Explanation
1. BACKGROUND
This legislation authorizes the Director of Public Service to execute a modification in order to increase the amount of funds available to pay for the utility relocation work by Columbia Gas, American Electric Power, and other utilities up to the amount of $350,000.00 for the Hard Road Phase A project.
This modification will allow for the provision of additional utility relocation services as needed.
Original funding amount $350,000.00 (Ordinance 2599-2013)
Modification number 1 $350,000.00 (This modification)
Total funding amount, including this modification $700,000.00
The Public Service Department, Design and Construction Division, is engaged in the Arterial Street Rehabilitation - Hard Road Phase A project. This project involves widening Hard Road from Sawmill Road to Smoky Row Road. Project improvements include pavement, sidewalks, bike lanes, street lighting, construction and replacement of traffic signals, and utility relocations. This project complies with the recommendation of the Pedestrian Thoroughfare Plan as it encourages pedestrian and bicycle travel with the installation of the sidewalks, curb ramps and bike lanes.
In the course of effecting roadway improvements it is sometimes necessary to force the relocation of utilities from privately held easements. These relocations are in areas where the city has previously allowed utilities, but due to this project there is a need to relocate them at the city's expense. This ordinance authorizes payment for utility relocation work by Columbia Gas, American Electric Power, and other utilities up to the amount of $350,000.00.
Ordinance 2599-2013 authorized payment for utility relocation work by Columbia Gas, AEP and other utilities in an amount up to $350,000.00 for said project. This legislation authorizes additional funds for payment for utility relocation work by AEP and Columbia Gas, and other utilities up to the amount of $350,000.00. The total amount auth...
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