Rural Arterial Program

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Rural Arterial Program
PRELIMINARY PROSPECTUS SUBMITTALSWAC 136-161
sections 010 - 040
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ENGINEERS SELECTION OF Preliminary PROJECTS

• Submit enough projects (5 max, no limit) so
  that the county has options, can review
  competitiveness.
• WAC 136-161-030 The number of preliminary
  prospectuses submitted and the total amount of
  RATA funds requested by each eligible county
  shall be sufficient to assure that, based upon
  such prospectuses, each county will be able to
  compete up to its county limit within its
  region.
• Fundability (RAP or otherwise) short term vs.
  long term, budget fitting, other sources. Read
  NCHRP 574
• Political support - 6 year TIP
• Design issues among the various projects. 3R vs.
  Reconstruction
• In cases where there is potential for a lot of
  local input, the project may only be in the
  preliminary planning stage or facing a Design or
  Value Engineering study. The county should then
  submit the proposal next time, after general
  agreement about the project location and scope.

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PRELIMINARY PROSPECTUS FORM

• Road Number - Follow up DATA, road log.
• Legislative District They do want to know.
• F/C - Eligibility problems, adjusting urban
  growth boundaries, census, annexations.
• Vicinity Map - Can a tourist find the project and
  its limits?
• Description of improvements - surface, accidents,
  alignment, type, program (review during CRAB
  visit).

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FIELD REVIEWS MARCH THROUGH JUNE

• Avoid spring maintenance repairs (overlays, fog
  seals, grading) prior to field review.
• Personnel (preferably County Engineer and others)
  familiar with six year program, county priority
  array. Could include Maintenance and Traffic
  personnel.
• Discuss purpose for the project or corridor,
  overall scope, and possible project alternatives.
• Visual Ratings
• Drive the project once or twice at 25 to 30 mph.

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Rural Arterial Program
FINAL SUBMITTALS Due September 1, even yearsWAC
136 chapters 161 through 165
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FINAL SUBMITTAL OF PROJECTS (Due Sept 1, 2016)

• Up to 5 projects on Preliminary Prospectuses,
  total RATA requested cannot exceed the funding
  limit on the Final Prospectus.
• Fundability indicate other sources of funds.
• Political, Local Support Must be on 6 year TIP
  the year after Final Prospectus submittal
• Federally defined Bridges (gt 20ft)
• NE Region BR If not FA, submit as road project,
  (3R, RC).
• SE Region BR Two bridge arrays, Stand Alone
  (SA) and Federal (FA)
• PS Region BR If rehab., must be FA. Otherwise
  can be SA or FA as above.
• gt 20 feet long
• Proposed project must replace or rebuild an
  existing road, replaced roads must be converted
  to local or closed.
• CRAB staff cannot give assurance of funding on
  the next array.
• The CRABoard will not approve requests for
  increased RATA funding that are due to poor
  original cost estimating or design assumptions.
  (see NCHRP 574)
• Ranking is adjusted to reflect extent of
  improvement.

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FINAL PROSPECTUS FORM

• IDENTIFICATION Road Number, M.P. limits, F/C,
  CFGTS, Leg Dist, 6 Yr No.
• DESCRIPTION OF PROPOSED IMPROVEMENTS
• Examples
• Structural - Existing gravel road to be surfaced
  with BST, ACP
• Horizontal - 8 deficient curves will be improved
  to 40 mph design speed, existing range from 15 to
  35 mph
• Vertical - Two substandard vertical curves (one
  at Herd Lane) will be improved to 500 sight
  distance).
• Width - Existing 18 ft roadway to be widened to
  11 ft lanes and 4 ft shoulders. Standard is 6 ft
  shoulders.
• Deviation will be pursued
• Clear Zone - Utility Poles will remain. County
  will seek a deviation, considering low volumes
  and
• accident history.
• Guardrail to be installed adjacent to wetlands,
  vic. of M.P. 2.4, where slopes cannot be
  flattened.
• FUNDING AND TIMING
• SPECIAL CONSDERATIONS THAT MAY AFFECT PROJECT
  SCHEDULE
• Check all that may impact, this will provide
  support for increases and extensions, if needed.
• PROJECT TYPE FA, SA, RC, 3R, I/S.

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RAP ARRAY

• Descending Rank Order
• Partially funded projects from previous biennium
  are funded first at the top of the new array.
• Ties will fund county with least allocated above.
• No Duplicates (from previous biennia)
• Check functional class (may have changed).
• Check road levy certification.
• Turn-back funds from w/drawn projects will be
  added to new array as additional revenue that all
  counties compete for.
• Counties that gained increased or emergency
  funding last biennium will have reduced funding
  limits on new array.
• A large or full array demonstrates need to
  legislature.
• See WAC 136-161-030

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FUNDING OF PROJECTS

• FIRST ALLOCATION MAY OCCUR AT SPRING, ODD YEAR
• CRABOARD MTG lt 90 OF ESTIMATED REVENUE.
• THE REMAINDER (10) IS ALLOTTED AT A LATER TIME.

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CRAB / COUNTY CONTRACT

• COUNTY CERTIFIES THAT
• Road Funds were used within guidelines of WAC
  136150.
• It will obtain deviation approval from WSDOT for
  reconstruction projects not built to full design
  standards (LAG Manual) prior to construction. The
  Reconstruction Project Type as used in the RAP
  rating worksheets does not determine the need for
  full design standards. The County Engineer must
  independently determine if the project needs to
  address full design standards. Full design
  standards are required if the project changes the
  alignment by 50 or more AND adds additional
  through lanes, unless a deviation is granted by
  the WSDOT.
• It will document its design considerations for
  the proposed improvements in keeping with 3R
  standards as listed in the Local Agency
  Guidelines.
• The project will be constructed in accordance
  with the information (Prospectus) furnished to
  the CRABoard, and the plans and specifications
  prepared by the county engineer.
• It will notify the CRABoard when a contract has
  been awarded and/or when construction has
  started, and when the project has been completed.
• It will reimburse the RATA in the event a project
  post audit reveals improper expenditure of RATA
  funds.
• Projects may be split, phased or combined with
  another adjacent project only after CRAB written
  approval and only prior to construction.
• If you anticipate an increase request, CRAB must
  receive an updated estimate prior to, and within
  3 months of award of the construction contract.

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CRAB / COUNTY CONTRACT

• CRABOARD CERTIFIES THAT
• It will reimburse the county from RATA funds
  allocated, and not otherwise, for its
  reimbursable costs not to exceed the amount
  specified.
• It will reimburse counties on the basis of
  monthly progress payment vouchers received and
  approved on individual projects in the order in
  which they are received in the CRABoard office,
  and subject to the availability of RATA funds
  apportioned to the region. Such obligation to
  reimburse RATA funds extends only to project
  costs incurred after the date of project approval
  by the CRABoard. (for emergency projects, this
  date will be made retroactive to the storm
  event.)
• The contract offered to the county is valid and
  binding only if it is signed and returned to the
  CRABoard office within 45 days of its mailing by
  the CRABoard.