Kansas City News Blog

After spending part of his holiday in swimming trunks, president-elect Buff Bam arrived in D.C. this week and dug into the difficult task of salvaging the economy. In recent weeks, he's outlined his vision for a stimulus package that would put federal dollars into shovel-ready infrastructure projects. This week his aides hinted that the tab for Obama's plan could reach  $775 billion.

States and cities are scrambling for a piece of it, and KCMO leaders have prepared a lengthy wish list. The five-page list -- see it after the jump, in its original, City Hall color-coded format -- includes $819 million worth of new construction and improvements.

Greg Williams, the city's legislative liaison, cautions that this is just a preliminary exercise. "It was put together initially to use as an example to the federal government: 'If you give us infrastructure money, we have ready projects on which to spend that money,'" Williams tells us in an e-mail.

There's plenty of important stuff on there: vital sewer projects, environmental upgrades, relief for irate drivers who have cracked an axle driving the treacherously uneven 12th Street Viaduct. But we have questions about that million-dollar lighting project for a downtown parking garage and $15 million for an airport business center. -- Carolyn Szczepanski

Kansas City, Missouri

List of Potential Projects for a Federal Infrastructure Stimulus 2009-2010

(These projects can be done by end of calendar year 2010 and are ready-to-go in 90 days)

(These projects are in no particular order inside each category)

 

Community Development Block Grant for Infrastructure - $437,115,000

 

·         Northeast Community Center - 9^th and Van Brunt - Needs $14 million - For construction of Community Center - Design/Build

·       Trolley Track Trail - Needs- 2.4 million - Connect Indian Creek Greenway Trail to Trolley Track Trail

 

·         Indian Creek Trail- - $350,000 - On the south side of Indian Creek from Lydia to the Union Pacific Railroad Tracks - Plans are complete and right of way has been acquired

·         Blue River Athletic Field Trail at 103^rd and I-435 - $450,000 - Connects Blue River Trail to Alex George Lake Trail - Plans are complete and right of way has been acquired

·         Central Region Maintenance Facility-39^th and Gillham - Needs $10,300,000 - For construction of maintenance facility for Park's Central Region - Design/Build

·         Shoal Creek Parkway - N.96^th to N. Woodland - Needs $14.8 million - For construction of parkway.

·         Black Archives- $750,000- Completion of Renovations for Black Archives 18^th and Vine Area - Design/Build

·         Maplewoods Parkway - 1-52 to Barry Road - Needs $1.3 million - For acquisition and construction of widening to 4-lane parkway and shared-use trail - Design complete

·         City Hall Building Improvements - Needs $8 million - To construct improvements - No design neeeded

·         Council District 6 Aquatic Center - Needs $9 million - For construction of Aquatic Center - Design has begun

·         Traffic Signal Interconnect - Needs $5 million - For interconnect program - No design needed

·         Municipal Buildings - $10 million - For municipal buildings such as roof repair, HVAC, etc. - No design needed

·         Street Resurfacing - $100 million - For street resurfacings citywide - No design needed

·         Bridge Rehabilitation - $10 million - For bridge repair/rehabilitation citywide - Design/Build

·         Playground Replacements - $9.8 million - For playground replacements in parks citywide - No design needed

·         Streetlight Tree Trimming - $7.5 million - For tree trimming surrounding streetlights - No design needed

·         Shoal Creek Parkway - N.96th @ N.Eastern Ave.to N. Brighton Ave - Needs $8 million - For construction of parkway.

·         Shoal Creek Parkway - N.Woodland to Staley High-school- Needs $2.2 million - For construction of parkway.

·         Chouteau Parkway - Parvin Road to 210 Highway - Needs $13 million - For construction of parkway.

·         Street Tree Planting - $1.5 million - For planting 13,000 trees in City right-of-ways as a climate protection measure - No design needed

·         Street Tree Trimming - $6 million - For tree maintenance of existing forest infrastructure - No design needed

·         Sidewalk Projects - $5 million - For urban core sidewalk repair and construction - Design can be completed very quickly

·         Traffic Control Center - $5 million - For creation of a central command center to control traffic flow and increase efficiencies - Design has begun

·         Gower at 64^th Street - $10.2 million - Street and Bridge Improvements - Design is complete

·         Waukomis and 72^nd Street - $5 million - For extending 72^nd Street to Waukomis and then improving Waukomis to reduce accidents - Design has started, grading plans done and ready for bid

·         Ambassador Road from Tiffany Springs Road to Tiffany Springs Parkway - $5.35 million - To extend road - Ready for bid

·         Congress / Prairie View Interchange - $1.6 million - For improving intersection- Design/Build

·         Skyview Avenue - $5.46 million - For extending Skyview from Tiffany Springs Parkway to Tiffany Springs Road - Design/Build

·         Green Hills Road - $10.74 million - For extending Green Hills Road from 152 Highway to Tiffany Springs Parkway - Design/Build

