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City of Walla Walla's Poplar Street / Alder Street

8-4-176(027)-1

8-4-176(027)-1
Poplar Street / Alder Street
S Colville St to Howard St

FY 2022 Urban Arterial Program
Current Phase : Audit
Total TIB Funding : $2,937,100

County: Walla Walla   |   Legislative District: 16   |   Project Length: 0.51   |   TIB Engineer: Jonathan Heusman   |   Last Payment Date: 01/31/2024

Project Information

Lead Agency WALLA WALLA
Funding Year 2022
Program UAP
Current Phase Audit
Legislative District 16
Congressional District 5
Federal Route Number 7200
Project Length 0.51 mi.
ADT 11,000
Functional Class Principal
Type of Work Reconstruction
Project Contact Adam Kline
Contact Email akline@wallawallawa.gov
TIB Engineer Jonathan Heusman
Last Payment Date 01/31/2024
Cultural Resource Assessment CRA

Project Schedule

  Target Date Actual Date
Project Selection Date   11/20/2020
Delayed Project Date 01/01/2022  
DAHP Assessment Date   01/04/2022
Predesign Approval
Design Approval 03/01/2021 03/05/2021
Bid Auth. Approval 03/01/2022 01/25/2022
Construction Approval 04/30/2022 03/03/2022
Project Closeout 12/31/2023 01/19/2024
Audit Date   01/31/2024
Withdrawn Date  

Project Funding

TIB Funds Project Costs
Environmental Study 0 0
Design Study 0 0
Total Predesign 0 0
     
Special Study 0 0
Design 0 0
Right of Way 0 0
Total Design 0 0
     
Construction Engineering 114,000 789,955
Construction Contract 2,415,000 5,133,257
Other Construction 25,000 0
Total Construction 2,554,000 5,923,212
     
Funding Increase 383,100  
Total TIB Funding 2,937,100 5,923,212

Local Funding Partners

Funding Amount Percent
WALLA WALLA 2,986,112 50.4%
WSDOT Funding 0 0.0%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Total Local Funding 2,986,112 50.4%

Project Description

The City completed a corridor study of Poplar Street from 2018 to 2019. The goal of the study was to improve the multimodal facilities, improve safety, and foster well informed community support for the project. The public was engaged through the study with open houses and stakeholder meetings. The proposed road diet, converting Poplar Street to two through lanes with a center turn lane and buffered bicycle lanes on both sides was selected as the preferred configuration for Poplar Street with large public support. By implementing this change, a reduction in collisions by 29% is anticipated. In addition to the road diet, the existing traffic signals at the Poplar St/Alder St/Park St intersection, Poplar St/Palouse St intersection and the Alder St/Palouse St intersection will be replaced with roundabouts. Roundabouts can reduce injury crashes by up to 78%. The Poplar St/Palouse St roundabout will also have rectangular rapid flashing beacons (RRFB) to further improve pedestrian safety. Enhanced pedestrian crossing with curb extensions, and RRFB will be added at the Poplar St/Colville St intersection and the Alder St/Howard St intersection. The Alder St/Howard St intersection had a pedestrian fatality in September 2016. Adding bike lanes will extend the existing bike lanes from the eastern edge of the City to Colville Street. New LED illumination will be installed, improving visibility.

Existing Condition

The City recently updated their Local Road Safety Plan in February of 2020 (see attached). This Plan contained crash data statistics for the 5-year period of 2014 - 2018 and identified 25 fatal or serious injury crashes within the City. The segment of Poplar Street from Northeast Myra Road to Howard Street (a 2.2–mile corridor) has experienced 151 total crashes (all severities), including one serious injury crash. This segment of Poplar had an average of over 30 crashes per year. Poplar Street accounts for 4% of the City of Walla Walla's fatal and serious injury crashes between 2014 and 2018. The roadway pavement is failing. The PCI ratings from 2019 scored Poplar Street within the project area from 35-49 which puts it at the point necessitating full reconstruction. Illumination is poor and sidewalks are damaged, containing utility poles and other objects creating obstacles that impact accessibility. The sidewalks also lack sufficient ADA facilities. Most of the corridor lacks bicycle facilities. Traffic signals do not have detection or support turning movements.

Project Benefits

  • Improves safety;
  • Optimizes traffic flow

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Project Delays

Delay Type Resolution Date Comments

No delayed project history.

Project Payments