2000 TRANSPORTATION
PAY-AS-YOU-GO
INTRODUCTION
The MOBILE COUNTY COMMISSION authorized the preparation of this Engineering Report by the Mobile County Engineering Department.
FUNDS AVAILABLE
| MOBILE COUNTY COMMISSION 2000 TRANSPORTATION PAY-AS-YOU-GO-FUNDS |
$60,000,000 |
| STATE FUNDS |
1,400,000 |
| FEDERAL FUNDS |
31,200,000 |
| TOTAL PROGRAM FUNDS |
92,600,000 |
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All Mobile County funding itemized in this report is based on the passage of the 2000 Transportation Pay-As-You-Go Program referendum to be voted on by the voters of Mobile County on November 7, 2000.
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PROGRAM SUMMARY:
The Program Summary sheets indicate the Project Number, Road Name, Begin Project, End Project, Length (rounded to the nearest 0.1 mile), Functional Classification, Estimated Cost, and Type of Work for each project. The last two sheets of this summary have explanations for what the abbreviations mean and also have special notes about funding agreements for any particular project.
The County Commission selected ten (10) County Wide Projects to benefit the entire County. Five of the County Wide projects have Federal Funds matched by Pay-As-You-Go Funds and the other five (5) are funded totally with Pay-As-You-Go Funds. The total Mobile County 2000 Transportation Pay-As-You-Go Funds used for the County Wid ' e Projects is $15,000,000, the total State Funds is $1,4000,000 and the total Federal Funds is $31,200,000, for a total of $47,600,000. The estimated cost shown for each project includes the construction cost, the professional engineering design, construction quality assurance, the preliminary and construction testing for materials to be used in each project, right-of-way acquisition cost, utility relocation cost, and administration cost for the Program.
COUNTY WIDE PROJECTS
As in the past, the County Wide Projects were again selected for their benefits to the total County regardless of the County Commission Districts. They are numbered MCR-2000-001 to MCR-2000-010.
Project 001 includes the construction of a new road (McDonald Road Relocation) from a new Interstate 1-1 0 Interchange, that the Alabama Department of Transportation will construct just east of McDonald Road, south to Half Mile Road at its intersection with Padgett Switch Road South. This new road will include a bridge over U.S. Hwy 90 and the CSX Railroad track. This Project will be funded with 80% Federal Funds, 10% State Funds and 10% County 2000 Transportation Pay-As-You-Go Funds.
Project 002 includes three (3) road segments. The first segment includes increasing the number,of travel lanes for Hillcrest Road, from Halls Mill Creek to its intersection with a new segment of road referenced as Nevius Road Extension. It also includes the construction of this new segment of Nevius Road Extension, from Hillcrest Road to Bush Lane. It further includes the increase in the number of travel lanes for Nevius Road, from Bush Lane to U.S. Hwy 90. A portion of the project was partially funded in the 1996 Transportation Pay-As-You-Go Program. The Hilicrest Road portion of this project will be funded with 80% Federal Funds and 20% County 2000 Transportation Pay-As-You-Go Funds. The new road and additional lanes to the existing portions of Nevius Road will be funded by using County 1996 and 2000 Transportation Pay-AsYou-Go Funds.
Project 003 includes increasing the number of travel lanes for Schillinger Road from Howell's Ferry Road to U.S. Hwy 98 (Moffeft Road). This project will include a bridge over the Illinois Central Railroad track. This project will be funded with 80% Federal Funds and 20% County 2000 Transportation Pay-As-You-Go Funds.
Project 004 includes the increasing in the number of travel lanes for Old Shell Road from Hilicrest Road to Schillinger Road. This project was listed in the 1996 Pay-As-You-Go Program, but is now just beginning design and increased funding is needed to complete the project. This Project will be funded with 80% Federal Funds and 20% County 1996 and 2000 Transportation Pay-As-You-Go Funds.
Project 005 includes the increasing in the number of travel lanes for Airport Boulevard from Flave Pierce Road to Snow Road. This project will be funded with 80% Federal Funds and 20% County 2000 Transportation Pay-As-You-Go Funds.
Project 006 includes the construction of two (2) new road segments. One segment will extend Grelot Road, from Leroy Stevens Road to Dawes Road. The other segment will construct a new road (Airport Connector), from Airport Boulevard to its intersection with Dawes Road and Grelot Road extension. This project will be totally funded with County 2000 Transportation Pay-As-YouGo Funds.
Project 007 includes the adding of turn lanes on Celeste Road from the City Limits of Saraland to Salco Road. This project will be totally funded with County 2000 Transportation Pay-As-You-Go Funds.
Project 008 includes the widening and resurfacing of Sollie Road from Coftage Hill Road to Three Notch Road. This project will be totally funded with County 2000 Transportation Pay-As-You-Go Funds.
Project 009 includes the widening and resurfacing of Wilmer-Georgetown Road from Loft Road to U.S. Hwy 98 (Moffeft Rd). This project will be totally funded with County 2000 Transportation Pay-As-You-Go Funds.
Project 010 includes the widening and resurfacing of Salco Rd E and Salco Rd W from U.S. Hwy 43 to Celeste Rd. This project will be totally funded with County 2000 Transportation Pay-As-You-Go Funds.
COMMISSION DISTRICT PROJECTS
MCR-2000-100 Projects - These are projects that will be constructed within the boundaries of County Commission District One and will be funded with $15,000,000 Mobile County 2000 Transportation Pay-As-You-Go Funds.
MCR-2000-200 Projects - These are projects that will be constructed within the boundaries of County Commission District Two and will be funded with $15,000,000 Mobile County 2000 Transportation Pay-As-You-Go Funds.
MCR-2000-300 Projects - These are projects that will be constructed within the boundaries of County Commission District One and will be funded with $15,000,000 Mobile County 2000 Transportation Pay-As-You-Go Funds.
PROGRAM MAPS
The last portion of this report includes one or more maps for each project to show the begin and end of each road in the project and the vicinity around each road included in that project. Each map has a brief description of the type of work, including any special details, to be accomplished on the roads included in that project.
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