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Department of Transportation recommending the Board consider the following pertaining to the Missouri Flat Road Phase 1 - Class I Trail Connection Project, Capital Improvement Program project number 36109012, Contract 6094, with an estimated construction phase total cost of $356,000:
1) Approve and adopt the Plans and Contract Documents and authorize the Chair to sign the Plans; and
2) Authorize advertisement for construction bids.
FUNDING: Transportation Development Act Funds (9%) and Urban Surface Transportation Block Grant Program Funds (91%). (Federal and Local Funds)
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DISCUSSION / BACKGROUND
The Missouri Flat Road Phase 1 - Class I Trail Connection Project (Project) will construct 188 linear feet of Class I bike path, including grading and paving, concrete retaining wall, curb, gutter, sidewalk, striping, and rock ditch improvements, which will create a permanent trail access to the El Dorado Trail at Missouri Flat Road to the Town of El Dorado trail section.
This trail access was originally designed to be constructed with the El Dorado Trail - Missouri Flat Road Bike/Pedestrian Overcrossing Project, Capital Improvement Program number 36109002. At the recent CIP Workshop on March 8, 2022 (Legistar Item #22-0284) the Board approved the addition of this project to the 2022 CIP. The project will improve access to the El Dorado Trail from Missouri Flat Road to the Town of El Dorado and the future Pedestrian and Bike Overcrossing projects. Transportation constructed a temporary trail connection with a design exception that worked around the utility conflicts to meet grant construction completion deadlines. The utility companies have relocated their facilities that were in conflict with this access creating the opportunity to construct this Project prior to the overcrossing. Transportation will remove the temporary trail connection and replace it with a permanent trail access that meets design standards. The Project duration is 20 working days and i...
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