Grant WA-2021-049

Description

This Application Includes a Total of $59900000 in Section 5309 Cig Small Starts Funds for the Seattle Department of Transportations Madison Street Bus Rapid Transit Project (Rapidride G Line) Hereafter Referred to as Project. The $59900000 Is Comprised of $17474076 in Fy 2020 (Discretionary ID #D2020-SMST-004) and $42425924 in Fy 2021 (Discretionary ID #D2021-SMST-001) Section 5309 Cig Small Starts Funds.project Descriptionthe Project Is a 2.3-MILE Corridor-Based Bus Rapid Transit (Brt) Along Madison Street in the City of Seattle Connecting Downtown Seattle in the West to the Madison Valley Neighborhood in the East. IT Includes 1.4 Bi-Directional Miles of Transit-Only Lanes (Tol) and Business Access and Transit (Bat) Lanes Construction of 11 Stations the Purchase of Nine Low-Floor Diesel-Electric Buses and Features Such as Transit Signal Priority Off-Board Fare Collection Real-Time Passenger Information Pedestrian and Bicycle Access Improvements and Street Trees and Landscaping. The Project Also Includes Reconfiguration and Replacement of the Overhead Catenary System (Ocs) for the Existing Electric Trolley Bus Network Impacted by the Project. King County Metro Will Operate the Project Branded as the Rapidride G Line with Service Monday Through Saturday from 5 A.m. To 1 A.m. And on Sundays and Holidays from 6 A.m. To 11 P.m. Buses Will Run Every Six Minutes Between 6 A.m. And 7 P.m. On Weekdays and Saturdays and Every 15 Minutes During All Other Hours of Operation.the Revenue Service Date for the Project Is September 15 2024.PROJECT Fundingthe Estimated Total Project Cost for the Madison Street Bus Rapid Transit Project Is $133384159 Which Consists of the Following: Federal Funds: $69560000 (52.2%) Non-Federal Funds: $63824159 (47.8%)THE Specific Breakdown of Federal and Non-Federal Funds Is as Follows: Federal Funds:the Total Federal Funds for This Project Is $69560000 and Consists of the Following: $59900000 in Section 5309 Cig Small Starts Funds (This Grant) (44.9% of the Estimated Total Project Cost) $4900000 in Cmaq Funds Transferred to Fta Section 5307 for Design (Obligated Under WA-2019-049-00) (3.7% of the Estimated Total Project Cost) $4760000 in Cmaq Funds Transferred to Fta Section 5307 for Construction (Obligated Under WA-2021-043-00) (3.6% of the Estimated Total Project Cost)non-Federal / Matching Funds:the Total Non-Federal Funds for This Project Is $63824159 and Consists of the Following: $2545000 in State of Washington Connecting Washington Funds (1.9% of the Estimated Total Project Cost) $35781658 in Sound Transit 3 (ST3) Funds (26.8% of the Estimated Total Project Cost) $19717501 in Move Seattle Levy Funds (14.8% of the Estimated Total Project Cost) $3463000 in King County Metro Sales Tax Funds (2.6% of the Estimated Total Project Cost) $2317000 in City of Seattle General Other (G.o.) Funds Specifically from Real Estate Excise Taxes Vehicle Licensing Fees Development Mitigation Fees and Transportation Fees. (1.7% of the Estimated Total Project Cost)the Total Capital Cost of the Portion of Project Work to Be Funded with This Grant Application Is $122216528. Matching Funds for This Specific Grant Application in the Amount of $59771528 Will Come from State of Washington Connecting Washington Sound Transit 3 (ST3) Move Seattle Levy King County Metro Sales Tax and City of Seattle General Other (G.o.) Funds.fta Previously Awarded $4900000 (in Cmaq Funds Transferred to Fta Section 5307) Under Grant WA-2019-049-00 for Design and Right-Of-Way Work for This Project. These Awarded Funds and the Associated Match of $764741 (Totaling $5664741) Are Reflected in the Total Project Cost of $133384159 But Are Not Included in the Total Eligible Cost of This Grant Application. Thus the Total Eligible Cost for This Grant Application Is $122216528.FTA Also Previously Awarded $4760000 (in Cmaq Funds Transferred to Fta Section 5307) Under Grant WA-2021-043-00 for Construction for This Project. These Awarded Funds and the Associated Match of $742890 (Totaling $5502890) Are Reflected in the Total Project Cost of $133384159 But Are Not Included in the Total Eligible Cost of This Grant Application. Thus the Total Eligible Cost for This Grant Application Is $122216528.MATCH Ratiothe Federal Share of the Estimated Total Project Cost of $133384159 Is 52.2%.THE Fta Section 5309 Cig Small Starts Funds ($59900000) Represent 44.9% of the Estimated Total Project Cost.