·         Tiffany Springs Road - $3.70 million - For extending Tiffany Springs Road from Green Hills to Hull Avenue - Design/Build

·         Tiffany Springs Parkway - $10.15 million - For extending Tiffany Springs Parkway from Green Hills Road to course entrance - Design/Build

·         Barry Road - $2.5 million - For extending Barry Road from Boardwalk to Ambassador Drive - Design/Build

·         Tiffany Springs Road - $1.0 million - For extending Tiffany Springs Road from Tiffany Hills Sports Park to Amity Road - Design/Build

·         Tiffany Springs Trails - $1.6 million - From Tiffany Springs Parkway to Green Hills Road - Design/Build

·         Precast Culvert in Street District 1 lot - $2 million - For placing a long concrete culvert in the ditch that separates the lot - Design has been completed

·         96^th Street and Reinking Bridge - $2.6 million - For replacement of two bridges at the intersection of Reinking and 96^th Street - Ready for bid

·         Westport Triangle - $5 million - For modification of streets and signals with interconnection of the Westport Triangle and improved pedestrian safety - Design/Build

·         N. Brighton - Vivion to 58^th Street - $11.6 million - For widening of N. Brighton from two to four lanes and dedicated bike lane - Design is complete

·         22^nd/23^rd Street, Section 1B - $3.5 million - Improvements and capacity upgrades on 22^nd Street from Bruce R Watkins (US71) to Brooklyn Ave.

·         87^th Street, Phase 2 - $5 million - Improvements and capacity upgrades on 87th Street from Denver Avenue through the I-435 Interchange and dedicated bike lane

·         Hampton Road Bridge - $1.5 million - Bridge replacement

·         Sni-A-Bar Bridge - $700,000 - Bridge Replacement

·         Troost Bridge and Volker Intersection - $12 million - Bridge replacement and intersection improvements and includes shared use trail

·         Vivion Trail Phase 3 -  Needs $1.8 million - For construction of shared-use trail to connect existing trail to Antioch shopping center and to Northgate Middle School- Design has begun

·         Van Brundt Trail - Needs $1.2 million - For construction of shared-use trail to connect Brush Creek Trail to Linwood Blvd - Design has begun

·         Line Creek/2nd Creek Trail - Needs $1 million - For construction of shared-use trail in Line Creek Valley - Design complete

·         Town of Kansas Historical Site - Needs $650,000 - For construction of interpretive fencing around the historical site - Design funded

·         City Market Improvements -Needs $5.7 million - Renovation/Renovation of Public Market Buildings - Can proceed immediately

·         18th and Vine Museum Facility Improvements - Needs $4.2 Million -Expansion/Renovation of Economic Development Project in Urban Core - Design/Build

·         18th and Vine Historic District - Needs $3.5 million - Rehabilitation of Historic Buildings for Economic Development in Urban Core - Designed, can proceed immediately

·         18th Street Connector - Needs $6.1 million - Roadway improvements linking Urban Core Centers - Preliminary design complete

·         Main Street Streetscape - Needs $10 million - For streetscape improvements from 30^th Street to 44^th Street - Design and construction in progress

·         East Village Infrastructure - Needs $1 million - For pubic infrastructure for urban redevelopment program

·         North Oak Corridor Streetscape - Needs $9.3 million - To construct streetscape improvements - Preliminary design complete

·         Downtown Streetscape - Needs $4 million - To construct streetscape improvements - Preliminary design complete

·         St. John Avenue - Needs $1.6 million - To construct streetscape improvements - Partially funded and partial preliminary design complete

·         135^th Street Streetscape - Needs $2.8 million - To construct sidewalks and enhance pedestrian environment - Design in progress

·         Red Bridge Road Streetscape - Needs $1.1 million - For streetscape improvements

·         Beacon Hill - $2,615,000 - To construct infrastructure for urban redevelopment project - Design and Construction has begun

·         Columbus Park - $1,000,000 - To construct infrastructure for urban redevelopment project - Design has begun

·         Hickman Mills Housing Demonstration Project - Needs $3 million - Entire block housing rehabilitation to demonstrate the impact of improvements within the area

·         Central Utility Plant Improvements - $16,000,000 - To replace chillers and boilers to support Aircraft Overhaul Base infrastructure - Engineering Study complete

·         KCI Intermodal BusinessCentre Phase II - $15,000,000 - Grading, utilities and streets for industrial warehousing park - Engineering in progress

 

Water and Wastewater Infrastructure - $179,750,000

 

·         Water Stormwater Projects - $38.7 million - For improvements to Chouteau and Gardner in the Industrial Northeast and Central Industrial District and Troost/Paseo/Brush Creek Channel storm water infrastructure - Bid ready

·         Wastewater Facility Projects - $12.3 million - For the Turkey Creek Pump Station and White aloe Pump Station rehab - Bid ready

·         Sanitary Sewer Projects City-Wide - $67.5 million - For eight sanitary sewer projects throughout Kansas City - Bid ready

·         Water Main Replacements - $10.75 million - For construction of five small water main replacement projects for increased water delivery and efficiency - Bid ready

·         Water Facility Projects - $10.5 million - For four facility improvement projects

·         150 Highway & Botts Road - $10 million - For increasing capacity and efficiency for the NNSA/Honeywell location in south Kansas City - In design / to be bid ready

·         Troost at Brush Creek transportation project - $12 million - For increasing efficiency near the Brush Creek Channel project - Bid ready

·         Combined Sewer Separation - $18 million - To separate combined wastewater and stormwater collection system at the Charles B. Wheeler Downtown Airport - Engineering is 90% complete.

