Explanation
1. BACKGROUND
This legislation authorizes the Director of Public Service to modify and increase a professional services engineering contract with DLZ Ohio, Inc. for the Joyce Avenue Phase 2 project. The Department of Public Service and Department of Public Utilities are partnering in this project for needed improvements within the project limits.
This project consists of the reconstruction of Joyce Avenue from Kenmore Avenue to Twelfth Avenue. Improvements include curb and sidewalk on Joyce Avenue, a shared use path on Joyce Avenue, ADA curb ramps, upgrades to existing traffic lights, storm sewer, street light relocation and upgrade, and roadway widening at various locations from its current two lane configuration to a three lane configuration.
Improvements on 17th Avenue, between Joyce Ave and 300 feet west of Billiter Boulevard will consist of sidewalk improvement, curb and gutter, an enclosed storm sewer, sidewalks along Seventeenth Avenue. A storm sewer system study and design for 17th Avenue between Joyce and Brentnell Avenues will also be included.
2.65 miles of 6' foot wide sidewalk will be added in this project. The sidewalk will be along the east side Joyce Avenue from Kenmore Road to Seventeenth Avenue and on the west side of Joyce Avenue to Twelfth Avenue. An 8 foot shared use path will be added along Joyce Avenue from Kenmore Road to Twelfth Avenue. The path will be on the west side of Joyce Avenue from Kenmore Road to Seventeenth Avenue and will be on the east side of Joyce Avenue from Seventeenth Avenue to Twelfth Avenue.
Additionally, a 6 foot wide sidewalk will be constructed along both sides of Seventeenth Avenue from 300 feet west of Billiter Avenue to 490' east of the Joyce Avenue, Seventeenth Avenue intersection. A 6 foot sidewalk will be constructed from 490 feet east of Joyce Avenue, Seventeenth Avenue intersection only on the south side of Seventeenth Avenue to Brentnell Avenue.
There will be 114 ADA curb ram...
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