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y n + <br /> i <br /> Public Works Memorandum <br /> NO. 2011-58 <br /> DATE: October 24, 2011 <br /> TO: Honorable Mayor McElroy and City Council <br /> FROM: Ryan P. McCrady, City Manager <br /> Richard G. Marley, P.E., Director of Public Works <br /> SUBJECT: Change Order#1 for Brush College Road/Norfolk Southern Railroad <br /> Crossing Preliminary Design <br /> SUMMARY RECOMMENDATION: <br /> It is recommended that the City Council approve the attached resolution authorizing the Mayor to <br /> sign and the City Clerk to attest Change Order#1 to City Project 2009-33, Brush College Road at <br /> Norfolk Southern Crossing Preliminary Design, which provides additional funding in the amount <br /> of$587,714.35 for the preliminary design of the intersection of Faries Parkway and Brush College <br /> Road, for a total project cost of$1,398,714.35. <br /> PRIOR COUNCIL ACTION <br /> • July 6, 2010—The City Council approved resolution 82010-140, authorizing Agreement <br /> with URS Corporation for Engineering Design Services for the Brush College Road <br /> Underpass (Subway) Study(CP 09-33). <br /> • May 16, 2011—The City Council met in Study Session to hear a report of the progress of <br /> the Brush College Road Study. <br /> BACKGROUND: <br /> Brush College Road is a major thoroughfare in eastern Decatur which connects a major industrial <br /> area with I-72 and routes to travel southeast. As industrial uses have increased along the corridor, <br /> so has vehicular traffic. In the early 1990's, the roadway north of the Brush College Road <br /> underpass at the Norfolk Southern rail yard was improved to a four lane cross section. The <br /> underpass was not able to be widened and is now a critical bottleneck in the movement of traffic <br /> between the north and south. In October, 2010 the City received a$1.5 million grant through the <br /> Illinois Jobs Now program, as part of the Illinois Capital Bill, for the preliminary engineering of a <br /> remedy to this bottleneck. <br /> URS was selected to perform this engineering and began working on the preliminary design in <br /> July 2010. The consultant collected survey data, traffic data, utility data and conducted public <br /> input in the form of online surveys and key stakeholder meetings. A public meeting was held on <br /> February 17, 2011 to present findings, show possible design alternatives, and gather further public <br /> input. <br /> Page I I <br />