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A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO ENTER INTO A CONTRACT WITH GPD GROUP FOR PRELIMINARY ENGINEERING DESIGN AND STUDY SERVICES FOR THE STATE ROUTE 91 SOUTH SAFETY IMPROVEMENT PROJECT (PID 106445); AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY.
Executive Summary: The existing S. Main Street roadway has had multiple rear-end and left-turn crashes between Barlow and Veterans Way over the last 3 years. The City applied to the State of Ohio for Safety Funding and the City was awarded State of Ohio Safety Funds and also Congestive Mitigation Air Quality (CMAQ) funding funds through the Akron Metropolitan Area Transportation Study (AMATS) for the installation of center turn lane, drainage, pedestrian connectivity, improved crosswalks, traffic signals, road resurfacing and widening and other miscellaneous transportation components.
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Legislative History
16-0123 - Discussion regarding S. Main Street Safety Study
17-105 - Affirming Submission of an Application for CMAQ Funds
Purpose & Explanation
The study and preliminary design of the South Main Street Project, with limits of the project from Barlow Road to Veterans Way will include both a study phase and preliminary design phase. The study phase of the design will include evaluation of various roadway typical sections, typical section options, utility locating, boundary and topographic surveying, and reports. The preliminary design will include geotechnical work for pavement design, storm system preliminary design, environmental and potential right-of-way impacts, typical sections/exhibits and public input meetings, including the Ohio Dept. of Transportation submittals, utility company impacts, preliminary signal and intersection designs and estimated construction costs of the various design options. (Approximately 30% plan completion in the study and preliminary design phase.)
The final plan phase would include additional surveying, geotechnical, final design of the road, design of new and relocation of utilit...
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