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CONTRACT NO. K-1314-129: A CONTRACT BY AND BETWEEN THE CITY OF NORMAN, OKLAHOMA, AND THE OKLAHOMA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION FOR THE BURLINGTON NORTHERN SANTA FE RAILROAD COMPANY (BNSF) FORCE ACCOUNT FUNDING AGREEMENT IN THE AMOUNT OF $108,576 AS A PART OF THE CEDAR LANE ROAD WIDENING PROJECT.
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BACKGROUND: On February 8, 2011, City Council approved engineering services Contract No. K-1011-135 with Cardinal Engineering Inc. for the design of the Cedar Lane Road Widening Project for $350,630, or 3.5% of the total estimated project cost. The Cedar Lane Road Widening Project involves the construction of a new four-lane roadway that will include five foot bike lines on each side of the road. The project will also include improvements to 12th Avenue SE and 24th Avenue SE as they approach Cedar Lane Road, improvements to the Burlington Northern Santa Fe (BNSF) railroad crossing, and resurfacing of U.S. Highway 77 on the north and south sides of Cedar Lane Road. New traffic signalization of the 12th Avenue SE and Cedar Lane Road intersection will also help relieve traffic congestion at peak travel times during the day.
On November 22, 2011, the Norman City Council approved programming Resolution No. R-1112-60 requesting federal funds to widen Cedar Lane Road. This resolution states the City's commitment to adhere to the terms and conditions of a federally funded project including engineering design, acquisition of all necessary rights-of-way and relocation of utilities and encroachments at 100% the City's cost. In return, the Association of Central Oklahoma Governments (ACOG), through ODOT, agrees to provide 80% of the construction cost estimated at $6,231,280, and administration of the construction with the matching share from the City of Norman.
On August 28, 2012, the citizens of Norman voted in favor of a Bond Issue to finance the local share of eight transportation/storm water improvement projects. One of the eight 2012 bond projects...
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