TO:
Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council
THROUGH:
Mark Danaj, City Manager
FROM:
Stephanie Katsouleas, Public Works Director
Prem Kumar, City Engineer
SUBJECT:Title
Resolution Approving Amendment No. 4 for $97,000 to HDR's Existing Agreement for Continued Support for the Sepulveda Bridge Widening Project (Public Works Director Katsouleas).
ADOPT RESOLUTION NO. 17-0104
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Recommended Action
RECOMMENDATION:
Adopt a Resolution authorizing the City Manager to execute Amendment No. 4 to HDR's existing Agreement for $97,000 for continued support for the Sepulveda Bridge Widening Project.
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FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:
A combination of federal, state and local funds in the amount of approximately $18.86 million dollars is available for this project so no additional funding appropriation is necessary. Funding for Amendment No. 4 presented for City Council's consideration will be funded with Proposition C funds already allocated to this project. A detailed funding analysis is provided in Attachment 1.
BACKGROUND:
Sepulveda Bridge is located on State Highway 1 (Sepulveda Boulevard) between Rosecrans Avenue and 33rd Street in Manhattan Beach. The bridge is 100 feet wide by 165 long and accommodates three travel lanes in each northbound and southbound direction, as well as one northbound left turn lane onto Valley Drive. Immediately north and south of the bridge there are four northbound lanes. The proposed project will widen the east side of the bridge to provide a fourth, northbound thru lane, thereby eliminating the "pinch point" and relieving the bottleneck created at that pinch point. The project will also improve the alignment of the roadway and traffic safety conditions around the bridge, which includes eliminating the northbound turn lane at Valley Drive.
Other Major Benefits of the Project include:
1. Improved traffic flow on northbound Sepulveda Boulevard;
2. Structural integrity seism...
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