DATE: July 2, 2018
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
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Discussion and Consideration of Various Design Elements, including Bike and Pedestrian Facilities, Utility Relocations, and Access Management, for the Columbia Avenue Widening and Improvements Project (Continued from 7/10/18 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 various design elements for the Columbia Avenue Widening and Improvements Project, including pedestrian and bicycle facilities, utility relocations (e.g. underground vs. overhead), and best access management practices along the project corridor.
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.
In December 2013, the Nashville Area Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO) formally adopted the Transportation Improvement Program (TIP) for fiscal years (FY) 2014-2017, which programmed a total of $21,000,000 toward the Columbia Avenue (SR-6/US-31) South Widening project. The initial breakdown of fund participation by agency was 80% (e.g. $16.8M) in federal funds and 20% (e.g. $4.2M) in local funds. Because Columbia Avenue is both a federal and state route, the City of Franklin requested that TDOT participate in the project by funding the 20% local match with state funds. In Ju...
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