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A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO ENTER INTO A PROFESSIONAL SERVICES CONTRACT WITH TMS ENGINEERS INC. FOR THE RE-DESIGN OF THE ADAPTIVE TRAFFIC SIGNALS FOR DOWNTOWN PROJECT.
Brief Description: In 2022, the City was notified by the Akron Metropolitan Area Transportation Study (AMATS) that it had been awarded funding for the construction of the City's "Downtown Hudson Adaptive Signal Improvements" project. The project includes 14 signalized intersections, 1 unsignalized intersection at Owen Brown St at the Norfolk and Southern Railroad underpass. The project also includes the design of 7 CCTV camera locations and the pre-emption system for the emergency services at 29 signals.
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Legislative History
19-0056 - Discussion on Adaptive Signals Technology; 6/11/2019
19-92 - Solicit Design Proposals for Stage 1; 7/9/2019
19-95 - Apply for CMAQ Funds; 7/9/2019
20-0031 - Adaptive Signal Timing Analysis; 3/10/2020
21-83 - Apply for CMAQ Funds; 7/20/2021
22-99 - Enter into LPA Agreement; 8/16/2022
Purpose & Explanation
In 2021, the City of Hudson solicited proposals from professional engineering traffic consultants for the analysis, engineering and design of a fully integrated Central Adaptive Signal Control Technology (ASCT) Traffic Signal Improvement Project, as recommended in the 2019 Adaptive Signal Study. The main benefit of this adaptive traffic technology is that it will improve the traffic within our downtown central business area, improve safety, and all at a considerably lesser cost than adding pavement lanes to SR 91 and SR 303 in our historic downtown.
The City hired TMS Engineering Inc. of Twinsburg, Ohio for this professional services design contract in the amount of $301,273. Plans and specifications for the project were then completed as the City prepared to bid the 100% City-funded project in January, 2022.
Ahead of the City opening bids for the project, AMATS notified the City that it had been awarded $2.3 million in Congestion...
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