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AUTHORIZATION OF PHASE B OF AMENDMENT NO. ONE TO CONTRACT K-1213-50: BY AND BETWEEN THE CITY OF NORMAN, OKLAHOMA, AND GARVER ENGINEERS, L.L.C., INCREASING THE CONTRACT AMOUNT BY $59,800 FOR A REVISED CONTRACT AMOUNT OF $283,850 TO PROCEED WITH PHASE B TO IMPROVE TRAFFIC FLOW ON ROBINSON STREET WEST OF INTERSTATE 35 ASSOCIATED WITH THE ROBINSON STREET AND I-35 WEST ALTERNATIVE ANALYSIS AND FUNCTIONAL PLAN AND BUDGET APPROPRIATION FROM THE CAPITAL FUND BALANCE.
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BACKGROUND: On November 13, 2012, City Council approved Contract K-1213-50 with Garver Engineers, LLC to analyze the Robinson Street corridor near Interstate 35 and recommend a preferred alternative that improves traffic flow on the west side of the interchange. The study evaluated the impacts of the University North Park Addition traffic and concluded that the capacity of Robinson Street will be insufficient to handle the projected traffic at full development.
The preferred alternative, which can only provide temporary relief until either the Robinson Street interchange is reconstructed or a new interchange at Rock Creek Road is built, relocates the intersection of North Interstate Drive with Robinson Street approximately 225 feet east of the current location and adds more traffic lanes on Robinson Street, between Crossroads Boulevard/Rambling Oaks Drive and North Interstate Drive (see Attachment No. 1). The study is currently being reviewed by the Oklahoma Department of Transportation (ODOT) because the preferred alternative impacts the Interstate 35 interchange at Robinson Street. Approval by ODOT is necessary in order to proceed with final design.
On November 25, 2014, City Council adopted resolution R-1415-57 requesting $3,221,400 in federal transportation funds to fund 80% of the construction cost of the preferred alternative. The following month, staff submitted an application to the Association of Central Oklahoma Governments for inclusion of the project in the regional Tr...
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