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Home My WebLink AboutIDOT - Iowa Clean Air Act Program Grant - 10/1/2018 Form 230017 (08-18) CmJ ' T PROJECT APPLICATION IOWA CLEAN AIR ATTAINMENT PROGRAM (ICAAP) General Information : Applicant Agency: City of Waterloo Public Agency (required) E-mail: mohaimnad.elalri@waterloo-ia.org Contact Person (Name and Title): Mohammad Elahi Traffic Engineer _ Complete Mailing Address:625 Glenwood Street treat Ad" ressandlor box Number Waterloo IA 50703 319-291 -4440 _ City state ZIP Code Daytime Phone If more than one agency or organization is involved in this project, please state the name, contact person , mailing address, and telephone number of the second agency. (Attach an additional page if more than two agencies are involved.) Co-Applicant Agency: P Mir Agency Nee-Prnfit.Drg nlzarenl, Far-Prnrrnrgan'vall enodividuaE-mail: Contact Person (Name and Title): _- Street Address and/or Box Number Complete Mailing Address: City State ZIP Code Daytime Phone Project Information : Project Title2: Ansbmough Avenue South Adaptive Signal Control Technology (ASCI) Project Description (including length, if applicable): The proposed project involves replacing the 1980 's closed loop traffic control system with an ASCT system including upgrading the interconnect from copper to fiber optics. This system runs from Ridgeway Avenue to Downing Street for about 1 .7 miles and includes 7 intersections. *Project priority (1 = highest priority): 1 _ (a sponsor submitting multiple applications in this funding cycle must assign a numerical rank or priority to each application.)3 *Assign the proposed project to one or more of the following categories (check one or more): ❑ Transportation-Related Project in the State Implementation Plan (SIP) ❑ Shared-Ride _ ❑ Transportation Control Measure (TCM) ❑ Bicycle or ❑ Pedestrian Facility or Program (select one) ❑x Traffic Flow Improvement (Intersection, Signalization, Other) ❑ Intermodal Freight ❑ Planning and Project Development ❑ Passenger ❑ Travel Demand Management (TDM) ❑ Alternative Fuels _ ❑ Transit-Related Improvement ❑ Vehicle Inspection and Maintenance Program ❑ Outreach Activity (Education, Advertising, or Technical Assistance) Is the project consistent with the State Implementation Plan for air quality for non-attainment areas? ❑ Yes ❑ No ❑s Not Applicable *Is the project consistent with the MPO's local congestion management plan? ❑ Yes ❑ No ❑. Not Applicable *Is the project consistent with the ❑ MPO ❑ RPA ❑ Statewide Long-Range Transportation Plan? ❑� Yes ❑ No ❑ Not Applicable Notes: 1Requires public agency as co-sponsor of application. 27rhe term "project" means any ICAAP infrastructure or program proposal. 3The Iowa Department of Transportation will use the priority ratings to reflect the sponsor. Page 1 of 6 Project Costs (an itemized breakdown must be included on an attached sheet) : Total Cost: $ $491 ,250.00 Iowa Clean Air Attainment Program Fund Request: $_ _ $3933000.00 Applicant Match $ $985250.00 Projects with a private for-profit co-applicant require a minimum 50 percent applicant match; all other projects require a minimum 20 percent applicant match. Applicant Match Sources Amount Assured or Anticipated List All A PP Date Anticipated) 1 . Sale of General Obligation Bond $98,250.00 July 1 , 2019 2, 3. Are any state funds involved in this project? ❑ Yes Q No If Yes, please explain the source and conditions: Are any other federal funds involved in this project? [] Yes Q No If Yes, please explain the source and conditions: Estimated Project Development Schedule : Design: Start Date: Feb 3, 2020 Completion Date: Apr 30, 2020 Land Acquisition : Start Date: n/a Completion Date: n/a Construction: Start Date: Jun 15 , 2020 Completion Date: Jan 29, 2021 Has any part of this project been started? ❑ Yes 0 No If Yes, please explain: How do you plan to measure the success of this project? Conduct travel time/delay study before and after project implementation and measure the effectiveness of the project. Page 2 of 6 Required Documentation and Narrative Information The following documents and narratives must be submitted with this application. In the upper right corner of each document or narrative write the corresponding