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County Road Maintenance and Preservation Needs

Washington State Association of County Engineers. County Road Maintenance and Preservation Needs. Presentation to the Washington State Association of County Engineers November 11, 2010. County Road Maintenance and Preservation Needs.

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County Road Maintenance and Preservation Needs

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  1. Washington State Association of County Engineers County RoadMaintenance and Preservation Needs Presentation to the Washington State Association of County Engineers November 11, 2010

  2. County Road Maintenance and Preservation Needs • What is the gap between current resources and what is needed to meet goals? • What are the priorities for funding? • What are the options for funding?

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  12. County BridgeMaintenance and Preservation Needs • 3307 county bridges (>20 ft.) • 8.2 million square feet of surface area • $5.9 billion replacement cost • $3.9 million annual maintenance cost • $118.4 million annual replacement cost

  13. County Road Maintenance and Preservation Needs • Four counties operate ferries: • Pierce • Skagit • Wahkiakum • Whatcom • The Wahkiakum & Whatcom ferries are nearly 50 years old and are being considered for replacement. Ferry data from 2008 CRAB ferry report (data from 2007)

  14. County Ferry Maintenance and Preservation Needs • Annual operation maintenance is based on historical costs and values. • Actual costs for replacement of ferry infrastructure can only be determined after thorough evaluation. Ferry data from 2008 CRAB ferry report (data from 2007)

  15. County Ferry Maintenance and Preservation Needs

  16. County Fish Passage Barrier Removal Needs • Removal of fish passage barriers is a significant environmental cost liability to counties. • Recent projects by counties have project costs ranging from under $100,000 to over $500,000.

  17. County Fish Passage Barrier Removal Needs & Costs

  18. County Road Revenues and Expenses • The majority of county road revenue comes from local property taxes and state shared gas tax.

  19. County Road Revenues and Expenses • Counties spent nearly $900 million for road maintenance and construction (preservation) in 2008. • Road maintenance expenditures declined by 2% from 2007 to 2008.

  20. County Needs and Funding Gap

  21. Local Funding options

  22. Local Funding options – Levy Lid Lift • Levy rates dropped on average from $1.852 to $1.316 per $1,000 A.V. • Requires voter approval

  23. Local Funding options – Impact Fees • Relatively little income potential • Dependent on development activity • Can only be used for capacity projects

  24. Local Funding options – Transportation Benefit Districts • Once established, district develops plan • Allows district to include maintenance and preservation of transportation facilities

  25. Local Funding options – Transportation Benefit Districts • Funding options include • Sales and Use Tax (up to 0.2 cents) • Vehicle fee (up to $100, $20 councilmanic • Commercial building fees • Tolls • $54 million potential statewide for counties at $20 councilmanic license fee

  26. Local Funding options – Local Option Fuel Tax • Up to 10% of state motor vehicle tax– 3.75 cents maximum • Requires voter approval • Distribution weighted 1.5 to 1.0 for county and city population • $58 million potential revenue for counties

  27. Local Funding options – County Ferry District • Voter approval not required • Allows up to 75 cents/$1,000 except for King County limited to 7.5 cents/$1,000

  28. State Funding – Motor Vehicle Fuel Tax (MVFT) • Shared MVFT by 10-30-30-30 formula • 4.92 cents - $138 million • $31 million per one cent of MVFT • County Arterial Preservation Program • 0.45 cents - $14 million per year • Allocated by formula

  29. State Funding – Motor Vehicle Fuel Tax (MVFT) • Rural Arterial Program • 0.58 cents - $18 million per year • competitively distributed for projects • Transportation Improvement Board • 3.04 cents - $200 million per biennium • competitively distributed for projects • county grants average $20 million per year

  30. Closing The Funding Gap - Recommendations • Need is approximately $400 million per year • Equivalent to current road tax levy • Equivalent to 13 cents of MVFT • How much should state be expected to help out? • Prior to 2003 state shared 48% of MVFT to counties and cities • Now city/county share is approx. 32%

  31. Closing The Funding Gap - Recommendations • Recommendations: • Add 2 cents ($62 million) to 4.92 cents allocation • Add 1 cent ($31million) to .45 cent for CAPP • Add 2 cents to .58 cent for RAP • Add urban arterials and some access roads (truck routes, high volume) • Add 1 cent for new bridge replacement program and fish passage barriers • Total = $186 million per year.

  32. County Road Needs Analysis Gary Rowe, P.E., Managing Director Washington State Association of County Engineers (360) 753-1886 growe@wacounties.org Washington State Association of County Engineers

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