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CONTRACT NO. K-1314-113: A MAINTENANCE AGREEMENT BY AND BETWEEN THE CITY OF NORMAN, OKLAHOMA, AND THE OKLAHOMA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION (ODOT) FOR FEDERAL-AID PROJECT STPG-214C(011)AG, STATE JOB NO. 29261(04) FOR THE CEDAR LANE ROAD WIDENING PROJECT BETWEEN 12TH AVENUE S.E. TO 0.5 MILES EAST OF 24TH AVENUE S.E., ADOPTION OF RESOLUTION R-1314-92, AND BUDGET APPROPRIATION.
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BACKGROUND: The Cedar Lane Road Widening Project involves the construction of a new four-lane roadway that will include five foot bike lines on each side of the road and Americans With Disability Act-compliant sidewalks. The project will also include improvements to 12th Avenue SE and 24th Avenue SE as they approach Cedar Lane Road, improve the BNSF railroad crossing and resurface U.S. Highway 77 on the north and south sides of Cedar Lane Road. Signalization of the 12th Avenue SE and Cedar Lane Road intersection will also help relieve traffic congestion at peak travel times during the day.
On February 8, 2011, City Council approved engineering services Contract No. K-1011-135 with Cardinal Engineering Inc. for the design of the Cedar Lane Road Widening Project for $350,630 or 3.5% of the total estimated project cost.
On November 22, 2011, the Norman City Council approved programming Resolution No. R-1112-60 requesting federal funds to widen Cedar Lane Road. This resolution states the City's commitment to adhere to the terms and conditions of a federally funded project including engineering design, acquisition of all necessary rights-of-way and relocation of utilities and encroachments at 100% the City's cost. In return, the Association of Central Oklahoma Governments (ACOG), through the Oklahoma Department of Transportation (ODOT), agrees to provide 80% of the construction cost and administration of the construction with the matching 20% share from the City of Norman.
On August 28, 2012, the citizens of Norman voted in favor of a Bond Issue to finance the loc...
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