Projects — TIB Funding Cycles
FY 2025 SCAP Selections
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| Region: East | Legislative District: 13 | Length: 0.46 mi. | FY 2025 Small City Arterial Program (SCAP) |
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Existing ConditionsIn 2017, the City of Cle Elum initiated a Downtown Revitalization effort to improve safety for all modes of transportation along First Street (SR 903), create a walkable streetscape consistent with its Complete Streets Ordinance, and increase economic growth and vitality. The current conditions of First Street, between Oakes Avenue and Peoh Avenue include deteriorating and non-ADA compliant pedestrian ramps, damaged and settling sidewalk, varying wattage streetlights, inconsistent streetscape amenities, and minimal landscaping. First Street was the original state highway through Cle Elum prior to construction of Interstate 90, and the roadway widths have remained unchanged. The current corridor roadway section includes 17-foot-wide travel lanes in each direction, a 17-foot two-way left turn lane and 13-foot paved parking lanes on both sides of the street. This geometry creates a dangerous and uninviting pedestrian corridor that is vehicle-centric. |
Project Funding
| TIB Funds | Local Funds | Total Costs | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Design | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Right of Way | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Construction | 1,000,216 | 6,408,784 | 7,409,000 |
| Project Totals | $1,000,215 | $6,408,785 | $7,409,000 |
Local Match
| TIB Participation | Local Match | Minimum Local Match |
|---|---|---|
| 13.5% | 86.5% | 5% |
Summary of Improvements
Description of Improvements
Several of the improvements included in the revitalization efforts are Complete Streets techniques that have been proven to improve safety along project corridors. The City has experienced this first hand with completion of Phases 1, 2, 3A, 3B and the current Phase 3C project, which is under construction. One of these techniques is a proposed road diet. This technique narrows the roadway to 11-foot travel lane widths to promote speed calming, increase parking in a safer orientation, and add wide sidewalk and pedestrian amenities to slow traffic in the downtown area. Safer pedestrian crossings will be created through shortened walking distances at new ADA-compliant bulbouts and mid-block choke crosswalks, and pedestrian lighting and street illumination improvements to increase visibility along the First Street corridor. Applying road diet treatments on First Street will allow for non-motorized transportation options in a built environment that will protect all users.