12-194.00 City of Millwood: Argonne Rd Safety ProjectMEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING
BETWEEN THE CITY OF SPOKANE VALLEY AND CITY OF MILLWOOD
FOR THE DESIGN & CONSTRUCTION OF THE
ARGONNE RD (EMPIRE TO KNOX) SAFETY PROJECT
WHEREAS, the cities of Spokane Valley (SPOKANE VALLEY) and Millwood ( MILLWOOD)
applied for and have been awarded a $180,640 Federal 2012 City Safety Program grant to
design and construct various safety improvements along the Argonne Road corridor between
Empire Avenue and Knox Avenue and install bicycle route signs along various nearby streets
(SAFETY PROJECT); and
WHEREAS, SPOKANE VALLEY and MILLWOOD intend as part of their 2012
Transportation Improvement Programs, to design and construct the SAFETY PROJECT; and
WHEREAS, SPOKANE VALLEY and MILLWOOD agree that the installation of the SAFETY
PROJECT would benefit the ratepayers, taxpayers and the traveling public of both cities.
NOW, THEREFORE, SPOKANE VALLEY and MILLWOOD do hereby agree as follows:
ARTICLE 1 — RESPONSIBILITIES OF SPOKANE VALLEY
1. Plans and specifications for the SAFETY PROJECT will be prepared by SPOKANE VALLEY
for construction in 2013. SPOKANE VALLEY will purchase equipment under WASHINGTON
STATE PURCHASING CONTRACTS where possible. SPOKANE VALLEY will contract with
SPOKANE COUNTY (COUNTY) for construction and installation of elements of the SAFETY
PROJECT that cannot be installed by Spokane Valley or Millwood forces.
2. SPOKANE VALLEY shall have full control over the construction, shall be responsible for
ordering and approving materials, construction testing, and shall be the administrator for the
project.
3. SPOKANE VALLEY shall make payments to the STATE and COUNTY upon receipt of
invoices.
4. SPOKANE VALLEY shall submit for reimbursement from WSDOT Highways and Local
Programs all eligible SAFETY PROJECT costs based upon invoices provided by the COUNTY,
Washington State Purchasing Department, and other vendors.
ARTICLE 2 — RESPONSIBILITIES OF MILLWOOD
1. MILLWOOD will provide SPOKANE VALLEY with right -of -way information, including existing
road as -built information at the intersections of Argonne Road and Liberty, Empire, Grace and
Trent.
2. This Memorandum of Understanding, once fully executed, shall establish a commitment by
MILLWOOD to cooperate and coordinate with SPOKANE VALLEY in a timely manner on all
design and construction associated with the SAFETY PROJECT. MILLWOOD will review 30%
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and 90% plans and specifications prepared by SPOKANE VALLEY. MILLWOOD shall provide
a review response for each within 10 working days.
3. MILLWOOD shall designate a "responsible person" who shall represent MILLWOOD's
interest during the construction of the SAFETY PROJECT, and shall coordinate any
modifications or changes needed by MILLWOOD in conjunction with the work.
4. MILLWOOD shall identify the elements of the project that it wishes to include in the project
prior to SPOKANE VALLEY submitting the 30% review plans.
5. MILLWOOD shall install the SAFETY PROJECT elements identified in the previous
paragraph within the grant timelines.
ARTICLE 3 - ALLOCATION OF COSTS
1. The SAFETY project is 100% funded by a $180,640 Federal 2012 City Safety Program grant
for all design, right -of -way and construction costs. There is no local match required.
2. SPOKANE VALLEY is authorized to include in the reimbursement its eligible administrative
and staff costs incurred for researching, preparing design documents, grant and project
administration, preparation of change orders, sign installation, etc., for the SAFETY PROJECT.
3. MILLWOOD is authorized to include in the reimbursement its eligible administrative and staff
costs incurred for researching, reviewing design documents, grant and project administration,
sign installation, etc., for the SAFETY PROJECT.
4. MILLWOOD shall issue a no -cost permit to the COUNTY to perform work within
MILLWOOD'S right -of -way for the SAFETY PROJECT.
