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CONTRACT K-1516-105: A CONTRACT BY AND BETWEEN THE CITY OF NORMAN, THE CITY OF MOORE, AND OKLAHOMA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION IN THE AMOUNT OF $193,750 FOR THE CITY'S SHARE FOR THE INTERSTATE 35 CORRIDOR TRAFFIC STUDY BETWEEN TECUMSEH ROAD AND S.E. 4TH STREET IN MOORE, OK., ADOPTION OF RESOLUTION R-1516-80, AND BUDGET APPROPRIATION FROM THE CAPITAL FUND BALANCE.
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BACKGROUND: The Interstate 35 and Indian Hills Road interchange in north central Norman was constructed in the 1960s by the Oklahoma Department of Transportation (ODOT). It is configured as a rural interchange designed to carry low volumes of traffic. It is functionally obsolete and deficient for the current and projected traffic volumes, and for the anticipated land uses in the general vicinity. It is also the only original interchange in the Oklahoma City area that has not been redesigned or replaced.
The City of Norman is currently experiencing significant development pressure in the general vicinity of the Indian Hills Road interchange. During the last 60 months, Council has approved nine preliminary plats for development in the area. Combined, these plats could bring 1,591 residential lots, 708 apartment units, 655,800 square feet of gross floor commercial space, 123,500 square feet of gross floor office space, a 600-student elementary school, an 800-seat church sanctuary and a 200-bed assisted living center, upon full build-out. These developments are capable of generating an additional 51,231 trips per day, with a significant portion using the Indian Hills Road interchange. It is reasonable to expect the current traffic volume using the Indian Hills Road overpass of I-35 to quadruple over the next decade, which will require a four-lane bridge with sidewalks and the signalization of the Interstate 35 off ramp intersections with Indian Hills Road. A summary of recent development activity has been attached.
In 2012/2013, ODOT collaborated with the City of Norman to repair th...
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