Explanation
1. BACKGROUND
The following ordinance authorizes the City Attorney's Office, Real Estate Division to hire professional services (e.g. surveys, title work, appraisals, etc.) and to negotiate with property owners to acquire the various property rights necessary to complete the Intersection Improvements - Refugee Road at Hines Road project in the Far East Planning Area (58). This legislation also seeks to authorize the Director of Public Service, or a designee, to execute agreements with Kanawha River Railroad, LLC owned by Watco Companies LLC to facilitate the construction of this project.
The Department of Public Service is engaged in the Intersection Improvements - Refugee Road at Hines Road project. This project includes approximately 1,000 linear feet of roadway improvements including asphalt paving, curb & gutter, asphalt shared-use-path, concrete sidewalk, storm sewer, traffic signal, traffic control devices, railroad warning system and street lighting. A crossing of the Kanawha river railroad will also be reconstructed as part of this project, necessitating the execution of a construction agreement, or similar instrument, with Kanawha River Railroad, LLC owned by Watco Companies LLC, pursuant to which Kanawha River Railroad, LLC owned by Watco Companies LLC will perform certain services intended to identify and mitigate potential conflicts between existing rail operations and the planned public improvements.
The cost to acquire the right-of-way needed to complete the project is estimated at $175,000.00. If the cost to acquire the needed right-of-way should exceed this estimate, additional legislation will be submitted to Council requesting the needed funding.
Ord. 2394-2023 authorized the Director of Public Service to submit ODOT Highway Safety Improvement Program project applications and to execute project agreements for awarded projects for the Department of Public Service for the Intersection Improvements - Refugee Road at Hines Road...
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