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CONSIDERATION OF ACCEPTANCE OF EASEMENT NO. E-1314-39, A PERMANENT DRAINAGE EASEMENT FROM RICKY LEE AND VIVIAN LEE JENNINGS IN THE AMOUNT OF $74,220, FOR THE WEST LINDSEY STREET WIDENING PROJECT FROM 24TH AVENUE TO BERRY ROAD.
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BACKGROUND: On November 22, 2011, the Norman City Council approved Programming Resolution No. R-1112-63 requesting federal funds for the West Lindsey Street Improvements. This resolution states the City's commitment to adhere to the terms and conditions of a federally funded project. Through the Association of Central Oklahoma Governments (ACOG,) the Oklahoma Department of Transportation (ODOT) agrees to provide 80% of the cost, up to $9.7 million, and administer the construction with the matching share from the City of Norman. In order to receive the federal funding, the City of Norman is required to enter into an agreement with ODOT to complete the design, acquire all necessary rights-of-way and relocate utilities and encroachments at 100% the City's cost.
On August 28, 2012, the citizens of Norman voted in favor of a Bond Election to finance the local share of eight transportation/storm water improvement projects. One of the eight projects is the West Lindsey Street Improvement Project.
The roadway portion of the project includes transportation and aesthetic improvements to West Lindsey Street. The West Lindsey Street corridor between Interstate 35 and Berry Road is the most congested corridor in the Oklahoma City metropolitan area. This section of West Lindsey Street has a traffic accident rate three (3) times the national average for similar urban arterial streets.
Proposed improvements for the roadway project include:
1. Widening West Lindsey Street from 3 lanes to 4 lanes with additional lanes at intersections
2. New bridge over Imhoff Creek
3. Continuous sidewalks on both sides of the street
4. Access management to adjacent properties
5. Multi-modal improvements including on-street bicycl...
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