STP Project Descriptions

College Street and 22nd Avenue Roundabout 

Project Overview 
The City Council adopted the College Street Improvements Final Report to improve safety, multi-modal use, community values and neighborhood circulation. 

This is Phase 1 of the total corridor project and will construct a roundabout at the intersection of College Street and 22nd Avenue SE to improve safety and reduce speed along College Street and provide enhanced pedestrian crossings. The project will improve sidewalks, pedestrian buffers, lighting and landscape medians to match the ultimate corridor.

Link to the full project application (PDF)

Back to Top

Boulevard Road and Morse-Merryman Road Roundabout Construction

Project Overview
This proposal will construct a single-lane roundabout at the intersection of Boulevard Road and Morse-Merryman Road. A roundabout will improve intersection safety and flow for motor vehicles, and enhance the safety and comfort of bicyclists and pedestrians through the intersection. The intersection is projected to fall below adopted standards for congestion within the next six years. The improvements will ultimately allow this area to densify, as planned in the Olympia Comprehensive Plan, while minimizing the impact of the additional trips. The Boulevard Road corridor serves regional traffic.

Link to the full project application (PDF)

Back to Top  

Pedestrian Crossing Flashing Beacon Installation

Project Overview
This proposal will replace the existing in-pavement flashing light systems at nine pedestrian crosswalk locations with new Rectangular Rapid Flashing Beacons (RRFB's). The current in-pavement systems are reaching the end of their service life and have become difficult to maintain. The RRFB pedestrian warning devices will be installed at the street edge near the crosswalk to alert motorists of pedestrians. The City of Olympia is actively working to improve pedestrian crossings. Wide, busy streets can be a barrier to a pedestrian. Concern about a street crossing can prevent a person from making even a short trip on foot. Because of the high-volume vehicle traffic and the width of the streets, pedestrian crossing improvements along these streets can influence an increase in walking and transit trips along these corridors.

Link to the full project application (PDF)

Back to Top

Mullen Road - Lacey City Limits to Carpenter Road – Right of Way

Project Overview
Mullen Road SE is the only east-west corridor between Long Lake and Pattison Lake and the project provides direct access to three schools and a fire station. Local residents, including students, use this route to walk or ride bicycles to school. The existing two lane roadway includes two 12 ft travel lanes, but does not have adequate illumination, stormwater management, or pedestrian and bicycle facilities. This project will reconstruct the road, and add sidewalks, bicycle lanes and street lighting. This project will make a safer corridor for pedestrians, bicyclists, and motorists, extend the life of the roadway, and improve water quality. In addition, it will promote multi-modal transportation by providing sidewalks and bicycle lanes that connect residential areas to local schools and to the major arterial system feeding downtown Lacey and other commercial areas. This application is for the Right-of-Way phase.

Link to the full project application (PDF)

Back to Top

Mullen Road - Lacey City Limits to Carpenter Road – Construction

Project Overview
Mullen Road SE is the only east-west corridor between Long Lake and Pattison Lake and the project provides direct access to three schools and a fire station. Local residents, including students, use this route to walk or ride bicycles to school. The existing two lane roadway includes two 12 ft travel lanes, but does not have adequate illumination, stormwater management, or pedestrian and bicycle facilities. This project will reconstruct the road, and add sidewalks, bicycle lanes and street lighting. This project will make a safer corridor for pedestrians, bicyclists, and motorists, extend the life of the roadway, and improve water quality. In addition, it will promote multi-modal transportation by providing sidewalks and bicycle lanes that connect residential areas to local schools and to the major arterial system feeding downtown Lacey and other commercial areas. This application is for the construction phase.

Link to the full project application (PDF)

Back to Top

Countywide Restoration and Resurfacing Project 2018

Project Overview
This project request is for construction funding for asphalt paving on various arterial/collector roadways. Many roadways are in need of more than a chip seal due to age and increasing/changing traffic conditions. Project locations will be selected using the preservation priority array maintained by Public Works. These projects will also include safety features such as a safety edge, guardrail, traffic markings and shoulder and center-line rumble strips as appropriate. This application is for projects that go to construction in 2018.

Link to the full project application (PDF)

Back to Top

Countywide Restoration and Resurfacing Project 2019

Project Overview
This project request is for construction funding for asphalt paving on various arterial/collector roadways. Many roadways are in need of more than a chip seal due to age and increasing/changing traffic conditions. Project locations will be selected using the preservation priority array maintained by Public Works. These projects will also include safety features such as a safety edge, guardrail, traffic markings and shoulder and center-line rumble strips as appropriate. This application is for projects that go to construction in 2019.

Link to the full project application (PDF)

Back to Top

Grand Mound Transportation Study

Project Overview
The last Transportation Plan and Grand Mound Sub-Area Plan update was over 20 years ago. Since that time the area has developed, land use has changed, growth projections have been updated and analysis techniques have changed. Thurston County needs an updated plan to help guide strategic investments, facilitate economic development, and maintain mobility and transportation safety. This transportation study will assess the capacity of the existing transportation system to accommodate projected traffic volumes and provide a list of improvements that will be needed in Grand Mound over the next 20 years. The implementation of these improvements will improve the local economy, traffic operations and safety for a variety of users including drivers, bicyclists and pedestrians.

