday on a six-year road improvement plan that includes completion of the Larry Scott Trail and the first phase of the Rick Tollefson Memorial Trail.
The county commissioners will conduct the hearing at 11 a.m. in their chambers at the Jefferson County Courthouse, 1825 Jefferson St., Port Townsend.
They will consider approving the $18.7 million Six-Year Transportation Improvement Program after the hearing.
The plan for 2012-2017 is a list of potential capital transportation projects the county may undertake in the next six years, depending on funding.
It includes cost estimates and secured or planned revenue sources for each project.
The estimated cost of the 30 projects listed in the plan is $18.7 million, with an estimated 88 percent of the funding to come from state and federal sources — if the money is secured.
Projects must be listed in such a plan to be eligible for most state and federal grant programs, said Josh D. Peters, principal transportation planner with the Jefferson County Department of Public Works, in a statement.
“State and federal priorities strongly influence what actually gets accomplished,” said Monte Reinders, county engineer, in the statement.
Larry Scott Trail
Among the major projects now in the preliminary engineering or construction phase is the completion of the Larry Scott Trail, at a cost of $565,582.
The trail would be extended from the crossing at South Discovery Road next to the Discovery Bay Golf Course to where Milo Curry Road meets South Discovery Road near Four Corners.
The state Wildlife & Recreation Program and the county each would provide $282,791.
Engineering and construction are expected to begin this year and conclude in 2013.
Rick Tollefson Trail
The first phase of the Rick Tollefson Memorial Trail, connecting the Bob Bates Recreational Fields with HJ Carroll Park, also is included in the plan.
The trail is planned to extend from the recreational fields — which are next to the Jefferson County sheriff’s facility on Chimacum Road, about one mile from central Port Hadlock — westward through the Chimacum Valley to HJ Carroll Park, crossing Chimacum Creek along the way.
The first phase would be a half-mile long, the county said.
The second phase would connect HJ Carroll Park to the Chimacum School campus, while the third phase would extend the trail east to the Bob Bates Fields and north to central Port Hadlock.
The first phase is estimated to cost $1,671,062, with the majority of the funds — $1,032,226 — coming from federal sources.
The state Pedestrian and Bicycle Safety Program would provide $341,774, while $297,062 would be paid by the county.
Construction is anticipated in 2012 and 2013.
Paradise Bay Road
Another project in the plan is the $1,602,050 widening and paving of Paradise Bay Road from Ludlow Creek to Teal Lake Road.
State Rural Arterial Program funds would provide $1,441,845, while county funds would be $160,205.
Construction is expected in 2013.
Other projects include safety improvements on collector roads and repairs, and several projects in West Jefferson County, which include the painting of the Queets Bridge on Clearwater Road and the replacement of several culverts.
For more information, visit www.co.jefferson.wa.us or phone 360-385-9160.
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