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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2014-03-25 - Agendas CITY OF Tay e ARKeAN 5A5 le AGENDA City Council Transportation Committee March 25, 2014 5:15 pm or Immediately after Agenda Session City Hall Room 326 Members: Matthew Petty, Chairman; Adella Gray; Justin Tennant; Rhonda Adams City Staff: Chris Brown, City Engineer 1. Call to Order Call meeting to order by Chairman Matthew Petty. 2. Old Business None. 3. New Business A. BLOCK AVENUE: Review of a citizen request to consider converting the back-in parking spaces on Block Avenue between Dickson Street and Spring Street to typical head-in parking. B. HIGHWAY 62 & HIGHWAY 161-540 INTERCHANGE IMPROVEMENT CONCEPTS BY AHTD: A meeting was held by AHTD for City staff at the Resident Engineer's Office in Fayetteville on Thursday, March 201h to review and comment on the proposed designs. A public meeting was also held at Asbell Elementary in the evening. AHTD will accept comments within 15 days of these meetings. These concept interchanges are attached for your review and comment. C. TRANSPORTATION STUDY UPDATE: A Selection Committee meeting was held on Thursday, March 6`h. Presentations were made by HNTB and HPE (Hall Planning & Engineering, Inc.). After much discussion by the Selection Committee, HNTB was selected and the City will begin contract negotiations to further develop a final scope, and agree on man-hours and the fee. 4. Reports General Update of the Transportation Bond Program. S. Announcements Next Meeting April 29, 2014 following City Council Agenda Session/Equipment Committee Meeting Mailing Address: 113 W. Mountain Street www.fayetteville-ar.gov Fayetteville,AR 72701 CITY OF a e * le ARKANSAS TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE MEMO Meeting of March 25, 2014 To: City of Fayetteville Transportation Committee Thru: Mayor Jordan Don Marr, Chief of Staff Jeremy Pate, Development Services Director From: Matt Casey, Engineering Design Manager Date: March 21 2014 Subject: Review of Block Avenue Parking In 2010, the City of Fayetteville Transportation Division constructed improvements to Block Avenue between Dickson Street and Center Street. Improvements included new curb and gutter, storm sewer features, sidewalks, street trees, lighting, traffic calming measures and parking. As a part of the design for this project, the City constructed back-in parking spaces on the block between Dickson Street and Spring Street. On October 22, 2010, staff presented two options for changing the parking configuration for consideration by the Street Committee. The memo and the drawing from that discussion are attached. At that time, this section of the Block Avenue project was already constructed. The Street Committee looked at these two options for changing the back-in parking to head-in parking. The first option was to modify the island construction on the west side to accommodate the change in parking direction. This change would result in a decrease in available parking spaces from 28 to 25 in this area. The estimated cost of this option at that time was $39,751.00. The second option was to leave the islands as constructed and restripe the parking spaces to change the parking direction. This change would result in a decrease in available parking spaces from 28 to 20 in this area. The estimated cost of this option at that time was $25,187.00 The Street Committee decided to make no changes to the design or construction of the back-in parking spaces. This topic has been requested to be discussed again by the Transportation Committee. The Transportation Division has provided updated cost estimates for both of the options previously presented. The current estimate for the first option to reconfigure the islands is $42,719.92. The current estimate for the second option to restripe the parking is $28,077.08. Mailing Address 113 W_ Mountain Street www.fayetteville-ai-gov Fayetteville, AR 72701 THE CITY OF FAYETTEVILLE,ARKANSAS ENGINEERING DIVISION Tayle—li a Phone West Mountain Fayetteville,AR 72701 Phone (479)444-3443 A RNA NSAS TO: City of Fayetteville Street Committee CC: Mayor Lioneld Jordan Don Marr, Chief of Staff Jeremy Pate, Development Services Director Terry Gulley, Transportation Services Director FROM: Chris Brown, City Engineer DATE: October 22, 2010 SUBJECT: Block Avenue Improvements—Alternatives from Dickson to Spring At the request of the Street Committee on October 13th, staff developed two options for changing the back-in parking to pull-in parking from Dickson Street to Spring Street. These options are presented for the committee review and discussion. A concept drawing of the two options is attached. As currently constructed, this segment of Block Avenue provides 28 back-in spaces. The two options listed below will reduce the number of available spaces by 3 and 8 spaces respectively. 