DEPARTMENT: Transportation & Capital Improvements
DEPARTMENT HEAD: Mike Frisbie, P.E.
COUNCIL DISTRICTS IMPACTED: Council District 8
SUBJECT:
Pedestrian Crossing at Floyd Curl
SUMMARY:
Consideration of the following ordinances related to the Pedestrian Crossing at Floyd Curl Project:
(A) An ordinance authorizing the execution of a Funding Agreement between the City of San Antonio and University of Texas Health Science Center (UTHSC), accepting funds from UTHSC in the amount of $215,431.00 for the installation of a Pedestrian Hybrid Beacon on Floyd Curl Drive, between Wurzbach Road and Sid Katz Drive, to facilitate pedestrian traffic across Floyd Curl Drive, located in Council District 8.
(B) An ordinance approving a change order in the amount of $395,431.00 to EZ-Bel Construction for the installation of a Pedestrian Hybrid Beacon, placed along Floyd Curl Drive, between Wurzbach Road and Sid Katz Drive, to facilitate pedestrian traffic across Floyd Curl Drive, of which $215,431.00 will be paid by the University of Texas Health Science Center and $180,000.00 will be paid by the City through General Funds for the installation of the Pedestrian Hybrid Beacon.
BACKGROUND INFORMATION:
The installation of the Pedestrian Crossing at Floyd Curl will utilize the City construction contract with EZ-Bel Construction, the contractor for the Medical Center Intersection Improvements Project Phase IX.
The Medical Center Intersection Improvements Project is a multi-phase plan to facilitate traffic flow into and through the Medical Center by improving various high-volume intersections. This Project will be executed in cooperation with the Medical Center Alliance (MCA), which has funded the planning, design, and related Right-Of-Way (ROW) acquisitions. Each intersection redeveloped has been designed and constructed as an individual phase under the entire Medical Center Intersection Improvements Project. Phases I-VIII are complete,...
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