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County Administrator's Report 10. 3.

BCC Regular Meeting

Technical/Public Service Consent

Meeting Date:	06/08/2017
Issue: Florida-Alabama TPO Project Priorities
From:	Joy D. Blackmon, P.E.
Department:	Public Works
CAO Approval:

RECOMMENDATION:

Recommendation Concerning the Florida-Alabama Transportation Planning Organization Fiscal Year 2019-2023 Project Priorities - Joy D. Blackmon, P.E., Public Works Department Director

That the Board take the following action concerning the Florida-Alabama Transportation Planning Organization Fiscal Year 2019-2023 Project Priorities:

A. Review and approve the recommended changes to the Florida-Alabama (FL-AL) Transportation Planning Organization (TPO) Fiscal Year (FY) 2019-2023 Project Priorities (included in Background Section); and

B. Direct Public Works staff to submit the recommended changes to TPO staff prior to the June 20, 2017, deadline.

BACKGROUND:

The FL-AL TPO must provide an annual, TPO Board-approved Project Priorities document to Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) staff to be incorporated into the newest FDOT Tentative 5-Year Work Program. FDOT staff uses the Project Priorities document when considering future funding allocations, programming, etc. The FDOT Tentative 5-Year Work Program is usually provided to the public and TPO for review and input each winter, and then, upon TPO approval, is transmitted to the State of Florida for Legislative review and approval, after which is becomes the Transportation Improvement Program (TIP.)

Each year, Public Works staff briefs the Board on the Draft FL-AL TPO Project Priorities document, prepared by TPO staff. Public Works staff discussed the document with the Board at the May 11, 2017, Committee of the Whole (COW) meeting. The Board directed staff to verify that the Annual Average Daily Traffic (AADT) numbers that were provided in the COW presentation were the most accurate. Public Works staff followed up with TPO staff, received some clarity, and inserted the updated numbers into the updated COW presentation.

Below are the current TPO Rankings for Escambia County Non-Strategic Intermodal System (SIS) Projects and staff's recommended Ranking (Note #10 is the #1 Capacity Project):

Current Ranking
#10 - Nine Mile Road from Mobile Highway to Beulah Road
#11 - Burgess Road from US Highway 29 to Hilburn Road
#13 - US Highway 29 Connector from Nine Mile Road to US Highway 29
#17 - Blue Angel Parkway from Sorrento Road to US Highway 98
#18 - Gulf Beach Highway from Fairfield Drive to Navy Boulevard
#19 - Gulf Beach Highway from Fairfield Drive to Blue Angel Parkway
#23 - 9th Avenue/Tippin Avenue/Langley Avenue Intersections
#24 - Pinestead-Longleaf Connector from Pine Forest Road to US Highway 29
#25 - Pine Forest Road from I-10 to Nine Mile Road
#26 - Perdido Key Drive from Alabama State Line to Innerarity Point Road
#27 - US Highway 90 from Scenic Highway to Santa Rosa County Line
#29 - Sorrento Road from Old Gulf Beach Highway to Blue Angel Parkway
#32 - Express Bus - Northwest Escambia and Santa Rosa from Pensacola to Beulah
#33 - Mobile Highway from Nine Mile Road to Godwin Lane
#35 - Fairfield Drive from Mobile Highway to Lillian Highway

Staff Recommended Ranking (Projects recommended to change are underlined)
#10 - Nine Mile Road from Mobile Highway to Beulah Road
#11 - Burgess Road from US Highway 29 to Hilburn Road
#13 - US Highway 29 Connector from Nine Mile Road to US Highway 29?
#17 - Pine Forest Road from I-10 to Nine Mile Road (From #25)
#18 - Gulf Beach Highway from Fairfield Drive to Navy Boulevard
#19 - Gulf Beach Highway from Fairfield Drive to Blue Angel Parkway?
#23 - Blue Angel Parkway from Sorrento Road to US Highway 98 (From #17)
#24 - Pinestead-Longleaf Connector from Pine Forest Road to US Highway 29
#25 - 9th Avenue/Tippin Avenue/Langley Avenue Intersections (From #23)
#26 - Perdido Key Drive from Alabama State Line to Innerarity Point Road
#27 - US Highway 90 from Scenic Highway to Santa Rosa County Line
#29 - Sorrento Road from Old Gulf Beach Highway to Blue Angel Parkway
#32 - Express Bus - Northwest Escambia and Santa Rosa from Pensacola to Beulah
#33 - Mobile Highway from Nine Mile Road to Godwin Lane
#35 - Fairfield Drive from Mobile Highway to Lillian Highway

It is important to note that the staff-recommended changes do not impact the rankings from any of the other TPO jurisdictions. This is simply a re-prioritizing of the existing Escambia County Project Priorities.

BUDGETARY IMPACT:

N/A

LEGAL CONSIDERATIONS/SIGN-OFF:

N/A

PERSONNEL:

No additional personnel will be required.

POLICY/REQUIREMENT FOR BOARD ACTION:

N/A

IMPLEMENTATION/COORDINATION:

Upon approval of the recommended changes, Escambia County Public Works staff will coordinate with TPO staff for proper implementation.

Attachments
Draft FY19-23 FL-AL TPO Project Priorities
Updated 5-11-17 COW Presentation