Explanation
1. BACKGROUND
This legislation authorizes the Director of Public Service to enter into contract with TranSystems Corporation for the amount of up to $250,000.00 for the Intersection Improvements - Hilliard Rome Road at Feder Road contract.
The intent of this project is to provide the City of Columbus preliminary and final engineering for improvements to the Intersection Improvements - Hilliard Rome Road at Feder Road. Design will proceed in two parts. This ordinance will allow the Director of Public Service to enter into contract for Part 1, preliminary engineering. The Director anticipates doing a planned modification for Part 2 for final engineering at a later date. The specific scope of work for Part 2 will be developed upon completion of Part 1.
The intersection of Hilliard-Rome Road at Feder Road/Fisher Road intersection is operating well above its capacity. It is anticipated that the constructed project will install upon completion of an upcoming interchange project on the westbound exit ramps, vehicles will exit I-70 with less delay which may further increase backups at the Hilliard-Rome at Feder/Fisher intersection. The primary goal of this project is to improve capacity of the Hilliard-Rome at Feder/Fisher intersection. In accomplishing this goal, considerations should also be made to improving safety for vehicles using intersections and driveways impacted by the function of the Hilliard-Rome at Feder/Fisher intersection and to complete street improvements. Since the function of the intersection is dependent on the function of the intersection of the I-70 eastbound exit ramp at Hilliard-Rome and the I-70 eastbound entrance ramp from Hilliard-Rome, those should also be studied for potential improvements that would further relieve congestion at the Hilliard-Rome at Feder/Fisher intersection.
The Department of Public Service, Office of Support Services, solicited Requests for Proposals for the Intersection Improvements - Hilliar...
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