STRATEGIC PRIORITY: Transportation & Infrastructure
AGENDA DATE: February 28, 2024
COUNCIL DISTRICT(S):|910|DEPARTMENT: Department of Public Works
EXECUTIVE: Dr. Robert Perez
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SUBJECT
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Authorize approval of the recommended plan for the proposed alignment of Wheatland Road from City limits to University Hills Boulevard - Financing: This action has no cost consideration to the City (see Fiscal Information)
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BACKGROUND
Wheatland Road from the City limits to University Hills Boulevard, was approved for funding in the 2017 Bond Program under the intergovernmental partnership project category.
On March 27, 2019, the City Council authorized a professional services contract with Lina T. Ramey and Associates, Inc. to provide preliminary engineering design to develop an alignment study for three alternative alignments, environmental constraints analysis, data collection and analysis, conceptual drainage, documenting major utilities and potential impacts, and traffic projections for establishing a new roadway for Wheatland Road from the City limits to University Hills Boulevard by Resolution No. 19-0411.
The alignment study was completed in October 2019 and was presented to the public for selection and Alignment B was selected as the preferred alignment.
On June 24, 2020, the City Council authorized Supplemental Agreement No. 1 to the professional services contract with Lina T. Ramey and Associates, Inc. for additional engineering design services for the construction of a new four-lane undivided roadway with reinforced concrete pavement, curb, gutter, bicycle/pedestrian facilities, intersection reconstruction, water, storm drainage, a new bridge, culvert and street lighting on Wheatland Road from the City limits to University Hills Boulevard by Resolution No. 20-0977.
During design, it became necessary to modify the alignment of the Wheatland Road connection to University Hills Boulevard...
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