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Contract Authorization and Project Ordinance Adoption for Jones Ferry Road Median Modifications Associated with the Jones Ferry Road Restriping Project
PURPOSE: The purpose of this agenda item is to request that the Town Council authorize the Town Manager to execute a contract to Triangle Grading & Paving to modify the three sections of the center median on Jones Ferry Road and to adopt a project ordinance.
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Department
DEPARTMENT: Public Works, Planning, and Finance
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Contact
CONTACT INFORMATION: Ben Schmadeke, Capital Project Manager, 919-918-7424, bschmadeke@carrboronc.gov; Christina Moon, Planning Administrator, 919-918-7325, cmoon@carrboronc.gov; Arche McAdoo, Finance Director, 919-918-7439, AMcAdoo@carrboronc.gov>
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Council Direction
COUNCIL DIRECTION:
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Council Direction Statement
The installation of a westbound buffered bike lane on Jones Ferry Road is a priority project in the 2021 Bicycle Plan Update and by extension, included as a project in the Comprehensive Plan. The project will advance Town interests in race & equity and reducing greenhouse gas emissions as well.
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Information
INFORMATION: NCDOT is scheduled to resurface Jones Ferry Road in the summer of 2024. The Town has prepared a pavement marking plan to modify the street cross section such that buffered bike lanes can be added to the westbound lane from Alabama Avenue to the Willow Creek Shopping Center. In order to provide sufficient space for a bike lane, three sections of existing center median need to be narrower. The Town is responsible for completing this work prior to the resurfacing project. A graphic showing the location of the median work is provided (Attachment B).
On August 11, 2023, a formal bid was advertised on the Town website. Three firms submitted bids by the September 14th deadline. A summary of the bid results is provided in Table 1 below.
Table 1 - Summary of Bids
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