Title
Municipal Agreement for the Albemarle Road Pedestrian Safety and Connectivity Project
Action
Action:
A. Adopt a Resolution authorizing the City Manager to execute a Municipal Agreement with the North Carolina Department of Transportation to accept Transportation Alternatives Program funds in the amount of $1,756,000 for the Albemarle Road Pedestrian Safety and Connectivity project, and
B. Adopt a budget ordinance appropriating $1,756,000 in Transportation Alternatives Program funding from the North Carolina Department of Transportation to the General Capital Projects Fund.
Body
Staff Resource(s):
Debbie Smith, Transportation
Matt Magnasco, Transportation
Explanation
§ Corridors of Opportunity is a city investment initiative that is designed to meet the growing needs of our community in the areas of affordable housing, community safety, infrastructure, transportation, workforce and business development, and urban design.
§ The Albemarle Road Pedestrian Safety & Connectivity Project in Council District 5 will implement pedestrian safety and connectivity improvements using Charlotte Regional Transportation Planning Organization (CRTPO) Transportation Alternative Program (Direct Attributable) (TAP(DA)) funds. The North Carolina Department of Transportation (NCDOT) administers these funds on behalf of CRTPO.
§ The project will include the following improvements:
- Providing Pedestrian Hybrid Beacons at the following locations:
§ Albemarle Road between Farm Pond Lane and Winterhaven Drive,
§ Albemarle Road between Regal Oaks Drive and E W.T. Harris Boulevard, and
§ Central Avenue at Reddman Road.
- Completing a sidewalk gap along Wilora Lake Road
- Completing a sidewalk gap along Albemarle Road
- Constructing two CATS mobility hubs that provide convenient connections between bus and rail transit, rideshare programs, bicycles, micromobility, and other modes of travel.
§ These projects were identified as high priorities in the Albemarle Road Corridor of Opportunity Playbook.
§ The budget for the Albemarle Road Pedestrian Safety & Connectivity Project is $3,192,000 and is broken down as follows:
- $1,756,000: TAP(DA) funds from NCDOT, and
- $1,436,000: city funding.
§ Construction for these improvements is anticipated to begin in early 2027.
§ This format is consistent with past municipal agreements between the city and NCDOT.
Charlotte Business INClusion
This is a Municipal Agreement contract and is exempt from the CBI Program.
Fiscal Note
Funding: NCDOT Funding
Attachments
Attachment(s)
Map
Resolution
Budget Ordinance