Title
Morris Field Drive Bridge Replacement Project Supplemental Agreements
Action ion
Action:
A. Adopt a resolution authorizing the City Manager to negotiate and execute a Supplemental Agreement with the North Carolina Department of Transportation to accept Surface Transportation Block Grant Direct Attributable funds in the amount of $1,745,000 for the Morris Field Drive Bridge Replacement Project,
B. Adopt a resolution authorizing the City Manager to negotiate and execute a Supplemental Agreement with the North Carolina Department of Transportation to accept Surface Transportation Block Grant funds in the amount of $857,000 for the Morris Field Drive Bridge Replacement Project, and
C. Adopt a budget ordinance appropriating $2,602,000 from the North Carolina Department of Transportation to the General Capital Projects Fund.
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Staff Resource(s):
Debbie Smith, Transportation
Samantha Miller, Transportation
Phil Reiger, General Services
Kathleen Cishek, General Services
Explanation
* The Morris Field Drive Bridge Replacement Project will replace a bridge over Norfolk Southern Railroad near Wilkinson Boulevard.
* This project will also include street lighting, bike lanes, and sidewalks.
* The project supports the Strategic Mobility Plan adopted by City Council in June 2022 by advancing a safe transportation system for all users.
* In 2015, City Council authorized the City Manager to execute a municipal agreement with the North Carolina Department of Transportation (NCDOT) in the amount of $2,480,000 for the bridge replacement project.
* This project will receive an additional $1,745,000 in Surface Transportation Block Grant funds from NCDOT, with a local match of $1,736,844 for construction.
* This project will receive an additional $857,000 in Surface Transportation Block Grant funds from NCDOT. NCDOT recognized that inflation was affecting project design costs and agreed to provide a one-time funding increase to cover an overage in design fees....
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