letter shown below. ❑x A. A NARRATIVE assessing existing congestions/air quality conditions, outlining the concept of the proposed project, and providing adequate project justification. How will this project reduce congestion, reduce travel or single occupant vehicle usage, and/or improve air quality? Which transportation-related pollutant(s) are being addressed: carbon monoxide, ozone, or particulate matter (PM)? ❑X B, A DETAILED MAP identifying the location of the project and clearly differentiating the subject project from any past or future project phases. ❑X C. An ITEMIZED BREAKDOWN of the total project costs. This documentation does not need to be a detailed, line-item type of estimate. However, it must accomplish two objectives: First, it must show the method by which the cost estimate was prepared; and second, it must enable a reviewer to determine if the cost estimate is reasonable. The manner in which these objectives are achieved may vary widely depending on the type, scope, and complexity of the project. Absent a fully Itemized list of costs, some general guidelines for possible methods of estimating each type of project cost are provided on Attachment A. ❑X D. A TIME SCHEDULE for the total project development. ❑X E. An OFFICIAL CERTIFICATION from the applicant's governing body (authority) that It shall: (1 ) commit the necessary local matching funding for project implementation and (2) upon project completion, be responsible for adequately maintaining and operating the project for public use during the project's useful life. ❑X F, An ADOPTED FORMAL RESOLUTION from the appropriate MPO or RPA declaring the sponsor's proposed project or program conforms to the MPO's or RPA's regional transportation planning process. (For MPOs, the project or program must be identified in the fiscally constrained transportation plan and, if applicable, the congestion management plan in TMAs.) ❑X G, CALCULATIONS for vehicle emission reductions and total project cost-effectiveness for the targeted pollutants. Project applicant must show through a quantitative analysis how many kilograms of pollutant will be reduced (CO, VOC, NOx, and, if applicable, PM). Project sponsor must calculate the cost-effectiveness of the project by: Dividing the total annualized project cost by the number of kilograms per year of pollutant reduced ($ per kg). Applicant must also show all assumptions and source of data used to calculate the estimates. The applicant must use the most current vehicle emission factors developed by the Iowa DNR and consistent with the U.S. EPA's MOBILE 6.2 air quality model. These emission factors are periodically updated and may be obtained from the Iowa DOT's ICAAP website at: https://www.iowadot.clov/systems planning/icaap.htm. ❑X H, Completed MINORITY IMPCT STATEMENT attached to application. The award of ICAAP funds; any subsequent funding or letting of contracts for design, construction, reconstruction, improvement, or maintenance; and the furnishing of materials for this project shall not involve direct or indirect interest of any state, county, or city official, elective or appointive. All of the above are prohibited by Iowa Code 314.2, 362.5, or 331 .342. Any award of funding or any letting of a contract in violation of the foregoing provisions shall invalidate the award of ICAAP funding and authorize a complete recovery of any funds previously disbursed. Certification To the best of my knowledge and belief, all Information included in this application is true and accurate, Including the commitment of all physical and financial resources. This application has been duly authorized by the participating local authority. I understand the attached official endorsement(s) binds the participating local governments to assume responsibility for adequate maintenance of any new or improved facilities. If ICAAP funding assistance is approved for the project described in this application, I understand that an executed contract between the applicant and the Iowa DOT is required before such funding assistance can be authorized for use in implementing the project. Representing the City of Waterloo (Name of Applicant's Governing Authority) J((, Signature Date Quentin Hatt, Mayor 10/1/2018 Typed Name and Title Date (Governing Authority Official) Page 3 of 6 `, IOWADOT Form 105101 (3-18) Minority Impact Statement Pursuant to 2005 Iowa Acts, HF 2393, Iowa Code 5. 