1) The first option would be to modify the existing islands on the west side to accommodate the change in the parking direction. By constructing these changes to the islands, the parking can be configured to provide 25 angle parking spaces in this block. The cost of these modifications is estimated to be $39,751.00. This cost includes the modifications to the islands, the milling of the asphalt to remove the current striping, the replacement asphalt and the replacement of the striping for the parking spaces. 2) The second option would be to leave the islands as constructed and restripe the parking spaces to change the parking direction. With these changes, the parking can be configured to provide 20 angle parking spaces in this block. The cost of these modifications is estimated to be$25,187.00. This cost includes the milling of the asphalt to remove the current striping, the asphalt replacement and the replacement of the striping for the parking spaces. Telecommunications Device for the Deaf TDD(479)521-1316 113 West Mountain-Fayetteville,AR 72701 133_S NosN9c 133a1S NOSNJIU M. 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Traffic congestion is expected to worsen as the area continues to grow. Purpose of Proposed Improvements The purpose of the proposed improvements is to address current and future traffic needs at the Highway 62 and Highway 16/112S interchanges along 1-540 for all modes of transportation. Two alternatives have been developed for the Highway 62 interchange, while one alternative for the Highway 161112S interchange was developed. The 2006 I-540 Improvement Stud was used as a planning guide when developing the alternatives. Purpose of this Meeting The purpose of this meeting is to obtain public input for the proposed improvement alternatives, particularly regarding the two alternatives shown for the Highway 62 interchange. We also would like to hear about any congestion or safety concerns at the two interchange areas, including access to nearby driveways and side streets, traffic backups, and bicycle and pedestrian accessibility. Next Step Comments will be considered when refining the alternatives. AHTD will work with the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) to obtain approval. If approval is given for a change of access to the Interstate, then project development will continue and another public meeting may take place to give further opportunity for public comment. ARKANSAS STATE HIGHWAY AND TRANSPORTATION DEPARTMENT (AHTD) CITIZEN COMMENT FORM AHTD JOB 660410—HIGHWAY 62 INTERCHANGE IMPROVEMENTS{I-540) & AHTD JOB 660411 — HIGHWAY 161112 SPUR INTERCHANGE IMPROVEMENTS (1-540) LOCATION: AsBELL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL 1500 N. SANG AVE. FAYETTEVILLE, AR 4:00—7:00 P.M., THURSDAY, MARCH 20, 2014 Make your comments on this form and leave it with AHTD personnel at the meeting or mail it within 15 days to: Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department, Environmental Division, Post Office Box 2261, Little Rock, Arkansas 72203-2261. How many days in a typical week do you drive through the Highway 62 (MILK Blvd.) (Exit 62) interchange? ❑0 ❑1 ❑2 ❑3 ❑4 ❑5 ❑6 ❑7 How many days in a typical week do you drive through the Highway 161112S (Wedington Dr.) (Exit 64) interchange? ❑0 ❑1 ❑2 ❑3 ❑4 ❑5 ❑6 ❑7 Do you experience traffic congestion or stop-and-go traffic at the Highway 62 (MLK Blvd.) interchange? If so, please describe when and where. Do you experience traffic congestion or stop-and-go traffic at the Highway 1611128 (Wedington Dr.) interchange? If so, please describe when and where. Do you bicycle or walk along or across Highway 62 (MILK Blvd.) near the interchange? If so, please describe where and if you have any concerns. Do you bicycle or walk along or across Highway 161112S (Wedington Dr.) near the interchange? If so, please describe where and if you have any concerns. Please See Back Which alternative do you prefer at the Highway 62 (MILK Blvd.) interchange? Please explain. ❑ Ryover Ramp Alternative ❑ Loop Ramp Alternative ❑ No preference Do you feel there is a need to widen Highway 62 (MILK Blvd.) east and/or west of the 1-540 interchange? Please explain. Do you feel there is a need to widen Highway 16/112S (Wedington Dr.) east and/or west of the 1-540 interchange? Please explain. i i I Do you think the proposed improvements to the Highway 62 (MILK Blvd.) interchange will have any impacts (❑ Beneficial or ❑ Adverse) on your property and/or community (economic, environmental, social, etc.)