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CONTRACT K-1718-53: A CONTRACT BY AND BETWEEN THE CITY OF NORMAN, OKLAHOMA, THE NORMAN TAX INCREMENT FINANCE AUTHORITY AND GARVER. L.L.C., IN THE AMOUNT OF $320,750 TO PROVIDE ENGINEERING DESIGN SERVICES ASSOCIATED WITH THE WIDENING AND TRAFFIC SIGNALS MODIFICATION PROJECT TO IMPROVE THE INTERSECTIONS OF TECUMSEH ROAD WITH 24TH AVENUE N.W. AND FLOOD AVENUE; AND APPROPRIATION OF UNIVERSITY NORTH PARK TAX INCREMENT FINANCE AUTHORITY FUND BALANCE.
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BACKGROUND: The intersection of Tecumseh Road and 24th Avenue NW is a four-way signalized intersection in the northwest part of Norman. Both Tecumseh Road and 24th Avenue NW are major arterial streets. The intersection provides the northern ingress/egress to the largest Planned Unit Development (PUD) in the history of the City of Norman, known as University North Park (UNP).
The intersection of Tecumseh Road and Flood Avenue is a skewed four-way signalized intersection located approximately 700 feet east of the Tecumseh Road and 24th Avenue NW intersection. Flood Avenue is a very busy major arterial roadway with regional significance as one of the entry points into the City of Norman with direct access to Interstate 35. Flood Avenue north of Tecumseh Road and Tecumseh Road east of Flood Avenue are designated as U.S. Highway 77.
In 2002, the City of Norman approved a development plan for a large Planned Unit Development (PUD) known as University North Park (UNP) along the east side of I-35 immediately north of the Robinson Street and 24th Avenue NW intersection. To identify the proposed impact of the development and the transportation projects needed to support it, a succession of traffic studies was performed for the entire development between 2002 and 2008 by Traffic Engineering Consultants, Inc. Based on the findings and recommendations of these traffic studies, a series of transportation projects were recommended and many have been implemented.
On May 23, 2006, the City Council adopted Ordinance O-...
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