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CONTRACT K-1718-84: A RIGHT-OF-WAY, PUBLIC UTILITY AND ENCROACHMENT AGREEMENT BY AND BETWEEN THE CITY OF NORMAN, OKLAHOMA, AND THE OKLAHOMA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION (ODOT) IN THE AMOUNT OF $14,042.65 FOR THE CITY'S SHARE OF THE PROJECT FOR THE ROAD WIDENING PROJECT ON STATE HIGHWAY 9 FROM 72ND AVENUE S.E. TO 108TH AVENUE S.E., FEDERAL/STATE AID PROJECT J2-0266(11), JOB 20266(11) CONSTRUCTION, (12) R/W, (13) UTILITIES, ADOPTION OF RESOLUTION R-1718-54 AND BUDGET APPROPRIATION FROM THE CAPITAL FUND BALANCE.
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BACKGROUND: The Oklahoma Department of Transportation (ODOT) has a long-term plan to systematically widen State Highway 9 throughout Norman east to the City of Tecumseh. The project most recently completed was the segment between 36th Avenue SE and 72nd Avenue SE. The remaining widening projects will be completed in phases over the next eight years. This project phase will widen three miles of State Highway 9 from east of 72nd Avenue SE to east of 108th Avenue SE and is scheduled for construction in Federal Fiscal Year 2022.
The road widening project is an ODOT-funded project using federal funds and the City of Norman is not participating in the funding of the construction. However, the City is required to participate in the funding of the utility relocation, based on Oklahoma State Statute - Title O.S. 2011 ? 1205 - Acquisition Policy. The applicable section of the State Statute is stated below:
Paragraph (c): For all construction projects within the limits of municipalities, other than projects on the Interstate Highway System, as described in the Federal Aid Highway Act of 1956, the municipality or county involved and the Department shall equally share the cost of all necessary rights-of-way, clear of all obstructions, including structures of any kind or nature and utility lines, poles, pipelines, or other facilities above or below the surface of the ground. If federal aid funds are available for the project, the municipality and ...
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