? Please explain. Do you think the proposed improvements to the Highway 16/1125 (Wedington Dr.) interchange will have any impacts (❑ Beneficial or ❑ Adverse) on your property and/or community (economic, environmental, social, etc.)? Please explain. Do you have a suggestion that could improve the Highway 62 (MILK Blvd.) interchange that is not shown? Please explain. Do you have a suggestion that could improve the Highway 161112S (Wedington Dr.) interchange that is not shown? Please explain. Please make additional comments here. THANK YOU THE CITY OF FAYETTEVILLE,ARKANSAS a e evl ic ENGINEERING DIVISION Y125 West Mountain Fayetteville,AR 72701 TPhone (479)444-3443 ARKANSAS CITY OF FAYETTEVILLE TRANSPORTATION BOND ISSUE PROGRESS REPORT —March, 2014 The Transportation Bond Issue consists of projects that will be designed, contracted, and administered by City Staff or consultants/contractors working for the City, along with 4 projects that will be designed and administered by the Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department(AHTD). Seven projects have been completed; all projects in the original program are underway and are in various stages of design or construction. In April 2013, several additional projects were approved by the City Council. A summary of the status of all projects in the program follows below. Funding for the Bond Program includes $65.9 million in bonds along with federal aid funding and additional sales tax funding from the City's Capital Improvements fund. To date, bonds have been issued totaling approximately $57 million. This leaves approximately $9 million in bonds to be issued. 1) Wilson Park/Washington Willow Area Traffic Calming a. Project Summary/Status • Complete. Original Budget: $384,000 Final Cost: $205,000 2) Intersection improvements at Gregg Ave. and North Street a. Project Summary/Status • Complete. Original Budget: $1,082,000; Final Cost: $690,000 3) Zion Road Phase I (N. College to Vantage) a. Project Summary/Status • Complete. Original Budget: $2,540,000; Final Cost: $2,272,000 4) College Avenue Phase I Enhancements (Rock to Maple) a. Project Summary/Status • Complete. Original Budget: $1,740,000; Final Cost: $1,841,000 5) Mount Comfort Road (1540 to Rupple Road) a. Project Summary/Status • Complete. Original Budget: $10,413,000; Final Cost: $10,220,000 6) Cato Springs Road (U of A Technology Corridor) a. Project Summary/Status — Substantially Complete • Project consists of reconstruction and widening to 2 and 3 lanes, with curb and gutter and sidewalks, from Hwy 7 1 B to Razorback Road. • Total Project budget: $6.02 million • Federal funding expected: $2.88 million • Construction Contract: $3,815,172 with Dean Crowder Construction Telecommunications Device for the Deaf TDD(479)521-1316 113 West Mountain-Fayetteville,AR 72701 THE CITY OF FAYETTEVILLE,ARKANSAS b. Recent Actions: • All work is complete. Final closeout and determination of final payment amount is in progress. c. Upcoming Activities: • Final closeout, payments to contractors and reimbursement from federal aid balance. 7) Fayetteville Expressway Economic Development Corridor Project Summary • Federally funded project that is intended to provide better access to the retail centers and restaurants in the Northwest Arkansas Mall area and to Washington Regional Hospital and adjacent medical park. • Federal Funds expected: $8 million • Total Project Budget: $10 million a. Roundabout Project: • Complete. b. Flyover Project: • The Highway 71B Flyover Project is under construction by Emery Sapp and Sons of Springfield, MO. The contract time began running on January 28, 2013, with 18 months allotted for construction. Current and upcoming activities include: o The bridge deck has been prepared for placement of concrete. Contractor is continuing to install steel in bridge deck forms approximately 90% complete. Contractor's latest schedule shows pouring concrete in Unit 2 (smaller than Unit 1) of the bridge deck in April. 8) Van Asche Drive: a. Project Summary: • Widening and alignment of Van Asche Drive, from Gregg Avenue to Garland Ave. (Hwy 112) • Project Construction Budget: $4.56 million b. Recent/upcoming actions • Contracts have been signed by the contractor and the City. • AHTD permit has been secured for the work under I540; the permit for the intersection with Highway 112 has not yet been finalized. • Utility relocation work by various utilities is underway or planned to begin soon. • Pre-construction meeting was held on Monday, March 241H • Notice To Proceed with construction is April 71n • A Groundbreaking Ceremony will be scheduled within the next 2 weeks. 