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EASEMENT E-1516-18: A PERMANENT PUBLIC UTILITY EASEMENT FOR THE BOYD STREET AND UNIVERSITY BOULEVARD TRAFFIC SIGNAL REPLACEMENT PROGRAM (FEDERAL AID PROJECT STPG 114C(200)AG. STAT JOB NO. 24285(04).
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BACKGROUND: The 2012 - Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century (MAP-21) federal transportation funding bill allocates approximately $21 Million in Federal funds per year for the implementation of eligible transportation improvements in the Oklahoma City metropolitan area. New traffic signals along federal functionally classified roads are eligible for 100% federal funding.
The existing traffic signal at the intersection of Boyd Street and University Boulevard is the oldest in Norman. It was installed in the 1950's and is no longer structurally sound. The location of the existing poles, as they relate to the pedestrian wheel chair ramps and push buttons, are also out of compliance with current American with Disabilities Act (ADA) requirements for accessibility. For these reasons, the signal needs to be replaced.
On February 13, 2007, City Council adopted resolution R-0607-86 requesting federal funds for the construction of a new traffic signal and its interconnection to signals along Boyd Street, between Berry Road and Classen Boulevard. Attachment No. 1 presents a location map of the project.
The project was submitted to the Association of Central Oklahoma Governments (ACOG) with a request to include it in the Regional Transportation Improvement Plan (TIP). This request was approved in June of 2015 by both the Intermodal Technical and Policy Committees of ACOG. Transportation federal safety funds ($472,000) to pay for 100% of the construction cost have been secured in Federal Fiscal Year 2016. The City has budgeted an additional $25,000 to upgrade the signal poles from the galvanized steel ordinary look to the decorative style of the signal at the Boyd Street and Asp Avenue intersection. This upgrade, which cannot be funded with fe...
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