CITY OF SPOKANE VALLEY:
APPROV D AS TOO M:
By:
Office of *e City P1ft&P&af
CITY OF MILLWOOD:
By: DIle,11,010(i1 /"414
Honorable Daniel Mork
Mayor of City of Millwood
By: AIA- `J-(t-
Office of the City Attorney
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City of Spokane Valley and City of Millwood
Joint Corridor Project
Argonne from Empire to Knox
Congressional District: 5th
Legislative District: 4th
Contact: Inga Note, PE, Senior Traffic Engineer, inote @spokanevalley.org, 509 - 720 -5011
Tom Richardson, Millwood City Planner, tom .rchardson @cityofmillwood.org, 509- 924 -0960
Cost Estimate
Estimated Project Cost Amount Requested
$180,640 $180,640
See detailed cost estimate on the attached page.
Project Description
This project will focus on reducing red -light running, rear -end, pedestrian and bicycle collisions.
Spokane Valley and Millwood intend to do this by upgrading signal equipment allowing for corridor wide
signal coordination, development of new signal timing plans, installation of countdown pedestrian
timers, and signing of alternate bike routes. These programs are detailed below.
This part of Argonne carries over 40,000 vehicles
per day and has enough freight to be a T2 route. It
is very congested during peak periods. While much
work has been done on the peak hour signal
coordination, the corridor could operate better with
some small changes. The three signals in Millwood
have old controllers and are not connected into the
central system. This makes it almost impossible for
them to stay in coordination with the Spokane
Valley and WSDOT signals to the south, leading to
increased congestion, more stopping at red lights,
driver frustration, and likely influencing the collision
rate. Under this project the City of Millwood would
replace their three controllers with Eagle m52s
running NextPhase and would install radio
interconnect in the signal cabinets. The
interconnect would tie to Spokane Valley and
WSDOT systems at Trent /Argonne. Although the
northern end of this project was designated as
Empire Avenue, both cities agree it would be best
to include the Liberty Avenue signal as well to
ensure all three Millwood signals are operating the
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same equipment. In order to replace the controller and install the radios, the signal cabinets must be
replaced. The project will also install countdown pedestrian signals at the three Millwood signals (Grace,
Empire, and Liberty) to reduce ped collisions. All construction work for the signals would be completed
by Spokane County since they maintain the signals for Millwood.
Following the signal equipment upgrade the City of Spokane Valley will work with WSDOT and Spokane
County to develop improved signal coordination plans for the weekend, evenings, and other times of the
day as deemed necessary. Adjustments will be made to the existing peak hour plans.
The last part of this project will address the bicycle collisions. Due to the heavy traffic and narrow lane
widths, Argonne is not recommended for bicycle travel. Spokane Valley and Millwood intend to improve
alternate routes to direct cyclists to ride on other streets as designated in the Bicycle and Pedestrian
Master Plan. This project would fund the purchase and installation of "Bicycle Route" signs on roadways
west of Argonne including Mission, Vista, Knox, Sargent, Montgomery and Liberty Avenue(in Millwood).
The Spokane Valley bicycle route map is attached for reference.
The City of Spokane Valley is currently designing improvements to the Argonne /Knox and
Argonne /Montgomery intersections. These improvements will include ADA upgrades to curb ramps,
intersection and signal improvements at Knox and a new NB right turn lane at Montgomery to reduce
congestion between Trent and 1 -90. The project is funded with a CMAQ grant. The proposed HSIP
improvements will be coordinated with the CMAQ funded improvements to maximize the benefits to
the traveling public. Therefore countdown pedestrian signals for the intersections of Argonne with
Montgomery and Knox are not included in this proposal as they will be part of the CMAQ project.
Agency Coordination
The City of Spokane Valley will be the lead agency and will handle all administration of the project.
Spokane Valley staff will coordinate signal work with Spokane County and oversee development of
signal timing plans with Spokane County, City of Millwood and WSDOT. Spokane County signal staff will
make all traffic signal improvements in Millwood. Spokane Valley will purchase bike route signs and
provide them to Millwood for installation. Millwood will also provide feedback to Spokane Valley and
Spokane County on the new signal timing plans. See the attached email from the City of Millwood with
their approval to move forward with a joint application. The two agencies will prepare an interlocal
agreement if the project is selected for funding.
