Title
A Resolution Authorizing the Mayor to Execute and Administer the Agreement Between the City of Colorado Springs and the Colorado Department of Transportation for I-25 / Fillmore Street Reconstruction Project
Body
From:
Dave Lethbridge, Interim Public Works Director
Kathleen Krager, Transportation Manager
Summary:
The attached resolution will authorize the Mayor to execute the attached Agreement between the City of Colorado Springs and the Colorado Department of Transportation. The Agreement commits a $1 million match from the City of Colorado Springs, using 2014 Pikes Peak Rural Transportation (PPRTA) funding, toward the I-25 / Fillmore Street Reconstruction Project.
Previous Council Action:
N/A
Background:
On July 1, 2013, the City of Colorado Springs, Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT) Region 2, and the Pikes Peak Area Council of Governments (PPACG) submitted a proposal to the State for RAMP (Responsible Acceleration of Maintenance and Partnerships) funding to construct a Diverging Diamond Interchange (DDI) at I-25 and Fillmore. This high priority project for our Region was selected to receive RAMP funding. The Scope of Work, attached to the Agreement, provides the following project information:
The I-25 / Fillmore Street Interchange Reconstruction project is located in Colorado's second most populated city. Today the I-25 / Fillmore Interchange, which serves a critical function in the state and regional transportation system and the City's wildfire evacuation network, is inadequate. The Fillmore Street and Interstate 25 (I-25) Diverging Diamond Interchange (DDI) project will replace a congested and obsolete interchange on I-25. The needs for the project are generated by a high traffic demand, Ramps backing up onto I-25 during peak periods from the off ramp intersection at Fillmore Street, low sufficiency bridge and limited Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) compliant accessibility. The critical...
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