9) Rupple Road (MLK Blvd to Mt. Comfort) Project Summary • Includes Extension of Rupple Road as a 4-lane boulevard from south of Owl Creek School to Martin Luther King, Jr. Blvd, widening between Persimmon Rd. and Starry Night View, and new location, bridge, and intersection between Starry Night View and Mount Comfort Road. The project will be completed in three separate segments • Total project budget: $13.5 million; includes $2.5 million in federal-aid funding. • A public meeting was held on May 30, 2013 to allow citizens to view the conceptual plans and cross sections and provide comments. a. Martin Luther King, Jr. Blvd-Persimmon • This is a new segment that will extend Rupple Road to MLK Blvd. Upcoming activities include: Telecommunications Device for the Deaf TDD(479)521-1316 113 West Mountain-Fayetteville,AR 72701 THE CITY OF FAYETTEVILLE,ARKANSAS o Development of a traffic study by Jacobs Engineering, to provide data for decision making on the cross section, construction phasing, and roundabout/signal selection at Persimmon and Rupple. The study has been received and reviewed by City staff, and will be reviewed by the Transportation Committee at its February 11, 2014 meeting. o Final decision on the road cross section was determined at the City Council Meeting held March 18th. Rupple Road will be designed and constructed as a 4- lane boulevard with a multiuse trail on the west side and a sidewalk on the east side. o A City Selection Committee met on Friday, March 21st and selected Jorgensen & Associates from the annual Architectural & Engineering Services list. Contract negotiations with Jorgensen will begin in April. b. Persimmon-Starry Night View • Major elements of this segment include widening with a center median from Persimmon to Wedington, intersection alignment and improvements at Wedington, and completion of the west side of the boulevard section north of Wedington. Upcoming activities: o Design by engineering staff will begin in later half of 2014. c. Starry Night View-Mount Comfort Road • This is a federal-aid project; federal funds will supply up to 80% of the funding for the segment. This segment includes a new bridge and a realignment of Rupple so that it connects to the existing signal at Mount Comfort Road and the segment of Rupple Road north of Mt. Comfort. o Garver Engineers has been selected as the design consultant. The proposed contract with Garver will be presented to the City Council on February 18, 2014. o Four executed agreements were sent to AHTD on February 24th for approval by FHWA &AHTD. o Once contract approval has been received, Garver will begin the Environmental Assessment task which will include public involvement meetings and alternative alignments. Maple and Lafayette Street Historic Bridges d. Project Summary/Status • Funding in the amount of$1 million through the Federal-aid bridge program administered by AHTD has been secured. The project is in the design phase. McClelland Consulting Engineers (MCE) of Fayetteville is the design consultant. e. Recent Actions: • Design work is continuing. • Draft plans and the proposed Memorandum of Agreement(MOA) that will establish the design parameters for the project have been reviewed by the AHTD and the State Historic Preservation Office. • A public meeting to allow citizens to review the draft plans and MOA was held on December 17, 2013. • Revised plans and updated MOA have been prepared based on stakeholder review and comments. • Revised MOA has been submitted to AHTD for approval. f. Upcoming Activities: • The MOA will be presented to the City Council for approval after approval by the AHTD and State Historic Preservation Office. Telecommunications Device for the Deaf TDD(479)521-1316 113 West Mountain-Fayetteville,AR 72701 THE CITY OF FAYETTEVILLE,ARKANSAS • The next level of plan development will begin after the MOA is finalized and approved. 10)Old Wire Road (Mission to Crossover) a. Project Summary/Status • Includes signalization at Mission and Old Wire, installation of bike lanes and sidewalks, widening at intersections, and a roundabout at Old Missouri Road. • Design work(by AHTD) for the Mission/Old Wire Intersection is complete; a conceptual design of the other portions of the project has been completed. • The estimated construction cost for the proposed intersection work has increased from original estimates. Additional funding will be provided by federal aid funding that has recently been secured. b. Recent Actions: • The intersection project was recently awarded an additional $850,000 in federal aid funding. • Staff has reviewed the plans for the intersection and have submitted comments to