Mission: Improving transportation to and within federal and tribal lands by providing technical services to the highway transportation community. This report only includes fiscal year (FY) 2013, FY 2014, and FY 2015. For updated information please visit: http://www.wfl.fhwa.dot.gov/programs/flap/wa/If you have any questions please contact: George Fekaris, Transportation Planner, (360) 619-7766, George.Fekaris@dot.govProgramming Decision Committee (PDC) members: Pete Field, FHWA Representative Peter.Field@dot.govKyle McKeon, State Representative mckeonk@wsdot.wa.govRandy Hart, Local Representative randy@crab.wa.gov

Federal Lands Access Program (FLAP) 

Improving access to and within federal and tribal lands

Washington 

MAP-21 Funding Authorized: FY 2013: $13,981,748 FY 2014: $14,086,779 FY 2015: $13,804,361 Federal land acreage for five core FLMAs: 27% Federal public road miles: 4,568.8 Number of Federal public bridges: 654 Recreational visitation: 20,847,859 visitors per year 

Success story: Cattle Point Road Realignment Part of the San Juan Islands Scenic Byway, Cattle Point Road is not only the sole access for 270 residents on the southeast tip of San Juan Island, but also accommodates more than 250,000 annual visitors to the San Juan Island National Historical Park. Cattle Point Lighthouse and the Interpretative Center for Washington State Department of Natural Resources are also accessed by this road. Coastal erosion is wearing away at the base of the bluff supporting Cattle Point Road, threatening to collapse about 500 feet of the roadway and the buried telephone and power utilities beside it. Currently in the planning stage, this project proposes a roadway realignment that will shift a 4,950-foot section about 300 feet upslope to protect the roadway from erosion for the next 100 years. The PDC looks for projects where the investment level of FLAP funding is proportional to the percentage of traffic directly related to federal lands. The PDC chooses projects that preserve existing Federal lands access and restore the serviceability of the assets, placing less emphasis on new facilities but focusing instead on maintaining capacity of, or making enhancements to, existing facilities. It also looks for projects that preserve access to high use Federal recreation sites and economic generators; or that prevent the loss of important access that can happen through such events as bridge closures or landslides. Cattle Creek Road, Sa
FLAP—Washington 

FLAP Project Selection Process

PDC approves WFL to issue a request for proposals (RFP) for certain types of projects, WFL conducts informational webinar, proposals for projects are submitted to WFL, eligible project proposals are ranked by Technical Advisory Group (TAG) made up of FLMAs and WFL staff, TAG makes preliminary recommendations to PDC, TAG performs field reviews for some projects, TAG collects additional data and makes final recommendations to PDC, PDC makes final programming decision on project proposals and awards FLAP funds to projects. The Washington PDC issued a RFP in 2013 and 2014 for capital, enhancement, transit, planning and research projects. Project selection factors include: high use federal recreation sites, economic generators, safety, environmental quality, readiness, preservation of existing access and serviceability. The total FLAP funds requested from the 2013 and 2014 RFPs was $119,866,478. 

Project Name Improvement Type FLMA Accessed Federal Land's Unit Delivery Year Delivery Ag

Middle Fork Snoqualmie River Road 

4R MaintenanceRestoration & Rehabilitation 

FS FS - Mt Baker - 

Snoqualmie National Forest 

2013 Western Feder

Lands HighwaDivision, FHW

Snow Creek Road AOP Pipe Replacement 

Environmental mitigation 

 FS FS - Olympic National 

Forest 

2013 Jefferson Cou

Wynoochee Road, Phase III 

4R MaintenanceRestoration & Rehabilitation 

FS FS - Olympic National 

Forest 

2013 Western Feder

Lands HighwaDivision, FHW

Blue Mountain Access Parking Expansion 

Vehicular parking areas 

FS Umatilla National Forest 2014 Garfield Coun

Cattle Point Road Relocation 

New Construction NPS NPS - San Juan Island 

National Historic Park 

2014 Western Feder

Lands HighwaDivision, FHW

Columbia River Gorge Seasonal West End Transit 

Operation and maintenance of transit facilities 

FS FS - Gifford Pinchot 

National Forest 

2014 Skamania Cou

FLAP Program of Projects*

9.3M

13.5M

14.0M

18.8

2013 2014 

Obligations A
Project Name Improvement Type FLMA Accessed Federal Land's Unit Delivery Year Delivery Ag

Columbia River Gorge Seasonal West End Transit 

Operation and maintenance of transit facilities 

FS FS - Gifford Pinchot 

National Forest 

2014 Skamania Cou

Mill Creek Road Improvements 

4R MaintenanceRestoration & Rehabilitation 

FS Umatilla National Forest 2014 Walla Walla C

North Cascades Highway Variable Message Sign 

Planning FS FS - Okanogan 

Wenatchee National Forest 

2014 Washington D

Transportation 

North Cascades Highway Wildlife Safety Planning Project 

Planning FS FS - Okanogan 

Wenatchee National Forest 

2014 Washington D

Transportation 

Crystal Mountain Boulevard 

4R MaintenanceRestoration & Rehabilitation 

FS FS - Mt Baker - 

Snoqualmie National Forest 

2015 Pierce County 

NE Sunset Falls Road Rehabilitation 

4R MaintenanceRestoration & Rehabilitation 

FS FS - Gifford Pinchot 

National Forest 

2015 Western Feder

Lands HighwaDivision, FHW

SR 542 Roundabout 4R MaintenanceRestoration & 

Rehabilitation 

FS FS - Mt Baker - 

Snoqualmie National Forest 

2015 Washington D

Transportation 

Chiwawa Loop Road Phase III 

4R MaintenanceRestoration & Rehabilitation 

FS FS - Okanogan 

Wenatchee National Forest 

2016 Chelan County 

Dismal Nitch/Megler Rest Area 

Vehicular parking areas 

NPS NPS - Lewis & Clark 

National Historic Park 

2016 Western Feder

Lands HighwaDivision, FHW

Hard Creek Bridge Replacement 

Bridge New Construction 

NPS NPS - North Cascades / 

FS - Baker Snoqualmie Forest 

2016 Western Feder

Lands HighwaDivision, FHW

FLAP Program of Projects*

FLAP—Washington 
FLAP—Washington 

* This information is an overview of the FLAP projects information. It is subject to change at any time. For additional details or clarificationsHighway Division offices or visit the State FLAP webpage. 

Project Name Improvement Type FLMA Accessed Federal Land's Unit Delivery Year Delivery Ag

Hawk Creek Road Improvements 

4R MaintenanceRestoration & Rehabilitation 

NPS NPS - Lake Roosevelt 

National Recreation Area 

2016 Lincoln Count

Juniper Dunes Access Road 

New Construction BLM BLM - Spokane District 

(Juniper Dunes) 

2016 Western Feder

Lands HighwaDivision, FHW

Upper Hoh River Road 

4R MaintenanceRestoration & Rehabilitation 

NPS NPS - Olympic National 

Park 

2016 Western Feder

Lands HighwaDivision, FHW

US 101 Lake Crescent Bus Stop and Pullout 

Transit System Construction 

NPS NPS - Olympic National 

Park 

2016 Clallam Count

FLAP Program of Projects*