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CONSIDERATION OF ACCEPTANCE OF TEMPORARY EASEMENT NO. E-1314-44, A TEMPORARY CONSTRUCTION EASEMENT FROM FAIRWAY OUTDOOR ADVERTISING, L.L.C., IN THE AMOUNT OF $8,265, FOR THE WEST LINDSEY STREET WIDENING PROJECT FROM 24TH AVENUE S.W. TO BERRY ROAD.
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BACKGROUND: On November 22, 2011, the Norman City Council approved Programming Resolution 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 contract. 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 and pay the remaining 20% of construction costs.
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 was 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 (I-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 impr...
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