Schedule
Receive award notification
Jan 2012
Design
Spring 2012
Construction
Summer -Fall 2012
Signal Coordination Work
Fall 2012
Collision Analysis
A summary of the common collision types is shown in the table below. Along with the collision types is a
summary of the corrections that would be made to reduce the collisions.
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It should be noted that another prominent collision pattern has already been corrected in this corridor.
The Argonne Road /Indiana Avenue intersection was the site of many collisions between through and left
turning traffic. This movement was eliminated with the installation of a median in late 2008, which
eliminated that collision pattern. For analysis purposes, the following collisions should be considered as
already corrected: 2031007, C706792, 1872641, 1905957, 1911558, 2776601, 2779882, 2903643,
2903663, and 2912603.
Rear -end collisions occur at many of the signalized
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intersections and inbetween signals due to congestion.
The proposed improvements will improve signal
coordination and corridor throughput in an effort to
reduce the overall congestion and queuing of vehicles.
This should lead to a reduction in rear -end collisions.
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the sidewalk. Cyclists are hit by drivers turning from side
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intersections. They are caused by pedestrians not
following the pedestrian signal, and by drivers not
yielding the right of way. Installation of pedestrians'.
countdown signals in Millwood will help reduce this
collision pattern. Countdowns will be installed at the
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Red -light running collisions occur at most of the signals
on the corridor. Spokane Valley has used signal
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coordination to effectively reduce red -light running in
other parts of the City. A significant amount of time has
already been invested in signal timing in this corridor,
but additional improvements could be made once the
signal controllers in Millwood are updated. In addition
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Spokane Valley staff would work to develop weekend
and evening timing plans to help reduce the red light
running.
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The following collisions occurred in this corridor during the 2004 -2010 analysis period. We believe they
are all correctable with this improvement. This is not a complete analysis of all collisions in the corridor,
and there may be additional collisions that are correctable.
Collision
Number
Date
Argonne
Intersection
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Severity
Contributing Factors
correctable with Improvement
3059996
12/3/08
Empire
Angle
Serious
Ran red light
2706088
6/7/07
Grace
Angle
Serious
Ran red light
E060535
7/14/10
Trent
Hit pedacyclist
Serious
Crossing against light
3060231
11/19/07
Empire
Rear -end
Evident
At signal
2708219
6/27/09
Knox
Angle
Evident
Ran red light
2909439
1/4/10
Knox
Angle
Evident
Ran red light
2031009
5/11/06
Knox
Angle
Evident
Ran red light
1407856
1/29/04
Indiana
Hit pedacyclist
Evident
On sidewalk
3090110
9/17/09
Indiana
Hit pedacyclist
Evident
On sidewalk
1932527
11/22/04
Montgomery
Rear -end
Evident
Stopped in traffic
2776789
8/11/07
Montgomery
Hit pedacyclist
Evident
in crosswalk
2960041
5/6/09
Montgomery
Rear -end
Evident
Stopped in traffic
1744346
2/20/05
Trent
Angle
Evident
Ran red light
203f128
6/2/-06
Trent
Rear -end -
- Evident
Stopped ift traffic
2960025
10/13/07
Trent
Hit pedacyclist
Evident
In crosswalk
3365211
7/18/10
Euclid
Hit pedacyclist
Evident
On sidewalk
C699417
1/26/08
Knox
Rear -end
Possible
Stopped in traffic
2779854
3/30/07
Indiana
Rear -end
Possible
Stopped in traffic
1407960
8/15/04
Knox
Left and through
Possible
Ran red light
1762778
9/17/04
Knox
Rear -end
Possible
Stopped in traffic
1905970
6/6/06
Knox
Left and through
Possible
Ran red light
2450635
11/20/06
Knox
Angle
Possible
Ran red light
2708076
4/3/07
Knox
Angle
Possible
Ran red light
1911377
7/6/05
Liberty
Hit pedacyclist
Possible
On sidewalk
1407446
2/27/05
Montgomery
Angle
Possible
Ran red light
1407514
3/4/04
Montgomery
Rear -end
Possible
Stopped in traffic
2685543
4/4/07
Montgomery
Rear -end
Possible
Stopped in traffic
1125614
9/3/04
Trent
Rear -end
Possible
Stopped in traffic
2882931
4/17/08
Knox
Rear -end
Possible
Stopped in traffic
C714949
1/2/09
Knox
Rear -end
Possible
Stopped in traffic
2450883
8/16/06
Buckeye
Rear -end
Possible
Stopped in traffic
1905486
2/16/06
Grace
Rear -end
Possible
Stopped in traffic
2450684
10/26/06
Dalton
Rear -end
Possible
Stopped in traffic
1980175
5/6/05
Grace
Angle
Possible
Ran red light
1762287
6/2/05
Empire
Rear -end
Possible
Stopped in traffic
2912742
10/18/09
Euclid
Rear -end
Possible
Stopped in traffic
City Safety Program (2009 -2015)
Grant Application Cost Estimate
Project Name: Argonne - North
Joint Project with Millwood
Prepared By: Inge Note, P.E.
