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Thursday, June 30, 2016 - Shelton-Mason County Journal - Page A-9 By GORDON WEEKS gordon@masoncoun com Creating a Park and Ride lot at downtown Shelton's northern entrance, adding sidewalks near Evergreen El- ementary School and upgrad- ing the Wallace Kneeland Boulevard/U.S. Highway 101 interchange are on the city's proposed wish list for the next six years. The Shelton City Commis- sion is updating its 6-Year Transportation Improvement Plan (TIP) for 2017-22. The state Department of Transpor- tation requires each City to an- nually update its plans. Everyone is invited to share their comments on the city's 39 proposed projects, and perhaps some left off the list, at a pub- lic hearing at 6 p.m. July 18 at the Shelton Civic Center. The TIP is used by local agencies to prioritize their transportation plans, and to inform the state Department of Transportation on what projects to anticipate. Federal- ly funded projects must be in- corporated into the Statewide Transportation Improvement Plan. The Shelton City Commis- sion on Monday talked about the city's proposed transporta- tion plans. The 39 projects are not list- ed by priority, said City Engi- neer Mike Michaels. "We can shift them around," he said. Only the first 11 proposed Journal photo by Gordon Weeks Creation of a Park and Ride lot at state Route 3 and Pine Street, next to the city's old waste- water treatment plant, is one of the 39 projects proposed for the city of Shelton's updated 6-Year Transportation Improvement Plan for 2017-22. projects have estimated costs. The most expensive is $3.2 mil- lion for road widening, chan- nelization improvements and signals at the Wallace Knee- land Boulevard interchange with U.S. Highway 101. A projected $2.5 million project at Front and Kneeland Streets would include widen- ing, drainage, sidewalks, light- ing, channelization, landscap- ing, turning radius improve- ments and culvert replace- ment. Other proposed projects in- clude citywide maintenance overlays ($240,000), chip and fog seal citywide ($240,000), improvements on Franklin Street that include replacing the sidewalk capping Shelton Creek ($345,000), the con- struction and improvements to sidewalks near Evergreen Elementary School and oth- er additions ($509,596), city entryway improvements at state Route 3 and Pine Street ($150,000), a Park and Ride lot at state Route 3 and Pine Street ($200,000), new traffic signals at Alpine Way/Shel- ton Springs Road/North 13th Street ($200,000), pavement stabilization and replacement and ADA access upgrades on Railroad Avenue West from Seventh to 12th streets ($580,000), and pavement stabilization and replacement and ADA access upgrades on Railroad Avenue from First to Seventh streets. Michaels pointed out that IF YOU GO WHO: Shelton City Commission WHAT: Public hearing on proposed 6-year Transportation Improvement Plan WHEN: 6 p.m. July 18 WHERE: Shelton Civic Center, 525 W. Cota St. the city gets to cross off one of its top transportation priori- ties from last year: the recon- struction and repaying of Lake Boulevard/Pioneer Way, which is scheduled to be completed next month. "Our list is getting shorter," he said. Commissioner Tracy Moore said she is concerned about the proposal to replace the First Street bridge that crosses Goldsborough Creek in down- town Shelton. The proposal in- cludes creek bed stabilization, deck widening and channeliza- tion. The bridge is on the Na- tional Historic Register and should be saved or rehabili- tated, she said. Michaels pointed out Front Street is a state route, so the state would be a major stake- holder in such a project. "It could be 20 years before anything happens," he said. offer. Cancer our nds, our customers, our Cancer inmacls people in each of Hie Tbars viby we are Weud, lengUme supporters of tile Anwflcan Cancer Society's Relay For Life. Shelton Hoodsport 2307 Olympic Hwy N, Shelton, 24341 US-101, Hoodsport, WA 98584 WA 98548 Phone: [360] 426-5581 Phone: (360] 877-5272 From our familytoyour family dr.McknW.com • 426-, 1676-, 10Sl S= State Route