What's New

Several changes to BCATS' FY11-14 Transportation Improvement Program (TIP) have been proposed for the current TIP's tenth amendment.  The following text of the notice published on page A5 of the April 23, 2012 Battle Creek Enquirer outlines the proposed amendment and the schedule for BCATS review & action.

REQUEST FOR COMMENTS ON TRANSPORTATION PROJECTS

THE BATTLE CREEK AREA TRANSPORTATION STUDY (BCATS) HEREBY GIVES NOTICE of opportunity for public involvement in the tenth amendment to its Transportation Improvement Program (TIP) for fiscal years (FYs) 2011-2014 (10/1/10–9/30/14).  Any project to be implemented with Federal transportation funds must be identified in the TIP.  The proposed amendment includes:  1. Adding Calhoun County Road Commission (CCRC) work to resurface Harper Village Dr to an existing FY12 project to resurface B Dr N from 8½ Mile Rd to 11 Mile Rd, within the same total project cost of $800,000;  2. Adding a FY12 project to make geometric improvements at three B Dr N intersections (@ Harper Village Dr, @ Beadle Lake Rd, and @ 9 Mile Rd).  Total $254,846 [80% Federal Congestion Mitigation Air Quality (CMAQ), 20% CCRC];  3. Advancing a City of Battle Creek project to resurface East Ave from Emmett St to Roosevelt Ave, from FY14 to FY12;  4. Increasing cost of a FY12 Michigan Dept of Transportation (MDOT) project to improve the ramp from M-311 (11 Mile Rd) to I-94 wb, and add a center left turn lane on I-94BL/M-96 (Michigan Ave) for sb traffic on Michigan Ave at Wheatfield Parkway, by 48.5%, to total $720,000 [90% Federal Interstate Maintenance, 10% State "Michigan Betterment" (M)];  5. Increasing cost of a FY12 MDOT project to resurface roadway & install Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) compliant sidewalk ramps along M-96 (Columbia Ave) from west of Riverside Dr eastward to the I-194/M-66 sb ramp, by 31.5%, to total $150,130 [~82% Federal Surface Transportation Program (STP), ~18% State M];  6. Delaying MDOT’s rehabilitation of three I-194/M-66 bridges [over I-94BL (Dickman Rd), over Fountain St, & over Grand Trunk Western Railroad], from FY12 to FY13;  7. Advancing MDOT’s replacement of the M-96 (Columbia Ave) bridge over Raymond Rd, from FY13 to FY12;  8. Adding a $6,853 FY13 MDOT project to crack seal the surface of the carpool lot at I-94 exit 100 (M-294/Beadle Lake Rd);  9. Adding FY12 preliminary engineering (PE) & FY13 construction (CON) for MDOT’s resurfacing of M-294 (Beadle Lake Rd) from I-94 to Golden Ave.  Total $356,088 (~82% Federal STP, ~18% State M); and 10. Adding FY12 PE & FY13 CON for MDOT’s hot mix asphalt crack treatment of M-294 (Beadle Lake Rd-Main St) from Golden Ave to M-96 (Columbia Ave).  Total $10,448 (~82% Federal STP, ~18% State M).  Details of all the listed projects, and of administrative modifications that may be presented with the amendment, can be provided upon request, and may also be available online at www.bcatsmpo.org.  Discussion and action regarding the proposed amendment will be conducted at the regular meetings of  BCATS’ Technical Committee on Wednesday, May 9, 2012, and Policy Committee on Wednesday, May 23, 2012.  Both meetings begin at 1:30 pm in the Council Chambers of Springfield City Hall at 601 Avenue A.  Public comment on the amendment is encouraged before or at that meeting; BCATS' regular meetings are open to the public.  Comments on the amendment will be accepted for 30 days following publication of this notice.  Direct questions and/or comments to:  BCATS, 601 Avenue A, Springfield, MI  49037; ph 269-963-1158, fax 269-963-4951, e-mail bcats@bcatsmpo.org.