Title
Municipal Agreement for Brown Grier Road Upgrades Project
Action
Action:
A. Adopt a resolution authorizing the City Manager, or his designee, to negotiate and execute a municipal agreement with the North Carolina Department of Transportation to accept State Highway Trust Funds in the amount of $11,170,000 for the Brown Grier Road Upgrades Project, and
B. Adopt a budget ordinance appropriating $11,170,000 from the North Carolina Department of Transportation to the General Capital Projects Fund.
Body
Staff Resource(s):
Debbie Smith, Transportation
Samantha Miller, Transportation
Explanation
§ This project will improve existing Brown Grier Road, construct complete street improvements along Brown Grier Road from Steele Creek Road to Sandy Porter Road, and construct complete street improvements along Sandy Porter Road from the I-485 ramp to Brown Grier Road in Council District 3.
§ Specifically, these improvements include:
- Widening the two-lane road to a four-lane median divided road;
- Adding curb and gutter, planting strip, and 12-foot shared use path on both sides of Brown Grier Road; and
- Constructing a shared use path along Sandy Porter Road to the subdivision at Williams Glenn Road.
§ The project is part of the Whitehall Ayrsley Comprehensive Neighborhood Improvement Program.
§ Construction for these improvements is anticipated to begin in 2029.
§ This format is consistent with past municipal agreements between the city and the North Carolina Department of Transportation.
Fiscal Note
Funding: NCDOT funding and General Capital Investment Plan
Attachments
Attachment(s)
Map
Resolution
Budget Ordinance