REPORT TO THE CITY COUNCIL
FROM: SCOTT L. MOZIER, PE, Director
Public Works Department
BY: RANDALL W. MORRISON, PE, Assistant Director
Public Works Department, Engineering Division
JESUS AVITIA, Deputy City Engineer
Public Works Department, Transportation Project Management
SUBJECT
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Approve Amendment No. 2 to Cooperative Project Agreement for Short-Term Regional Transportation Program Urban Project I2, the Peach Avenue Widening from Jensen Avenue to Butler Avenue, in the amount of $2,850,000 with the Fresno County Transportation Authority (Council Districts 5)
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RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends that the City Council approve Amendment No. 2 to the Cooperative Project Agreement with the Fresno County Transportation Authority (FCTA) for Short-Term Regional Transportation Program Urban Project I2, the Peach Avenue Widening from Jensen Avenue to Butler Avenue, in the amount of $2,850,000, which brings the total project funding amount to $5,710,400, and authorize the Public Works Director or designee to execute the amendment on behalf of the City of Fresno.
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
The Peach Avenue Widening Project between Jensen Avenue and Butler Avenue (Project I2) was included in the Measure "C" Regional Tier 1 Urban projects list in the voter-approved Measure "C" Expenditure Plan in 2006. Due to significant increases in construction costs through the industry, additional Measure "C" Regional Program funds are needed to fully fund the project. Staff has worked with the Fresno Council of Governments and the FCTA on this amendment which will fully fund construction of Phase 1 of Project I2, which is the Peach Avenue Widening from Butler Avenue to Florence Avenue.
BACKGROUND
The City of Fresno seeks to construct street improvements and widen Peach Avenue between Jensen Avenue and Butler Avenue from two lanes to a four-lane arterial with median landscaping, protected-left-turn-lanes, bike lanes, curb and gutter, sidewalk, landscaping, streetl...
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