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CONTRACT K-1516-109: A PROJECT AGREEMENT BY AND BETWEEN THE CITY OF NORMAN, OKLAHOMA, AND THE OKLAHOMA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION (ODOT) FOR THE LINDSEY STREET IMPROVEMENTS PROJECT, PHASE 4, FROM BERRY ROAD TO PICKARD AVENUE, STATE JOB 31507(04) AND ADOPTION OF RESOLUTION R-1516-82.
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BACKGROUND: 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 2012 bond projects is West Lindsey Street from 24th Avenue S.W. to Berry Road.
The roadway portion of the project includes transportation and aesthetic improvements to 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.
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 bicycle lanes
6. Aesthetic enhancements including decorative pavement, landscaping, and roadway lighting
7. Underground utilities
8. Accessibility for disabled individuals
Proposed improvements for the drainage are also included this project. These projects are to reduce the impacts of flooding at Lindsey and McGee Drive and areas north of Lindsey Street along McGee Drive and Wylie Road. These improvements include:
1. Construction of an underground 8 foot by 7 foot box culvert from the intersection of Lindsey Street and McGee Drive to the Canadian River
2. Construction of an underground 8 foot by 4 foot box culvert from Lindsey Street and Wylie Road to Imhoff Creek
3. Construction of a storm water pipe system north of ...
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