DATE: September 6, 2017
TO: Board of Mayor and Aldermen
FROM: Eric Stuckey, City Administrator
Paul Holzen, City Engineer/Director of Engineering
Jonathan Marston, Assistant Director of Engineering
William Banks, Staff Engineer
SUBJECT:
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Consideration of Resolution 2017-43, A Resolution to Select The Corridor Design Concept for the Columbia Avenue Widening & Improvements Project (Referred from 06/13/17, 6/27/17, 7/11/2017 WS, and 08/30/17 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 the consideration of various design alternatives related to the Columbia Avenue Improvements Project and Resolution 2017-43, A Resolution to Select the Corridor Design Concept for the Columbia Avenue Widening & Improvements Project (TDOT PIN 121454.00.)
Background
In 2006, the City of Franklin began the process of completing a Transportation Planning Report (TPR) for Columbia Avenue (SR-6/US-31), between Mack Hatcher Parkway (SR-397) and Downs Boulevard. The purpose of this TPR was to demonstrate the need for improvements to this section of Columbia Avenue. In 2008, as a part of the development of the TPR, a public meeting was held to discuss potential improvements to Columbia Avenue. The Tennessee Department of Transportation (TDOT) approved the final TPR in November 2010. The functional plans that were developed as a part of the TPR process showed an improved Columbia Avenue consisting of:
* 5-lane typical section (with two-way left-turn lane), from Mack Hatcher Parkway to Southeast Parkway and from Confederate Drive to Downs Boulevard,
* 4-lane, median divided typical section, from Southeast Parkway to Confederate Drive,
* Curb & Gutter drainage,
* Sidewalks on both sides of Columbia Avenue,
* Bike Lanes (on-street) from Mack Hatcher Parkway to Alpha Drive, and
* Use of Access Management strategies (i.e. limited driveway cuts, right-in-right-out, etc.)
In Decemb...
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