Link to the full project application (PDF)

Back to Top

Main Street Rochester Strategy

Project Overview
State Highway 12 (SR 12), between Bailey’s IGA grocery store and 183rd Ave. SW, is Rochester’s Main Street. However, it is not living up to its economic potential and there are issues with safety, mobility, and access. This project will address how SR 12 functions as Rochester’s Main Street. Communities where Main Street is a highway need special care to ensure highway traffic does not interfere with the community character, pride, and sense of place present in a small community. This project will engage the community to identify strategies to better balance SR 12’s character as Main Street and as a regional highway: defining downtown through items such as gateways; enhancing the pedestrian space for residents, students, and visitors that stop to explore; and increase opportunities for multimodal travel. These improvements will strengthen Rochester’s downtown and will lead to a thriving business center.

Link to the full project application (PDF)

Back to Top

Pacific Avenue and Yelm Highway Midblock Crosswalks Study

Project Overview
This study will identify mid-block crossing locations and the necessary improvements to enhance pedestrian and bicyclist safety on the Pacific Ave and Yelm Hwy corridors. The Pacific Ave corridor limits would extend from Lacey City Limits to Steilacoom Rd and the Yelm Hwy corridor from Rich Rd to Lacey City Limits. Both corridors have high vehicle speeds, traffic volumes and pedestrian and bicyclist users since these corridors provide direct access between residential and commercial areas. Currently crosswalks only exist at signalized intersections within the corridor limits which creates long distances without marked crossings. This study will also identify accessible improvements at suggested crossing locations.

Link to the full project application (PDF)

Back to Top

Safe and Active Routes to Schools – Thurston County

Project Overview
Addressing regional goals and priorities for increased share of all trips by active forms of transportation and improving safety for all modes, this Safe & Active Routes to School project aims to provide improved conditions around schools/in school neighborhoods for safe and convenient walking and bicycling. It will assess current conditions and identify needs for active transportation improvements, seek quick-win projects to begin to meet needs, and deliver encouragement/education to prepare a new generation for being safer and more active on their way to school. Target areas: southern Thurston County communities and other unincorporated areas not served by Intercity Transit’s Walk N Roll program. The project also benefits all residents of these areas by making it easier to travel more safely and efficiently and to get physical activity, supporting health goals to prevent a rise in obesity.

Link to the full project application (PDF)

Back to Top

Thurston County Bicycle Map, 6^th Edition

Project Overview
This project will update Thurston County Bicycle Map and offer both print and electronic versions to the public. The map is updated around every three years to provide up-to-date information on new roads, bicycle facilities, trail segments, neighborhood connections, and the narrative sidebar information. Updating the map and distributing it in both print and electronic formats educates and reinforces safe bicycle behavior and promotes cycling as an effective means of transportation. In addition to showing bicycle routes to aid navigation, the map includes safety information, bicycle traffic laws, commuter tips, health messages, and information about bike clubs and shops. Since 1999, TRPC, Intercity Transit, Thurston County, the cities and other partners have collaborated, produced, and distributed five high quality editions of this map to people both within and outside of the Thurston County region free of charge.

Link to the full project application (PDF)

Back to Top

Regional Transportation Data Management Program

Project Overview
Jurisdictions within Thurston County collect traffic data for a variety of transportation facilities to assist in transportation planning activities. These data are collected in varying formats, which makes acquiring consistent data, over the entire transportation network, and organizing it in a readily accessible manner, an ongoing challenge. Yet the need for accurate and up-to-date data has never been stronger - to meet federal performance measure and regional benchmarks monitoring, and to support local planning efforts. For this reason, local jurisdictions have asked TRPC to explore developing a coordinated approach to traffic data collection, storage, and retrieval. Working with local partners, TRPC will facilitate a Needs Assessment, including the evaluation of a variety of on line data hosting solutions, to promote efficiency in data collection, storage, and reporting.

Link to the full project application (PDF)

Back to Top

Desoto Street Stabilization and Rehabilitation

Project Overview
Desoto Street is a major collector roadway serving as a integral part of a transportation corridor between 1-5 and SR101 and connects this area of Tumwater, the Brewery District and regional traffic via Yelm Hwy and beyond to SPSCC and West Olympia. The route is an identified bike route serving recreational and commuter users and providing access from Tumwater Hill areas to the Brewery District businesses.

Desoto Street, located on the edge of Desoto Canyon, consists of two traffic lanes and a sidewalk which have experienced significant settlement creating safety concerns for all users. This project will construct structural fill, stabilize the canyon slopes, and replace the failed road and sidewalk and add an uphill bike lane providing for a safe multi-modal facility and preserve existing infrastructure.

Link to the full project application (PDF)

Back to Top

Capitol Boulevard Pedestrian Crossing Improvements

Project Overview
This project would upgrade existing pedestrian crossings on Capitol Blvd. at Market Street and at the mid-block location between Dennis Street and Israel Road. The current crossings include marked cross-walks, signage and pedestrian refuge medians. The upgrades would include the installation of pedestrian activated Rectangular Rapid Flashing Beacons at each location.

Capitol Boulevard is a major arterial roadway serving both local and regional traffic and serves as a primary transit corridor. The proposed upgrades are located in dense commercial/office land uses with frequent pedestrian traffic. The high traffic volumes and driver non-compliance with the existing crossings pose a safety issue to pedestrians.

Link to the full project application (PDF)

Back to Top

Yelm Avenue / 1st Street (SR507) Corridor Study

Project Overview
Yelm's historic Central Business District is centrally located and has had multiple improvements in the past years from individual project improvements. The corridor study would provide information for future vehicular and pedestrian safety enhancements along with determining better methods to accommodate transit, parking, and pedestrian movements from the existing shopping, parks and public facilities.

Link to the full project application (PDF)

Back to Top