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CONTRACT K-1718-62: A RIGHT-OF-WAY, PUBLIC UTILITY, AND ENCROACHMENT AGREEMENT BY AND BETWEEN THE CITY OF NORMAN, OKLAHOMA, AND THE OKLAHOMA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION (ODOT) FOR STATE JOB. J3-0794(004)AG) FOR THE ROCK CREEK ROAD WIDENING PROJECT FROM GRANDVIEW AVENUE TO 36TH AVENUE N.W., AND ADOPTION OF RESOLUTION R-1718-42.
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BACKGROUND: The Rock Creek Road Improvement Project will improve the remaining unimproved 1/2 mile of Rock Creek Road from Grandview Avenue to 36th Avenue NW. The project is included in the City's FYE 2014-2018 Capital Improvement Program and is anticipated to be constructed in Fall 2018. There has been significant development in the area which has generated the need for the improvements. Rock Creek Road currently carries 3,800 vehicles per day and an abundance of pedestrians and bicycle traffic.
On May 27, 2014, City Council accepted $246,009.99 in deferral funds from Brookhaven No. 41 Addition ($158,289.50), The Falls at Brookhaven Addition ($81,640.00) and C.P. Land Addition ($6,080.49). City Council also appropriated these $246,009.99 in deferral funds from Site Improvement Cash (account 010-0000-229-2411) to the Rock Creek Road Widening Project Design (account 050-9552-431.62-01; project TR0094).
On May 27, 2014, City Council approved engineering services Contract K-1314-127 with Freese and Nichols, Inc. of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma for the design of the Rock Creek Road Widening Project between Grandview Avenue and 36th Avenue NW.
Proposed improvements for the Rock Creek Road Widening Project include:
1. Widening Rock Creek Road from 2-lane to 3-lane between Grandview Avenue and 36th Avenue NW
2. Addition of 5-foot on-street bike lanes
3. ADA Compliant sidewalks on both sides of Rock Creek Road
4. Roundabout to replace 3-way stop at Grandview Avenue
5. Stormwater improvements
DISCUSSION: Prior to advertising the project for bids, ODOT requires the City of Norman to enter into a right-of-way and utility agreemen...
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