HomeMy Public PortalAbout5e Staff Report US40 Pedestrian Safety Improvement Project
Town of Fraser
PO Box 370, Fraser, CO 80442 office 970-726-5491 fax 970-726-5518
www.frasercolorado.com
MEMO TO: Mayor Vandernail and the Board of Trustees
FROM: Town Staff
DATE: September 20, 2017
SUBJECT: CDOT Grant – US40 Pedestrian Safety Improvement Project Expenditures
MATTER BEFORE BOARD:
Resolution approving Engineering Design Pre-Grant Expenditures for CDOT grant for the US40
Pedestrian Safety Improvement Project.
ACTION REQUESTED:
A motion to approve a Resolution authorizing the expenditure of Not to Exceed $87,000.00 for
Engineering Design for the US40 Pedestrian Safety Improvement Project.
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY/BACKGROUND:
Staff is recommending that the Town Board authorize the expenditure of engineering design
funds in advance of the CDOT grant agreement as a part of our continued efforts to complete
this project in 2018.
In January 2017, the TB approved the Community Builders Final Report, entitled “2017
Downtown Fraser Strategic Plan”. Link to report:
http://www.frasercolorado.com/Modules/ShowDocument.aspx?documentid=1389
The community expressed a desire for an eclectic, vibrant, family-friendly, safe and walkable
downtown. The following goal is one of the guiding principles for future projects within, and
adjacent to, the downtown area: increase mobility choices, from getting around town on foot to
regional travel via mass transit. The recommendations for US40 focus on improving pedestrian
safety and traffic calming functions of the highway:
After the Town Board approved the Downtown Fraser
Strategic Plan, Staff applied for two CDOT grants seeking
funding in order to move forward with some of the design
recommendations and implementation actions specified in
the plan.
Fraser received both CDOT grants!
Town of Fraser
PO Box 370, Fraser, CO 80442 office 970-726-5491 fax 970-726-5518
www.frasercolorado.com
Phase 1 involves enhancing the existing school zone crosswalk at Fraser Avenue and adding a
new crossing at US40 at Byers Avenue. Safe Routes to School grant funding was awarded to
assist with implementation of these improvements. Phase 2 will add safety enhancements to a
third, existing crosswalk located at the Fraser Post Office and will implement additional overall
traffic calming measures intended to slow vehicular travel speeds and reduce the number of
crashes resulting in injuries. Highway Safety Improvement Program grant funding was awarded
to assist with implementation of these improvements.
We have requested that both projects are combined into one CDOT grant agreement. We have
been finalizing budget numbers in advance of the execution of the grant agreement. All costs
associated with these projects are reimbursable costs and we can’t spend any of the funding
prior to execution of the grant agreement which may take up to 6 months to be approved by
CDOT. In an effort to move this project forward, Staff had previously requested to have Fraser
pay for the surveying work estimated not to exceed $40,000.00. Staff is now requesting that
Fraser pay for the engineering design work estimated not to exceed $87,000.00. We need to
get the survey and design work completed as soon as possible in order to get this project out to
bid by early spring 2018 in an attempt to complete the US40 Pedestrian Safety Improvements in
2018.
ALTERNATIVES:
Move forward with Fraser sending out a request for proposals for engineering design work on
this project NTE $87,000.00.
Wait 6 months for an executed CDOT grant agreement and then wrap the engineering design
cost into the CDOT grants. This will push the project to 2019.
STAFF RECOMMENDATION:
Approval of Resolution No. 2017-09-05 authorizing Engineering Design Pre-Grant
Expenditures for the CDOT grant for the US40 Pedestrian Safety Improvement Project.
Let me know if you have any comments and/or questions. ctrotter@town.fraser.co.us