DATE: October 13, 2015
TO: Board of Mayor and Aldermen
FROM: Eric Stuckey, City Administrator
David Parker, City Engineer/CIP Executive
Paul Holzen, Director of Engineering
Jonathan Marston, Staff Engineer 3
SUBJECT:
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*Consideration of Resolution 2015-82, a Resolution to Authorize Staff to Enter into Contract Negotiations with Barge Waggoner Sumner & Cannon, Inc. for the Preliminary Engineering Phase (Environmental Only) for the Columbia Avenue Widening Project (10/13/15 WS)
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Purpose
The purpose of this memorandum is to provide information to the Franklin Board of Mayor and Aldermen (BOMA) concerning Resolution 2015-82, a resolution to authorize staff to enter into contract negotiations with Barge Waggoner Sumner & Cannon, Inc. for the Preliminary Engineering Phase (Environmental Only) for the Columbia Avenue Widening Project.
Background
The widening of Columbia Avenue is needed to accommodate the projected traffic volume and increase the mobility to and from downtown Franklin. The approved Transportation Planning Report recommends a 4-5 lane arterial section with 4' bike lanes from Mack Hatcher Parkway to Alpha Drive, 3'-6' grass strip, two 5' sidewalks and a 14' median from Southeast Parkway to Confederate Drive. Below is a brief history of the project:
September 26, 2006 The Board approved a PSA with Fischbach Transportation Group, Inc. in the amount of $21,500 for the Columbia Ave Transportation Planning Report
January 23, 2008 A public meeting was held with the public and impacted property owners.
November 17, 2010 The Transportation Planning Report for Columbia Avenue (SR-6/US31), from Mack Hatcher Parkway to Downs Boulevard, was approved by TDOT.
December 11, 2013 The Executive Board of the Nashville Area Metropolitan Planning Organization adopted the FYs 2014-2017 Transportation Improvement Program funding the environmental and design phase associated with this project in the amou...
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