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Council |
Date |
July 13,
2009 |
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Agenda Item No. 7B Roll Call No. 09- Communication
No. 09-464 Submitted
by: Jeb E. Brewer, P.E. City Engineer |
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AGENDA HEADING:
Ordering construction of the
following: E. McKinley Avenue Widening -
South Union Street to S.E. 5th Street - Receiving bids, (7-21-09), and Setting
date of hearing, (8-10-09). (Construction Estimate -
$1,653,985).
SYNOPSIS:
Recommend the City Council
proceed with construction of the improvement and set dates to receive bids and
hold a public hearing, as required by Iowa Code, utilizing the method of
financing referenced below. On April 6, 2009, the City Council approved an Iowa
Department of Transportation Agreement for Federal Stimulus project funding
under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) of 2009 for 100% of
construction costs to a maximum amount of $1,400,000 for E. McKinley Avenue
Widening from South Union Street to S.E. 5th Street. The proposed improvements include
reconstructing E. McKinley Avenue to a three-lane roadway to
provide a through lane in each direction and a center two-way left-turn lane.
FISCAL IMPACT:
Amount: $1,653,985, City Engineer's Estimate
Funding Source: 2009-2010 CIP, Page Street-23, McKinley
Avenue Widening - Fleur Drive to E. Indianola Avenue, STR212, Being: $1,396,685 in Federal Stimulus Funds from
ARRA of 2009 (100% of construction costs, $1,400,000 maximum) and $257,300 from
Des Moines Water Works for water main construction.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
A number of transportation related projects were submitted to and
approved by the Des Moines Area Metropolitan Planning Organization Executive
Committee at their January 29, 2009 meeting for funding under the ARRA of
2009. The funding request for E.
McKinley Avenue Widening from South Union Street to S.E. 5th
Street was approved. The Iowa Department of Transportation prepared
an agreement for the proposed improvement, which was approved by the City
Council on April 6, 2009, by Roll Call Number 09-517. The receipt of these funds and other transportation stimulus funds, has
allowed an acceleration of street projects.
The local share of transportation stimulus funds must be funded from
existing street CIP funds.
On
October 11, 2004, by Roll Call No. 04-2157, City Council approved the McKinley
Avenue Corridor Study. The study looked
at existing conditions, analyzed the projected traffic, obtained public input
and made recommendations regarding number of lanes, intersection improvements,
sidewalks, drainage and priorities between Fleur Drive and E. Indianola
Avenue. Through the public input
process, area residents advised that they wanted to retain the residential
neighborhood character and were opposed to improving the entire length of the
corridor with a three- or four-lane section, due to width of right-of-way
required and overall travel speed. The
final recommendation includes a combination of two- and three-lane
sections. There are six proposed segments
that can be constructed in phases. The
segment of McKinley Avenue between South Union Street and S.E. 5th
Street was identified as the highest priority project during the corridor
study. The proposed improvements include
reconstructing McKinley Avenue to a three-lane roadway to provide two-way
left-turn lanes.
In
2007, the intersection of S.E. 5th Street and E. McKinley Avenue was
reconstructed to widen both roadways to a three-lane section, to provide
left-turn lanes. The proposed widening
project will begin approximately four hundred feet west of S.E. 5th
Street at the end of the intersection reconstruction, and continue westerly to
approximately four hundred feet east of South Union Street. It is anticipated that the reconstruction of
the intersection of South Union Street and McKinley Avenue to provide left-turn
lanes will be the next highest priority project.
The Engineering Department
has prepared plans, specifications, form of contract documents and City
Engineer’s estimate for the construction of the E. McKinley Avenue Widening -
South Union Street to S.E. 5th Street, 06-2007-002. The improvement includes widening and the
reconstruction of E. McKinley Avenue with 10-inch thick full-depth portland cement concrete; together with pavement removal,
excavation, water main construction, storm drainage, subdrain, subbase placement,
driveways, sidewalks, sodding and miscellaneous
associated work, including cleanup; in accordance with the contract documents,
including Plan File Nos. 497-045/128, on E. McKinley Avenue between South Union
Street and S.E. 5th Street, Des Moines, Iowa.