Appropriating $200,000.00 Local Road & Street Fund

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Members of the Common Council February 7, 1979 page 2. R & S 53 - Sample Street, Olive to Chapin (continued) Acquisition costs, namely $200,000.00. Construction funds reflecting the City's 30% match to programmed Federal Funds will be appropriated at a later date, once right -of -way acquisition has been initiated. R & S 60 - Orange /Colfax Connector $ _3051000.00 Design by Cole Associates An additional sum of $13,000.00 is required to pay the cost of the revisions to the plans and environmental reports which resulted from the utilization of the recently acquired South Shore right -of -way which lies between Colfax Street and LaPorte Avenue. An additional sum of $12,000.00 is required to address the cost of final right -of -way acquisition. The City's 30% of the construction costs shall be addressed by the balance of the requested appropriation, namely $280,000.00 - plus the previously appropriated $200,000.00 in C.D. Funds. R & S 61 - Michigan Street /Main Street Connector 200,000 00 Design by Murphy Engineering, Inc. Engineering plans are completed and presently under review by the State Highway. An additional amount of $70,152.00 is estimated to be required to complete the necessary right -of -way acquisition. An additional amount of $129,848.00 is estimated to be required to address the cost of construction. Construction will commence immediately upon completion of right -of -way acquisition. R & S 7903 - Ireland Road, Fellows to U.S. 31 83,500.00 To be designed by K.Kaser Associates In order to relieve an extremely conjested traffic problem along Ireland Road which has resulted from the recent development of numerous retail and commercial facilities, it is proposed that this section of Ireland Road be widened to five (5) lanes. All related fees are included in the $83,500.00 estimate. R & S 7904 - Ironwood to Pleasant 106,600.00 To be designed by City Engineering Dep t. The present intersection at Ironwood and Pleasant is not of sufficient capacity to address current traffic demands. Recently approved commercial developments at this location, plus the additional traffic to be detoured to Ironwood Road during the reconstruction of the Twyckenham Bridge will serve to further aggravate this situation. Widening and improved channeli- zation,together with new traffic signals are proposed with this $106,600.00 request.