 

Energy Block Grant for Infrastructure and Green Jobs - $6,100,000

 

·         Municipal Auditorium Exterior Preservation - $3.8 million - For cleaning, repairing, and tuck pointing exterior of the building - Preliminary design has been completed

·         11^th and Oak Garage Lighting - $1.3 million - For providing new energy efficient lighting and lighting control system for parking garage. - Design/Build

·         Park Administration Building - $1 million - Energy upgrades to lighting and HVAC - Design/Build

 

Public Safety Jobs and Technology - $6,000,000

 

·         New Police Department Helicopter - $6 million - For purchasing a new police helicopter to replace one of their 40-year old copters - No design needed

Highway Infrastructure - $124,800,000

·         NE 96^th and I-169 Interchange - Needs $10.25 million - For construction of Interchange - Design being done by Missouri Department of Transportation but not yet started

·         NE 108^th and I-169 Interchange - Needs $10.25 million - For construction of Interchange - Design being done by Missouri Department of Transportation but not yet started

·         12^th Street Viaduct upper deck and middle deck - $9.3 million - For resurfacing this bridge's middle deck - Design is complete

·         Traffic Signal Interconnect - $11 million - For creation of an interconnect system to create traffic flow improvements and efficiencies - Design/Build

·         Traffic Signal Projects - $18 million - For creation of 25 signal improvements and construction to increase traffic efficiency construction - Design/Build

·         Barry Road and I-29 Phase 2 - $5 million - For increased traffic efficiency - Design is done and right-of-way has begun

·         Barry Road, Section 2 - Barry Road from Conant to Potomac and Amity Road from Barry Road to M152 - $13.4 million - Improvements and capacity upgrades to Barry Road and Amity Road as well as replacing the Rush Creek Bridge used by the residents of KCMO and Weatherby Lake - Design is complete

·         W. Front Street at new I-29/35 Interchange - Needs $3.9 million - For construction of roadway - Design is underway and to be completed by March 2009

·         Forrester Bridge - $5.7 million - Bridge replacement into the West Bottom/Central Industrial District area

·         Red Bridge Road - Holmes to Blue River Road - Needs $5 million - $12 million total construction cost - For construction of roadway and bridge - Design complete

·         Tiffany Springs Parkway Extension - $10 million - For an extension of existing four-lane divided parkway to the west of Interstate Highway 29 -Engineering is complete.

·         Cookingham Drive and International Circle - $6 million - Four lane divided highway rehabilitation - Design is in progress

·         Lou Holland Drive and Richards Road - $5 million - For street rehabilitation - Design is in progress

·         Briarcliff Parkway - $5 million - For new diamond interchange at Highway 9 - Design is 90% complete

Airport Technology and Infrastructure - $65,000,000

·         Airfield Pavement Repairs - RW 1R/19L & RW 9/27 - $7 million - Pavement rehabilitations to extend service life of airfield pavements - Design will Complete February 2009

·         Airfield Snow Removal Equip. & ARFF Apparatus Maintenance Facility Additions - $5 million - Expand and renovate Fleet Maintenance Facility in order to facilitate repair and maintenance of large equipment needed for snow removal operations on the pavements used by commercial aircraft. - Design Complete

·         Terminal Access Roadway Rehabilitation - $18 million - Pavement rehabilitation and modernization of the public access roads of each of the three passenger terminal facilities - including ADA access and bus shelters for ground transportation passengers - Design in progress

·         KCI Land Acquisition - $4 million - Acquire noise impacted land as indicated in latest CFR 14 Part 150 Update

·         Downtown Airport Relief Well and Airfield Dewatering System Rehabilitation - $3 million - Replacement of relief wells as required to maintain the integrity of permanent airport dewatering system. - Design in progress

·         Field Maintenance Facility - $6 million - Rehabilitate field maintenance facility to accommodate increase in number of personnel - Design Complete.

·         Runway Safety Area Improvements - $12 million - Relocate thresholds and install EMAS at the Charles B. Wheeler Downtown Airport - Design in progress

·         Flight Information Displays - $3 million - Install new technology large scale informational displays on public airport approach roadways - Design in progress

·         Chilled Water System Rehabilitation - $7 million - Replace cooling towers and underground chilled water distribution piping for the three passenger terminal buildings at KCI - Design in progress

 

Total = $818,765,000