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CONTRACT K-1718-58: A MAINTENANCE AGREEMENT BY AND BETWEEN THE CITY OF NORMAN, OKLAHOMA, AND THE OKLAHOMA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION (ODOT) FOR FEDERAL-AID PROJECT STPG-214E(081)AG, STATE JOB 30484(04) FOR TRAFFIC SIGNAL UPGRADES WITH NEW PEDESTRIAN PUSH BUTTONS AND SIGNAL DISPLAYS AT VARIOUS LOCATIONS THROUGHOUT THE CITY AND ADOPTION OF RESOLUTION R-1718-33.
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BACKGROUND: The 2015 - Fixing America's Surface Transportation (FAST) 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. Ten percent of this appropriation is used to fund safety projects at 100% of their construction cost. Traffic signal upgrades are eligible for this level of funding.
In 2009, the Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices (MUTCD), which the City has incorporated by reference in Section 20-1112 of the Code of Ordinances, was updated and established a new standard for pedestrian controls at signalized intersections (push buttons and signal displays). The new standard requires the use of Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) - compliant pedestrian push buttons for the visually impaired and "count down" pedestrian signal displays. ADA-Compliant push buttons feature locator tones, Braille markings, audible messages and vibro-tactile two-inch diameter buttons for the visually impaired. "Count down" pedestrian signal indications display the amount of time left (in seconds) that a pedestrian has to complete the crossing maneuver.
On November 27, 2013 City Council approved Resolution R-1314-63, which was later forwarded to both the Association of Central Oklahoma Governments (ACOG) and the Oklahoma Department of Transportation (ODOT), requesting federal funds to pay for 100% of the construction cost associated with the upgrade of fifty five traffic signals. In the resolution the City agreed to the terms and conditions of a Federa...
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