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Resolution to Approve an Agreement with the Ann Arbor Transportation Authority (AATA) for the construction of the AATA Washtenaw Avenue East Bound Bus Turnout Project
Memorandum
Attached for your review and approval is a resolution to authorize an Agreement with the AATA to construct the AATA Washtenaw Avenue East Bound Bus Turnout Project.
In July of 2009, the Arborland shopping center terminated its agreement with the AATA which provided for a bus stop and transfer location at the shopping center. To maintain service for shopping center patrons, the AATA located bus stops at the intersection of Washtenaw Avenue and Pittsfield Boulevard as a short term solution. In an effort to find a longer term solution, the AATA contacted the City and the Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) about developing a bus turnout along the south side of Washtenaw Avenue between Pittsfield Boulevard and Yost Boulevard. Recognizing that a bus turnout would allow for buses to stop outside of the operating roadway and would improve traffic flow, reduce delays, and increase safety for both motorists and transit patrons, it was agreed that this long term solution was in the best interest of the Public, AATA and the road agencies.
To begin the project the AATA contracted with Orchard, Hiltz and McCliment, Inc. (OHM) to perform the project design and prepare detailed construction drawings, contract specifications and an opinion of probable construction costs. During the design process the AATA recognized that the project location was within multiple jurisdictions along Washtenaw Avenue and the Washtenaw Avenue Service Drive with each being under separate control respectively by the MDOT and the City. Acknowledging the working relationships between the City and the MDOT and the City and the AATA, and the City’s experience with road construction projects, the AATA requested that the City, under the terms of an Agreement, oversee and manage the construction of this projec...
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