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Resolution Authorizing the City Manager to Enter into a Supplemental Agreement with the North Carolina Department of Transportation to Accept $2,400,000 in Surface Transportation Block Grant - Direct Attributable Funds with a Required Local Match of $600,000 for the South 17th Street Multi-Use Path Project (2TRSW22102)
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Department:
Engineering
Meeting Date:
3/4/2025
Contact Name:
Rachel McIntyre
Public Hearing:
No
Contact Phone:
910-765-0581
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Attachments:
Attachment #1: S. 17th Street MUP Resolution
Attachment #2: Resolution Auth City Manager to Apply for STBG-DA Funds
Attachment #3: WMPO Resolution Awarding FY25 DA Funding
Attachment #4: S. 17th Street MUP Future Trail Connections Map
PURPOSE:
The purpose of this resolution is to authorize the City Manager to enter into a supplemental agreement with the North Carolina Department of Transportation ("NCDOT") for the South 17th Street Multi-Use Path project to provide a multi-use path along the west side of S. 17th Street from Harbour Drive to US 117/Shipyard Boulevard, as well as crosswalks and pedestrian signals at the intersection of S. 17th Street and US 117/Shipyard Boulevard.
BACKGROUND:
The S. 17th Street Multi-Use Path project was submitted by the WMPO for Prioritization 2.0 in 2011. The project, which included a multi-use path along S. 17th Street from Hospital Plaza Drive to Independence Boulevard, was the highest scoring bicycle project in the State, and was included in the 2013-2023 State/Metropolitan Transportation Improvement Programs ("STIP"). The 2013-2023 STIP was adopted by the North Carolina Board of Transportation in September 2012. The project scope has since been reduced to the current limits because of budgetary constraints.
On May 24, 2022, the City entered into the original agreement with the NCDOT to accept federal funding through the Surface Transportation Block Grant ("STBG") program for the design and...
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