Section 479-14-131 - Award criteria for the urban programThe board establishes the following criteria for use in evaluating urban program grant applications:
(1) Mobility improvements - Includes system connectivity, improves flow of vehicles and freight, and extends or completes corridor for network connections.(2) Physical condition - Includes pavement, structural, and geometric design features of the arterial.(3) Growth and development improvements - Provides or improves access to urban centers, economic development, supports annexation agreements, and increases residential density.(4) Safety improvements - Addresses crash or severity reduction, reduction of roadway hazards, reduction of roadway deficiencies, and eliminates or reduces railroad at-grade crossing hazards.(5) Sustainability - Improves mode accessibility, reduces or eliminates water detention, supports native vegetation, and encourages energy reduction technology and use of recycled materials, or increases the lifecycle of the facility.(6) Constructability - Demonstrates a strong likelihood to achieve full funding, obtain permits, acquire right of way, and reach construction within the timelines established in WAC 479-05-211.Wash. Admin. Code § 479-14-131
Amended by WSR 22-07-023, Filed 3/9/2022, effective 4/9/2022Amended by WSR 23-08-032, Filed 3/28/2023, effective 4/28/2023Statutory Authority: Chapter 47.26 RCW. 12-08-060, § 479-14-131, filed 4/3/12, effective 5/4/12; 07-18-050, § 479-14-131, filed 8/30/07, effective 9/30/07.