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HomeMy WebLinkAboutItem 02 - Pool Road Right Turn Lane ITEM # O� MEMO TO: HONORABLE MAYOR AND MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL '1 FROM: BRUNO RUMBELOW, CITY MANAGER MEETING DATE: OCTOBER 2, 2012 SUBJECT: ENGINEERING SERVICES — POOL ROAD RIGHT TURN LANE RECOMMENDATION: City Council consider approving an engineering design services contract with Teague, Nall & Perkins, Inc. in the amount of $16,500.00 for design of a northbound right turn lane at the intersection of Pool Road and SH26, and take any necessary action. FUNDING: Funds are currently available and programmed in GO Bonds, account 178-78116-010. BACKGROUND: TxDOT's project provides a connection to the Pool Road leg of the intersection south of SH26 with the current three lane configuration. The south leg provides a northbound left turn lane, a northbound through lane and a second northbound through lane converted to a right turn lane. Staff is proposing to convert the northbound right turn lane back to a second through lane and add a right turn lane on the south leg of the intersection. This will double the storage capacity for northbound through movement, shortening the queue, and reducing the main lane backups that occasionally block access to the left turn lane. Brumlow Road, the north leg of the intersection is ultimately a two lane roadway, but it has sufficient width from the intersection to provide two northbound receiving lanes for a distance of approximately 300 feet before merging. This configuration should provide for improved northbound traffic flow through the intersection. Teague, Nall & Perkins designed the TxDOT improvements on SH26 and have prepared a layout of the necessary improvements to accommodate the added right turn lane and a slight extension of the left turn lane to restore the left turn storage lost due to the widening of SH26 The City will fund the added construction of the right turn lane and any right-of-way or easements necessary, but it will be constructed as a change order to the existing TxDOT contract for SH26. Staff recommends approval. Wagenda110/2/121Pool Rd Rt Turn Lane September 26,2012(1:17PM) COMPENSATION Design Services for POOL ROAD RIGHT TURN LANE At SH 26 City of Grapevine I. Project Management $700 II® Right-of-Way Data $5,000 Ill. Roadway Design $4,200 IV. Traffic Control $9,000 V. Drainage $2,100 VI. Signings, Markings and Signalization $3,500 TOTAL $16,500