Title
Municipal Agreements for State-Owned Traffic Signals within the City Limits
Action
Action:
A. Approve Municipal Agreements with the North Carolina Department of Transportation in the amount of $863,000 for traffic signal maintenance and traffic signal retiming on state-maintained streets, and
B. Adopt a resolution to authorize the City Manager to execute these Municipal Agreements, including subsequent renewals for up to five years, and amend the agreements with possible reimbursement adjustments consistent with the purpose for which the agreements were approved.
Body
Staff Resource(s):
Debbie Smith, Transportation
Bryan Tarlton, Transportation
Explanation
§ The North Carolina Department of Transportation (NCDOT) administers a signal maintenance program on state roadways within municipal jurisdictions.
§ Through municipal agreements, NCDOT reimburses the city for the maintenance of traffic signals on state-maintained streets within the city limits.
- The city maintains approximately 1,000 traffic signals in Charlotte, 577 of which are on state-maintained streets.
§ The signal maintenance and retiming activities reimbursed by the state ensure the traffic signal system provides safe and orderly movement of pedestrians, bicycles, and vehicles.
§ 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 C) Traffic signal maintenance up to $638,000, and
- (Schedule D) Traffic signal retiming up to $225,000.
Fiscal Note
Funding: NCDOT funding and Transportation Operating Budget
Attachments
Attachment(s)
Resolution