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Resolution to Approve City of Ann Arbor - Michigan Department of Transportation Contract No. 12-5572 for Improvements to Miller Avenue (Maple Road to Newport Road)
Memorandum
Attached for your review and consideration, please find a resolution to approve a contract agreement between the City of Ann Arbor and the Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) for improvements to Miller Avenue between Maple Road and Newport Road. This Agreement is required for the project to receive its share of Federal funding from the Surface Transportation Program (STP).
In 2009, the City began the planning phase for this improvement project recognizing there was a need to address numerous deficiencies identified within the proposed project corridor related to vehicular and non-motorized traffic safety and mobility, significantly poor pavement conditions, storm water management, and City owned utility infrastructure.
A major component of this effort included public involvement to collect input from citizens and other stakeholders in advance of any design engineering. The City formed a Design Advisory Committee (DAC) composed of City Staff and other stakeholders, including members of the public familiar with the corridor. In the spring of 2009, the City held a Public Input Meeting and also surveyed area residents to solicit comments and gain a better understanding of the various concerns and issues citizens had about the corridor. The results of these two endeavors were used by the City and the DAC to develop and prioritize the main objectives for the project. The resulting goals included new pavement, safer pedestrian crossings, safer bicycle passage, storm water quality improvements, reduction of storm water runoff, driveway access for residents, sidewalk/sidewalk ramps improvements, access to bus stops, traffic flow improvements at the Miller/Newport intersection, and traffic flow improvements and accommodations for left turns throughout the corridor. With these...
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