Preparation Date: Oct 27, 2011
Spokane
oWValley
ITEM#
WSDOT STD.
SPEC.
WSDOT STD. #
ITEM DESCRIPTION
UNITOF
MEASURE
PLANNED
QUANTITY
ESTIMATED UNIT
PRICE
ESTIMATED ITEM
PRICE
1
1 -09.7
0001
MOBILIZATION
L.S.
1
$
$ -
2
1 -10.3
6971
PROJECT TEMPORARY TRAFFIC CONTROL
L.S.
1
$ 3,000.00
$ 3,000
3
8 -21
6890
PERMANENT SIGNING
EACH
20
$ 250.00
$ 5,000
4
SIGNAL COUNTS AND TIMING
L.S.
1
$ 10,000.00
$ 10,000
5
CABINET FOUNDATION
EACH
3
$ 1,000.00
$ 3,000
6
SIGNAL CABINETS
EACH
3
$ 15,000.00
$ 45,000
7
SIGNAL CONTROLLERS
EACH
3
$ 3,000.00
$ 9,000
8
RADIO REPEATER
L.S.
1
$ 5,000.00
$ 5,000
9
DMS RADIOS
EACH
3
$ 5,000.00
$ 15,000
10
ANTENNAE
EACH
1
$ 2,000.00
$ 2,000
11
ETHERNET SWITCHES
EACH
3
$ 1,000.00
$ 3,000
12
INSTALL COUNTDOWN PEDESTRIAN SIGNALS
EACH
24
$ 500.00
$ 12,000
13
INSTALL FOUNDATIONS, CABINETS, RADIOS
L.S.
1
$ 20,000.00
$ 20,000
TOTAL CONSTRUCTION ESTIMATE
$ 132,000J
Contingency (15 %) $ 19,800
Inflation Adjustment Factor (4 0/61yr) 1 years $ 5,280
Construction Sub -Total $ 157,080
PE - PS&E (10 %) $ 15,710
CE - L % Z.. $ 7,850
Right Of Way $
TOTAL PROJECT ESTIMATE
Cost Estimate Assumptions:
Bike route signage at 0.25 mile Intervals.
One sign each side of street, so 8 per mile.
Bike route and arrow estimate at $100 each
Post and install estimated at $150 each
Labor for cabinet replacement includes pouring the base,
removing old and installing new cabinet. Rewiring the new
cabinet. 3 days for cabinet. Added 1 extra day for radio
install. All by County staff. Assume 3 people, 4 days of
labor per intersection. Rate for a tech 3 is $58/hour then
add 24% markup.
Signal coordination primarily to be completed by City staff.
Staff time is not included in this estimate.
Bike Blvd.Route:
Miles
Vista from Euclid to Knox
1
Knox - Mansfield
0.5
Euclid - Margeurite
0.5
Mission from Park to Vista
0.5
2.5
180,640
PE
$ 15;710
ROW
$
CN'
11 $ 164,930
TOTAL $ 180,640
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