Title
Municipal Agreements for NCDOT Asset Maintenance on State Roadways in the City Limits
Action
Action:
A. Approve Municipal Agreements with the North Carolina Department of Transportation in the amount of $1,175,000 for:
* Sign installation and maintenance on state-maintained streets,
* Pavement markings installation on state-maintained streets,
* Traffic signal maintenance on state-maintained streets,
* Traffic signal retiming on state-maintained streets, and
* Light-emitting diode (LED) traffic signal display replacements.
B. Adopt a resolution to authorize the City Manager to execute Municipal Agreements and any subsequent renewals for up to five years with the North Carolina Department of Transportation, and
C. Adopt a budget ordinance appropriating $300,000 from the North Carolina Department of Transportation for LED traffic signal display replacements on state-maintained streets.
Body
Staff Resource(s):
Liz Babson, Transportation
Charles Abel, Transportation
Explanation
* The North Carolina Department of Transportation (NCDOT) administers a statewide asset maintenance program on state roadways within municipal jurisdictions.
* Through municipal agreements, NCDOT reimburses the city for maintenance of certain state assets on state-maintained streets within the city limits.
* The city maintains signs and pavement markings for approximately 500 miles of NCDOT roads in Charlotte.
* The city maintains a total of 876 traffic signals in Charlotte, 524 (60 percent) of which are on state-maintained streets.
* The city has entered into similar maintenance agreements with NCDOT for over 25 years.
* NCDOT will reimburse the city annually for the following items:
* (Schedule A) Sign installation and maintenance up to $50,000,
* (Schedule B) Pavement markings installation and maintenance up to $25,000,
* (Schedule C) Traffic signal maintenance up to $600,000, and
* (Schedule D) Traffic signal retiming up to $200,000.
* The Schedule C signal maintenance ...
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