111 all grant applications submitted to the State of Iowa that are due beginning Jan. 1 , 2009, shall include a Minority Impact Statement. This is the state's mechanism for requiring grant applications to consider the potential impact of the grant project's proposed programs or policies on minority groups. Please choose the statement(s) that pertains to this grant application. Complete all the information requested for the chosen statement(s). Submit additional pages as necessary. ❑ The proposed grant project programs or policies could have a disproportionate or unique positive impact on minority persons . Describe the positive impact expected from this project. Indicate which groups are impacted. ❑ Women ❑ Persons with a disability ❑ Blacks ❑ Latinos ❑ Asians ❑ Pacific Islanders ❑ American Indians ❑ Alaskan Native Americans ❑ Other ❑ The proposed grant project programs or policies could have a disproportionate or unique negative impact on minority persons . Describe the negative impact expected from this project. Present the rationale for the existence of the proposed program or policy. Provide evidence of consultation with representatives of the minority groups impacted . Indicate which groups are impacted . ❑ Women ❑ Persons with a disability ❑ Blacks ❑ Latinos L] Asians ❑ Pacific Islanders ❑ American Indians ❑ Alaskan Native Americans ❑ Other _ ❑x The proposed grant project programs or policies are not expected to have a disproportionate or unique impact on minority persons. Present the rationale for determining no impact. Traffic Signal Improvement would benefit all users regardless of minority status. I hereby certify that the information on this form is complete and accurate , to the best of my knowledge. Name Mohammad Elahi Title Traffic Engineer Definitions "Minority Persons," as defined in Iowa Code 8. 11 , means individuals who are women , persons with a disability, Blacks , Latinos, Asians or Pacific Islanders, American Indians, and Alaskan Native Americans. "Disability," as defined in Iowa Code 15. 102, subsection 7, paragraph "b," subparagraph (1 ): b. As used in this subsection: (1 ) "Disability" means, with respect to an individual, a physical or mental impairment that substantially limits one or more of the major life activities of the individual, a record of physical or mental impairment that substantially limits one or more of the major life activities of the individual, or being regarded as an individual with a physical or mental impairment that substantially limits one or more of the major life activities of the individual . "Disability" does not include any of the following: (a) Homosexuality or bisexuality. (b) Transvestism, transsexualism, pedophilia, exhibitionism, voyeurism, gender identity disorders not resulting from physical impairments or other sexual behavior disorders. (c) Compulsive gambling, kleptomania, or pyromania . (d) Psychoactive substance abuse disorders resulting from current illegal use of drugs . "State Agency," as defined in Iowa Code 8. 11 , means a department, board , bureau , commission , or other agency or authority of the State of Iowa. A. Narrative Existing Conditions Ansborough Avenue, between Ridgeway Avenue and Downing Avenue, is an Urban Federal Functional Class Minor Arterial with 2014 ADT values between 11 ,400 and 27 ,400 vehicles per day along the corridor. The proposed part of the corridor for this project is approximately 1 .7 miles long and has 7 signalized intersections. These 7 intersections are grouped as Ansborough South System and are interconnected by copper wires and run on time-based coordination . The area adjacent to Ansborough Avenue is densely populated and includes some traffic generating commercial developments such as restaurants, banks, grocery stores, pet care, plus golf club and churches , among others . Ansborough Avenue is mostly a four-lane undivided roadway, curb and gutter on both sides. Between Sergeant Road and Black Hawk Road , it is a four-lane median-divided roadway. Additional dedicated right turning lanes are provided at Sergeant Road , and additional