Title
Intergovernmental Agreement with the Arizona Department of Transportation to Amend the Better Utilizing Investments to Leverage Development Grant Project on 35th Avenue, Interstate 10 to Camelback Road (Ordinance S-50726)
Description
Request to authorize the City Manager, or his designee, to enter into an Intergovernmental Agreement (IGA) with the Arizona Department of Transportation (ADOT) to amend the scope of work for the Better Utilizing Investments to Leverage Development (BUILD) grant project along 35th Avenue between Interstate 10 (I-10) and Camelback Road.
Report
Summary
On April 15, 2020, City Council approved the BUILD grant application submittal to implement a series of safety improvements on 35th Avenue between I-10 and Camelback Road. The grant was awarded, and the Street Transportation Department created the BUILD grant improvement project to implement critical safety enhancements for pedestrians and motorists along this corridor. These enhancements include the installation of three pedestrian hybrid beacons, modernization of approximately eight intersections with upgrades to signals and LED streetlighting corridor-wide, construction of raised medians, pavement restoration, and the installation of a broadband fiber network to facilitate intelligent and connected transportation systems.
Concurrently, ADOT has a project with proposed improvements at the 35th Avenue and Indian School Road / Grand Avenue intersection that will impact the proposed safety improvements outlined in the BUILD grant project. The ADOT initiatives aim to change the grade at this intersection to separate vehicular traffic from the Burlington Northern Santa Fe (BNSF) Railway network and vehicular traffic on Grand Avenue by building a bridge overpass for 35th Avenue across this intersection. The proposed ADOT project complements and enhances the safety goals of the BUILD project. The ADOT project footprint extends from Weldon to Glenrosa avenues along 35th Avenue.
The purpose of this IGA is to mitigate any potential overlap between the two projects by allowing ADOT to implement the safety improvements within the ADOT project footprint and eliminating the duplicate efforts from the BUILD grant project’s scope of work. This will ensure the safety intent of the 35th Avenue BUILD grant application is achieved. The IGA will be used as supporting documentation for the BUILD grant amendment with the Federal Highway Administration currently underway for the 35th Avenue, I-10 to Camelback Road, safety improvement project.
Contract Term
The agreement will be effective on the date it is executed by all the governing organizations and shall remain in effect for 30 years.
Financial Impact
There is no financial impact for this agreement.
Concurrence/Previous Council Action
City Council authorized utilization of federal funds awarded through the BUILD grant (Ordinance S-46531) on April 15, 2020.
Location
35th Avenue, Weldon to Glenrosa avenues
Council Districts: 4 and 5
Department
Responsible Department
This item is submitted by Deputy City Manager Alan Stephenson and the Street Transportation Department.