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RESOLUTION NO. R-1415-59: A RESOLUTION OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NORMAN, OKLAHOMA, PROGRAMMING FEDERAL SURFACE TRANSPORTATION PROGRAM FUNDS (STP/STATE) FOR TRAFFIC SIGNAL AND MINOR ROADWAY MODIFICATIONS AT THE INTERSECTION OF U.S. HIGHWAY 77 AND HIGH MEADOWS DRIVE IN NORMAN.
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BACKGROUND: The 2012 - Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century (MAP-21) federal transportation funding bill allocates federal funds for the implementation of eligible transportation improvement projects along the State Highway System, including intersection improvements and traffic signal modifications.
The intersection of 12th Avenue NE and High Meadows Drive was signalized in 1993, but without roadway improvements to provide a left turn lane on 12th Avenue NE onto High Meadows Drive. This intersection is located on 12th Avenue NE (U.S. Highway 77 / State Highway 77H) north of Robinson Street. High Meadows Drive provides access to Eisenhower Elementary School and surrounding residential neighborhoods. The ever increasing volume of traffic and the resulting increase of accidents have exposed the need for a dedicated turn lane and new traffic signals at this intersection. An aerial photo of this area is included in as an attachament.
Installing the southbound left turn lane will require widening of the existing four-lane section of 12th Avenue NE at the intersection. The roadway modifications also provide the opportunity for the City to upgrade the signal interconnect system along 12th Avenue NE with fiber optics cable (between Robinson Street and Rock Creek Road).
12th Avenue NE in Norman also serves as U.S. Highway 77. The Oklahoma Department of Transportation (ODOT) maintains jurisdiction over maintenance and improvements to the highway. However, 12th Avenue NE also serves as a major arterial street in Norman and intersects with many other city streets. While the City is responsible for the design of intersection signalization projects on 12th Avenue...
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