the AHTD in an effort to reduce the footprint of the project and impacts to property owners. • City staff have begun design and layout for the segment between the Mission Blvd. intersection and Ash Street. c. Upcoming Activities: • Design revisions and acquisition of right of way for the intersection project. • Continued preliminary design on the segment between Mission and Ash. 11) Zion Road Phase II (Vantage to Crossover) a. Project Summary/Status • Includes addition of curb and gutter, bike lanes, and sidewalks. Also includes widening to three lanes at major intersections. b. Recent Actions: • Development of a scope of services for design. c. Upcoming Activities: • A City Selection Committee met on Friday, March 21st and selected McClelland Consulting Engineers from the annual Architectural & Engineering Services list. Contract negotiations with McClelland will begin in April. 12)Regional Park Access Road a. Project Summary/Status • Access to the regional park, along Judge Cummings Road from Cato Springs Road into the park. • Design and construction will be scheduled to coincide with the park development schedule. b. Recent Actions: • A City Selection Committee met on Friday, March 21 st and selected Garver Engineers from the annual Architectural & Engineering Services list to design a new 18" to 24" diameter water main from the Kessler Mountain water tanks through the Regional Park to S. Cato Springs Road. The water line will be approximately 6,500 feet long. Contract negotiations with Garver will begin in April. c. Upcoming Activities: 13)College Avenue Enhancements (Maple St. to North St.) a. Project Summary/Status • Continuation of sidewalk and landscaping enhancements along College Avenue to match recently completed improvements south of Maple St. Telecommunications Device for the Deaf TDD(479)521-1316 113 West Mountain-Fayetteville,AR 72701 THE CITY OF FAYETTEVILLE,ARKANSAS b. Recent Actions: • Preliminary survey work and development of base drawings has been completed. c. Upcoming Activities: • Submittal of proposed typical cross sections to the AHTD for permitting review. Narrowed lane widths through this segment will be proposed to allow for wider sidewalks. 14)Intersections and Pedestrian Crossing Improvements a. Project Summary/Status • Projects (to be determined) to improve pedestrian service and safety at intersections. b. Recent Actions: • None c. Upcoming Activities: • Selection of projects to received safety enhancements The following projects in the Bond Program will be designed, contracted, and administered by AHTD or its consultants/contractors. The schedules for these projects are established by AHTD based on their workloads and available funding. 15)Crossover Road (Hwy 265)-Mission to Joyce • Estimated construction cost was $15.4 million, City's share is 50% of cost, up to $7.7 million • AHTD letting date: September 2011; low bid received was $12,612,320.32. • All work is complete and the project is fully open. • Final resolution of project costs is still to be completed. 16)Hwy 16 Improvements-Armstrong to Stonebridge Rd. • Construction Start: November 2012. Completion: Fall 2014. • Current agreement with AHTD for 50% of project costs to be paid by the City, up to $5 million. • Water and sewer installation is complete. • Sweetser Construction is the roadway construction contractor for the AHTD and began work in December 2012 with an estimated completion date of November 2014. • Work has resumed on both the west & east sides of Happy Hollow Road. 17)Garland Avenue (North to Melmar) • Total project cost originally estimated at $6.7 million • City Share originally estimated at $5.2 million, current estimate is $ 4.04 million • Utility relocations are complete on the project. • Sweetser Construction is the roadway construction contractor for the AHTD and began work as of February 2013 with an estimated completion date of Spring 2014. • Construction has resumed and Sweetser is working on widening the east side of Garland. The signal has been installed at Dean Street& Sycamore Street, but is not operational. 18)Razorback Road (Hwy l l2)-MLK Blvd. to Leroy Pond Dr. • Project Estimate of$2.6 million. • Federal aid will fund $2.08 million of this amount; the City and UA will share the remainder of the cost. • Utility relocations are substantially complete. • Construction bid was awarded to Sweetser Construction in the amount of$2,234,929. The Notice To Telecommunications Device for the Deaf TDD(479)521-1316 113 West Mountain-Fayetteville,AR 72701 THE CITY OF FAYETTEVILLE,ARKANSAS Proceed is forth coming. Telecommunications Device for the Deaf TDD(479)521-1316 113 West Mountain-Fayetteville,AR 72701