dedicated left turning lanes are provided at Home Park Boulevard/Campbell Avenue , Ridgeway Avenue , and Black Hawk Road. At the remaining intersections, no dedicated turning lanes are provided . The posted speed limit is 35 mph within the study limits. Access control is established and managed with raised medians . There are also and painted medians and painted center lines . Along parts of the corridor and based on the function of the land use nearby, there are numerous driveways and access points . Ansborough Avenue has a varying traffic generation pattern due to mix of different traffic generators and through traffic. There is a mix of residential and commercial developments alongside Ansborough Avenue. There is a wide variety of nonresidential developments such as a car dealership, banks, fast food restaurant, grocery store, church-school , fire station etc. as well as recreational facilities. Ansborough Avenue connects to U . S . 20 freeway, U . S . 63 , and U . S. 218 expressway. It also crosses the following major roadways : University Avenue, Ridgeway Avenue, San Marnan Drive. It is a unique in providing a complete north-south access through Waterloo. On the north side it connects to U .S. 20 and continues to provide access to Black Hawk County. On the south , it is extended by Conger Avenue which can provide access to down town , John Deere industrial facility and other locations through other connecting streets. During peak hours, the Ansborough Avenue corridor experience significant congestion, with queues building at the intersections, which is caused by the varying high traffic volumes and the existing corridor capacity. Due to the irregular travel patterns observed along corridors with mixed use, traditional traffic signal coordination timing plans are not always as effective throughout the day. The Ansborough Avenue signals are currently time-base coordinated . Cars can frequently be observed on side streets at cycles when there is little platooning on Ansborough . These cars have to wait until the time base coordination timer serves the coordinated phase causing unnecessary delays. This is can particularly be very visible at Ridgeway Avenue, at US 63, and at Home Park Boulevard. Proposed Improvements The addition of traffic adaptive system would add flexibility for the traffic system to respond to variations in traffic demand and capacity in real time, and will likely provide more efficient and higher quality travel throughout the corridor. Studies have shown that the addition of traffic adaptive systems can result in the reduction of travel times between 20 and 23 percent' . In areas with particularly outdated signal timing, 1 University of Utah Traffic Lab, "Adaptive Signal Control II ", 2003 . improvements can be 50 percent or more Z. The existing travel times , speeds, and travel profiles of the corridor have been accurately measured and will be measured again after the implementation , which will allow the determination of the operational improvement provided by the adaptive signal system . The average corridor speeds were used to help develop the Emission Reduction Calculations. The project will include the addition of the traffic adaptive software and hardware, upgrades to the existing detection system where necessary, installation of fiber optic interconnect, and the development of updated signal timing plans to be used as a base for the adaptive system . The goal of the project is to increase the efficiency of travel along Ansborough Avenue corridor including reduction of travel times in the idle times, and stops at intersections , and the associated reduction of mobile source emissions . Financing The improvement plan will cost approximately $491 . 250 to implement. The City of Waterloo is requesting a total of $393, 000 (80%) in Iowa's Clean Air Attainment program (ICAAP) funds . The City will provide the remaining project costs as the local match . An itemized breakdown is provided in Section C . Long-Range Transportation Plan The proposed improvements are consistent with the City's Comprehensive Plan and Iowa Northland Regional Council of Governments' (IRNCOG) Long Range Transportation Plan. Federal Highway Administration, "Adaptive Signal Control Technology", https://www.fhwa.dot.gov/innovation/evervdavcoimts/6dc- I/asct.cfm . B . 