Planning Commission Approves Transportation Improvement Program Report

TRANSPORTATION IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM DRAFT REPORT APPROVED

BY PLANNING COMMISSION

Report identifies four year priority listing

of projects for area cities and counties

RAPID CITY, SD--The Rapid City Planning Commission approved the Rapid City Area Transportation Improvement Program (TIP) Draft Report at today's meeting.

            The draft report is developed by the Rapid City Metropolitan Planning Organization, which provides transportation planning efforts for the region including the cities of Rapid City, Box Elder, Summerset, Piedmont, Ellsworth AFB and Pennington County and Meade County.

            The TIP Draft Report is a four-year priority list and financial plan for highway, transit and intermodal projects for 2019-2022.  Prioritized projects total $74 million in federal funds and $10 million in local funds to support identified priority projects in Rapid City during the time frame.  The Report identifies 37 Rapid City projects from 2018-2023 for funding.

            "The TIP serves as a key fiscal management tool to assist state and local agencies in matching transportation needs with resources," said City Planner Kip Harrington.  "Development, review and approval of the report includes participation from the affected public agencies, citizen's groups, private transportation providers and representatives from various transportation entities."

            The draft report can be reviewed at:

 pdf18TP021 2019 2022 Rapid City Area Transportation Improvement Program Draft Report (3.70 MB)

Among the Report's findings and identified projects:

*Nearly $74 million in federal funds programmed into the MPO Planning Area;

*A total of $10.9 million in Rapid City Capital Improvements Program projects;

*Pennington County Road and Bridge Fund projects total $8.2 million;

*Projected Operations and Management (O&M) projects in Rapid City for 2019-2022 total nearly $24.5 million

*Projected O&M projects in Pennington County for 2019-2022 total nearly $34.7 million

Major State Transportation projects:

*W. Chicago/W. Omaha; Mt. View/12th Street Project ($13.168 million), 2019

*Lacrosse St/Exit 59 Interchange Reconstruction ($12.960 million), 2020

*Deadwood Ave/Krebs Drive Left Turning Lane Installation ($320,000), 2019

Major Rapid City projects listed in the TIP Draft Report include:

*East Boulevard/East North Street Reconstruction ($10,130,000), 2018

*Sheridan Lake Road Reconstruction (Corral Dr & Catron Blvd) ($4.8 million) 2021

*Robbinsdale Area Reconstruction (Ivy-Fairlane-Willow-Nevada-E. Idaho) ($3,900,000), 2019

*Centre Street Reconstruction ($3,835,000) 2023

*Deadwood Avenue Resurfacing ($3.250,000), 2019

*Jackson Blvd/W. Main Street Intersection Reconstruction ($2,920,000) 2021

*12th Street Reconstruction ($2,715,000), 2021

*East Boulevard Water Transmission Main Replacement ($2,600,000) 2023

*Reservoir Road Trunk Sewer Extension ($2.199.049), 2018

*Robbinsdale Area Reconstruction (Ivy-Iowa-Tallent) ($2,100,000) 2022

*Sunburst Drive Reconstruction ($2,100,000) 2021

*38th Street Reconstruction from Clifton to Range Street ($2,010,145), 2018

*Dakota Drive Water Main Reconstruction ($1,800,000), 2020

*Southeast Area Sanitary Sewer Reconstruction ($1,750,000) 2022

*Catron Boulevard Widening Project ($1,418,723), 2018

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