23 Mar 2016 Annual Listing of Federal Obligations
Federal regulations (23 CFR 450.332) require SCOG, in cooperation with Skagit Transit and WSDOT, to develop and publish a listing of projects within the Skagit region for which federal transportation funds were obligated during the preceding program year. The 2016 Annual Listing of Federal Obligations for the Skagit Council of Governments (SCOG) details the federal transportation funds that were obligated in calendar year 2016 in the Skagit region.
Over three-quarters of the federal funds obligated in the Skagit region in 2016 were utilized for maintenance and/or preservation projects. The majority of these obligations were from Skagit County’s BNSF bridge replacement project and various WSDOT paving projects.
It is important to note that the Annual Listing of Federal Obligations does not give a full accounting of all funds used for transportation purposes in the Skagit region. State and local agency funds are not included in the Annual Listing of Federal Obligations. For example, the Sharpes Corner Intersection project, which was funded as part of the Washington State Legislature’s Connecting Washington legislative package, has utilized state transportation dollars that are not accounted for in the Annual Listing of Federal Obligations. Similarly, local transportation funds, predominantly used for maintenance of the transportation system, are also not included in the Annual Listing of Federal Obligations. If these funds were included, the chart above could portray an even higher proportion of funds allocated to maintenance and preservation purposes.
For more information regarding the federal fund obligations for transportation projects that occurred in 2016, click on the link below.
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