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TEMPORARY EASEMENT NO. E-1415-3: A TEMPORARY CONSTRUCTION EASEMENT IN THE AMOUNT OF $2,100 FROM THE HUNTINGTON INVESTMENT CORPORATION FOR THE ALAMEDA STREET AND FINDLAY AVENUE TRAFFIC SIGNAL PROJECT AND BUDGET APPROPRIATION FROM THE CAPITAL FUND BALANCE.
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BACKGROUND: The 2012 - Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century (MAP-21) federal transportation funding bill allocates approximately $21 Million in Federal funds per year for the implementation of eligible transportation improvements in the Oklahoma City metropolitan area. New traffic signals along federal functionally classified roads are eligible for 100% federal funding.
On November 22, 2011, City Council adopted Resolution No. R-1112-71 requesting federal funds for the construction of the new traffic signal and its interconnection to signals along Alameda Street between Porter Avenue/Classen Boulevard and 12th Avenue East. The project was submitted to the Association of Central Oklahoma Governments (ACOG) with a request to include it in the Regional Transportation Improvement Plan (TIP). This request was approved in June of 2013 by both the Intermodal Technical and Policy Committees of ACOG. Transportation federal safety funds ($265,200) to pay for 100% of the construction costs have been secured in Federal Fiscal Year 2014.
Alameda Street, from Porter Avenue/Classen Boulevard to 12th Avenue East, was widened to five lanes in 1996, with the continuous middle lane provided for left turn maneuvers. Due to ever increasing traffic volumes and the resulting increase of accidents, the intersection of Alameda Street and Findlay Avenue has recently become eligible for a traffic signal in accordance with the City's traffic ordinance. The intersection has public streets on the west, north and east sides, and three commercial driveways not aligned with the intersection on the south side. An aerial photo of this area is included in Attachment No. 1.
On February 6, 2013, City Council ap...
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