Mullan BUILD Better Utilizing Investments to Leverage Development (BUILD)

Transportation Discretionary Grants

Jeremy Keene, PE

June 27, 2018

2017 TIGER GRANT

2018 BUILD GRANT

PROJECT DESCRIPTION

The project area has significant potential for development that will reduce the trend of rapidly increasing commuter and business traffic in more rural parts of the County.

BUILD funds would construct transportation infrastructure needed for jobs and residences close to Missoula. Over 2,900 housing units Nearly 7,000 new jobs

THE CHALLENGE

Source: Median Income: American Fact Finder, US Census, Report S1903 for years

2009-2016; Median Home Price: 2018 Annual Missoula Housing Report, p.16.

Land values in portions of

Missoula are comparable to those

in New York and Los Angeles. Montana Bureau of Business and Economic Research, “2018 Montana Economic

Report” p.21; http://www.bber.umt.edu/pubs/Seminars/2018/EconRpt2018.pdf

PROJECT BENEFITS

The infrastructure will provide support for a mix of land uses that will: 1. Reduce the cost of county road improvements

and maintenance by reducing travel miles for commuters, businesses, and shipment of goods

2. Encourage non-motorized travel and transit by providing safer, more convenient options for walking and biking

3. Provide for land uses and compact development that will result in tax revenues that help sustain local roads over the long-term

4. Alleviate congestion and reduce the need for non-local funding of regional road systems.

ADDITIONAL BENEFITS

The project will provide the infrastructure for a

highly desirable place to live and do business.

• Network of complete streets, including

sidewalks and bike lanes

• Improved connectivity and access to nearly

400 acres of developable at the Airport

• New trails to link residents to work and other

destinations in minutes

• Preservation of open space for parks,

agriculture, stream restoration, and a buffer

from airport noise

2018 BUILD GRANT

Project Elements

PROJECT ELEMENTS

• Mary Jane Boulevard – Completes a new street connection

between Mullan Road and West Broadway, alleviating traffic on

Flynn Lane currently creating safety and congestion issues at

Hellgate School. Includes a traffic signal or roundabout at Mullan

Road and a traffic signal with turn lanes at West Broadway to

improve connectivity and reduce congestion at the

Mullan/Reserve intersection, and completion of utility

infrastructure. Total Cost: $6.5 million

• George Elmer Drive – Extends a new street connection from

Mullan Road to West Broadway, providing alternate routes to I-90

and the Airport for residents in the west Mullan Road area.

Includes a traffic signal or roundabout at Mullan Road, related

utility infrastructure, a bridge over Grant Creek, and a traffic

signal with turn lanes at West Broadway to improve connectivity

and access to Airport industrial lands. Total Cost: $12.4 million

• England Boulevard – Extends a new street from Flynn Land to

George Elmer Drive, providing a new east-west backbone for the

grid network. Includes a roundabout at the intersection with

George Elmer and related utility infrastructure. Total Cost: $6.1

million

PROJECT ELEMENTS

• Mullan Trail – Extends the existing Mullan Road shared-use path between Flynn

Lane and Reserve Street, addressing safety and non-motorized travel to Hellgate

School and commercial areas along Reserve Street. Total Cost: $0.9 million

• Tipperary Way Trail – A new shared-use path connecting residential

development to Hellgate School along the Flynn Irrigation Ditch. Total Cost: $1.1

million

• Milwaukee Trail – Extends a shared-use path between Mullan Road and Grant

Creek. This trail is part of a planned trail system extending over 120 miles into

eastern Idaho along the former Milwaukee & St. Paul Railroad. Total Cost: not

included

• Flynn Lane Trail – Extends the existing shared use trail along Flynn Lane,

connecting Hellgate School to the Grant Creek trail corridor. Total Cost: $1.5

million

• Grant Creek Trail – A new shared-use path along the restored Grant Creek

corridor, linking to future connections with the Milwaukee Trail and trail

connections north of Broadway. Total Cost: $0.6 million

• Grant Creek Restoration – Restoration of 2,800 feet of stream channel and

floodplain to return Grant Creek to a natural condition and 1,600 feet of levee to

improve flood protection. This is the final piece of an extensive stream restoration

and flood mitigation project undertaken by Missoula County over the past ten

years. Total Cost: $1.2 million

PROJECT COSTS

Total Cost % of Total

Right-of-Way 7,462,000$ 24.6%

Road Construction 13,620,510$ 44.9%

Trail Construction 2,194,720$ 7.2%

Utility Construction 5,878,635$ 19.4%

Creek Restoration 1,183,000$ 3.9%

30,338,865$ 100.0%

Project Task

Project Total

SOURCE OF FUNDS

Non-Federal BUILD Other Federal % of Total

Missoula County 1,000,000$ 3.3%

City of Missoula 6,300,000$ 20.8%

Impact Fees 2,000,000$

Sewer & Water Development Fees 4,300,000$

Private Utilities 1,600,000$ 5.3%

Missoula International Airport (Right-of-way) 883,200$ 2.9%

Private Landowners (Right-of-way) 5,555,665$ 18.3%

Proposed 2018 BUILD Grant 15,000,000$ 49.4%

15,338,865$ 15,000,000$ -$

100%30,338,865$

Project Total

Source of Project Funds