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TO: Mayor Richard C. Irvin and City Council
FROM: Tim Weidner, P.E., Engineering Coordinator
DATE: October 10, 2024
SUBJECT:
A Resolution authorizing the execution of a Phase 1 Preliminary Engineering Supplement with WBK Engineering, LLC in the not to exceed amount of $56,075.00 and the appropriation of $60,000 of MFT Funds for the New York Street Corridor (Commons Dr to Entrance No. 6) Project.
PURPOSE:
This is a Resolution to approve the above referenced Engineering Services Supplement and to appropriate MFT funds by Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT) Resolution.
BACKGROUND:
The project applied for federal funding in the June 2022 Highway Safety Improvement Project (HSIP) call for project. The project was awarded federal funding to cover up to 90% of Preliminary Engineering, Design Engineering, Construction, and Construction Engineering costs for the originally scoped project. Since the time of that application, the project has added additional scope, and additional federal funding has been requested and awarded. A total of $2,373,200.00 in federal HSIP funds has been secured for all phases of the project.
The project involves safety improvements along New York Street between Commons Drive and Fox Valley Entrance No. 6. The safety improvements include includes replacement of all aging signal equipment, adding dual left turn lanes at intersections along New York St, widening of curb radii to meet design vehicle requirement, and extending bike and pedestrian facilities in accordance with ADA standards. The intersections will be converted from protected-permissive left turn phasing to protected only phasing. Additional general information and exhibits can be found on the project website (https://www.aurora-il.org/2567/East-New-York-Street-Commons-Dr-to-Entra).
The City is continuing work with their selected engineering consultant, WBK Engineering, LLC, on a project development report (PDR) under a previous City agreement. The PDR is substanti...
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