Title
Municipal Agreement for the Beatties Ford Road/Sunset Road Pedestrian Improvement 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 Surface Transportation Block Grant funds for the Beatties Ford Road/Sunset Road Pedestrian Improvement project, and
B. Adopt a budget ordinance appropriating $1,500,000 from the North Carolina Department of Transportation for the Beatties Ford Road/Sunset Road Pedestrian Improvement project.
Body
Staff Resource(s):
Liz Babson, Transportation
Erin Pratt, Transportation
Explanation
§ The first phase of the Beatties Ford Road/Sunset Road Pedestrian Improvement project will construct sidewalk with associated drainage improvements along Sunset Road from Day Lilly Lane to Kiev Drive in Council District 2.
§ This project is part of the Sunset/Beatties Ford Comprehensive Neighborhood Improvement Program (CNIP).
§ This phase of the project is designed to enhance safety and improve pedestrian connectivity along Sunset Road from Miranda Road to Beatties Ford Road.
§ The project also provides connectivity to Oakdale Road and Miranda Road which will be complementary to future North Carolina Department of Transportation (NCDOT) intersection improvement projects that are planned at Oakdale Road/Miranda Road/Sunset Road.
§ The total project budget is $8,550,000, as outlined below:
- $7,050,000 in CNIP funding, which includes the local match requirement of $375,000, and
- $1,500,000 in Surface Transportation Block Grant funding from NCDOT.
§ The Beatties Ford Road/Sunset Road Pedestrian Improvement project will proceed to the real estate phase upon execution of the Municipal Agreement.
§ Construction is anticipated to begin in late 2021.
Fiscal Note
Funding: NCDOT Funds and General Capital Investment Plan
Attachments
Attachment(s)
Map
Resolution
Budget Ordinance