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Itemized Breakdown of Total Project Cost CONSTRUCTION ITEMS QNTY UNIT UNITCOST TOTAL SIGNAL CONTROLLER AND ADAPTIVE SOFTWARE 7 EA 8,000 $ 56,000 DETECTION SYSTEM 4. 5 EA 28,000 $ 126,000 FIBER OPTIC INTERCONNECT 9300 FT 12 $ 111, 600 TRAFFIC MONITORING SYSTEM 7 EA 3, 500 $ 24,500 CABINET UPGRADE FOR F0, SWITCHES, ETC. 7 EA 21500 $ 17, 500 FIBER OPTIC BOX 7 EA 750 $ 5, 250 TRAFFIC CONTROL 1 LS 3,500 $ 3,500 MOBILIZATION 1 LS 1 10000 $ 10,000 TOTAL CONSTRUCTION $ 354,350 ENGINEERING DESIGN $ 40,000 BEFORE AND AFTER TRAVEL TIME MEASUREMENTS $ 6,000 TRFFIC DATA COLLECTION $ 71000 TRAFFIC SIGNAL BASE TIMINGS $ 81000 FIBER OPTIC & NETWORK CONNECTION TESTING AND ACCEPTANCE $ 14,000 CONSTRUCTION ENGINEERING $ 40,000 CONTINGENCY $ 21,900 TOTAL $ 491,250 REQUESTED GRANT 80% $ 393,000 D-TIME SCHEDULE Proposed Project Schedule Ansborough Avenue Corridor Ridgeway Avenue through Downing Avenue City of Waterloo, IA ICAAP Funding Application Submittal October 2017 ICAAP Project Evaluation and Notification of October 2017 - March 2018 Commission Action City-State Agreement, Start Project Development, October 2018 - March 2019 (Concept Statement to Consultant Selection) Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) Federal March 2019 uthorization , Start Design Design March 2019 - June 2019 Final Plans to Iowa DOT June 2019 Project Letting August 2019 Project Construction September 2019 — February 2020 G - CALCULATIONS FOR VEHICLE EMISSIONS REDUCTIONS The following calculations represent the specific emission reductions expected as a result of improved traffic operations throughout the Ansborough Avenue corridor. Traffic volumes, both peak hour and ADT, used in the emission reduction calculations were existing 2014 traffic volume counts from the Iowa DOT Traffic Flow Maps. A travel time study was conducted to obtain the average speed data. For the purpose of these calculations, travel-time was measured with a stopwatch on Ansborough Avenue in each direction . According to the University of Utah Adaptive Signal Control II report , the adaptive traffic signalization may reduce travel time by up to 20 percent over the peak period for similar facility and area types as Ansborough Avenue. According to the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), in areas with particularly outdated signal timing , which is the case of the Ansborough Avenue corridor, improvements can be of 50 percent or morel. Ansborough Avenue has not been retimed since 1999. For the post-improvement calculations, the average speed in the corridor would increase by a conservative value of approximately 20 percent. Emission factors in grams/mile for hydrocarbons volatile organic compounds (VOC (HC3)), carbon monoxide (CO), and nitrogen oxide (NOx) were obtained from the EPA's MOBILE 6 .2 air quality model for operating speeds along city arterials. Cost Effectiveness of Total Emissions Reductions The following Summary Table depicts the anticipated total annual emissions reduction in the corridor, within the project limits, and the annual cost per kg of reduced pollutant for VOC, CO and NOx. Detailed calculation is depicted in the Detailed Calculation - Conversion to Adaptive Traffic Signalization Table Summary Table Total Annual Reduction (kg/yr) 916 120 216 0 Total Estimated Project Cost $ $9555665 Effective Project Life Years 20 Annual Project Cost $ $47,783 Annual Cost per kg of Reduced Pollutant ($/kg/yr52. 17 397 .65 220 .93 Note: Emission factors were obtained from the 2008 Arterial Street Vehicle Emissions table. The following tables depict a detailed calculation , used in the preparation of the Summary Table , of the conversion to adaptive traffic signalization and the benefits in both traffic operations (travel times) and clean air improvements (emission reductions) . ' University of Utah Traffic Lab, "Adaptive Signal Control II", 2003, 2 Federal Highway Administration, "Adaptive Signal Control Technology", https://www.fhwa dot aov/innovation/evervdaycounts/edc-I/asct cfm. ® . • Elm . . MOWN ki ® ® S B RUM SO HOME= Ewa • r .. . • • ,�--;-� ,ter _ - ♦ a • • a ® - - e FWAMEMMrsob OR WL ME ®®� . • . . • - BE Hill I