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Council okays $7,000 task order with Lochmuller Group to pursue $100,000 MPO planning grant for trail connectivity
Summary
The council approved a master services agreement and a $7,000 task order with Lochmuller Group to prepare an MPO planning grant application that could fund pedestrian and trail connectivity studies and planning work.
The Speedway Town Council voted 4-0 on June 9 to approve a master services agreement and Task Order No. 1 with Lochmuller Group for professional transportation planning and engineering services. The task order is a lump-sum $7,000 to prepare a Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO) study grant application worth up to $100,000, staff said.
Town Manager Grant Kleinhines said the study would examine pedestrian and trail connectivity, potentially including a Georgetown Road connector, improved links to Meadowood Park and extensions of existing trails. He said the planning grant would help the town compete for larger construction grants in later phases.
Kleinhines explained the council had used a similar planning approach for a previous sidewalk project that helped secure a $2.5 million construction grant in 2022. The Lochmuller task order covers application preparation, cost estimates and narrative work needed to file the MPO grant before the June 30 deadline.
Councilors praised the move as a prudent $7,000 investment to pursue up to $100,000 in planning funds that could increase the town's competitiveness for future construction grants; the motion passed uniformly.
