REPORT TO COUNCIL
SUBJECT
Title
Award of Contract for Professional Services to Study Alternatives for Traffic Improvements along the Wolfe Road Corridor (F15-81)
Report
REPORT IN BRIEF
Approval is requested to award a contract to Kimley-Horn and Associates, Inc. (KHA) in an amount not-to-exceed $147,995 (base services for $139,760 and optional services for $8,235) to study alternatives for traffic improvements along the Wolfe Road Corridor between Homestead Road and El Camino Real. Approval is also requested for a 10% contract contingency in the amount of $14,800.
ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW
This contract award for a traffic study is not a project as defined in Section 15262 of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), because it is a feasibility or planning study that will not result in a physical change to the environment.
BACKGROUND AND DISCUSSION
In 2014, Budget Supplement Number 4 was approved for the Wolfe Road Corridor Traffic Improvement Study - El Camino Real to Homestead Road. For efficiency purposes, the budget supplement combined two 2014 Study Issues: DPW14-14 "Optimization of Wolfe Road for Neighborhood and Commuter Reconfiguration and Signalization", and DPW14-17 "Analysis of Reconfiguration or Other Capacity Improvement Alternatives for the Wolfe Road/El Camino Real/Fremont Avenue Intersection Complex".
The Wolfe Corridor currently experiences congestion during mornings and evenings due to heavy commute traffic, particularly at the El Camino Real/Fremont Avenue/Wolfe Road confluence and at Homestead Road.
Wolfe Road at El Camino Real was studied in 1991 and 2000 for potential widening. The studies found that widening Wolfe Road in this location would require significant amounts of right-of-way from private property owners. Public sentiment was opposed to the widening, and Council ultimately decided not to pursue the project.
The intent of this proposed study is to take a fresh look at traffic patterns utilizing new ...
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