Children Pedestrian Safety Program Rankings

Posted February 21, 2019 & filed under Funding News.

The scores and rankings were approved by the Idaho Transportation Board on 02/21/19. The following list represents the applications received ranked by score and the requested amount. Awards letters have been issued.

2019 CPS Rankings (PDF)

Program Background: Some Strategic Initiatives funds were directed to be spent specifically on projects addressing “children pedestrian safety on the state and local system.” LHTAC and ITD staff worked together to develop a joint program to fund these projects. Similar to the Local Strategic Initiatives program the project should be “shovel ready” and construction must be completed by late fall/early winter 2019.

The Children Pedestrian Safety Program projects must still be considered maintenance as stated in H312. This includes but is not limited to;

paths/sidewalks along or adjacent to an existing roadway
connecting sidewalks/paths between two terminal points
ADA ramps
pedestrian crossing facilities across an existing roadway including signing and/or signalization
paving an existing pathway

Check out the 2018 complete projects HERE!

Innovation Exchange Webinar: Project Bundling

Posted February 1, 2019 & filed under Funding News, LHTAC News.

Innovation Exchange Webinar: Project Bundling (PDF)

Target Audience: Local Agencies, Tribes, and Federal Land Management Agencies (Please Share this information)

Happy New Year! Center for Local Aid is starting off the year with cost effective information that will help you stretch your money. It’s no secret that our infrastructure needs attention. But how can you provide that on a shoestring budget?

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Number of crashes at Benton St. and 2nd Ave. reduced by 91.67%

Posted January 31, 2019 & filed under Funding News, LHTAC News.

By City of Pocatello
From the Idaho State Journal January 30, 2019

POCATELLO – Two full years after improvements were completed at a Pocatello intersection, the number of crashes are down by more than 90 percent at the site.

Staff with the City of Pocatello Engineering Department compiled accident data from the Pocatello Police Department and the Local Highway Technical Assistance Council (LHTAC) at the Benton Street and 2nd Avenue intersection. Their findings show that crashes at and near the intersection dropped by 91.67 percent in 2017 and 2018 when compared to 2014 and 2015. In 2017 and 2018, there was one accident. Meanwhile, 2014 and 2015 saw 12 accidents. Staff did not use 2016 in their comparison because it was the year construction was underway. In 2016, there were two crashes reported.

“The City of Pocatello takes the safety of its citizens very seriously and prior to starting the project, the intersection at Benton Street and 2nd Avenue was identified as one of the most dangerous intersections in Pocatello,” said Jeff Mansfield, Public Works Director/City Engineer. “The drastic decrease in accidents is proof that the improvements were a success.”

The first aid at this point only crash following construction was in August 2018.

The cost of the project was roughly $359,000 with 92.66 percent being paid through federal sources and 7.34 percent paid by the City through cash and in-kind contributions.

To view the compiled data, visit pocatello.us/DocumentCenter/View/5303/Benton2ndAccidentData and to see LHTAC’s data, visit gis.lhtac.org/safety.

For more information on other projects happening around Pocatello, visit projects.pocatello.us.

Public comment sought on rural public transportation grants

Posted January 29, 2019 & filed under Funding News, LHTAC News.

BOISE – Through Feb. 28 at midnight, the Idaho Transportation Department’s Public Transportation office is seeking public comment on rural public transportation grant applications.

These awards, for the 2019 One Time Application grants cycle, will fund capital projects to enhance public transportation systems in Idaho, and promote safety, mobility, and economic opportunity. (more…)

Nez Perce County wins $15.7M

Posted December 18, 2018 & filed under Funding News, LHTAC News.

Aging Cherrylane Bridge slated for replacement—Federal grant would fund much of long sought-after project

By JOEL MILLS of the Lewiston Tribune

After years of unsuccessful applications, Nez Perce County has been awarded the federal grant it needs to replace Cherrylane Bridge.

County Road and Bridge Department Director Mark Ridinger confirmed the $15.75 million federal Better Utilizing Investments to Leverage Development, or B.U.I.L.D., grant Monday, the full amount requested. That grant program recently replaced the Transportation Investment Generating Economic Recovery, or T.I.G.E.R., grant program. (more…)