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Committee approves contracts for Oxmoor Road "road diet" and added parking
Summary
The Finance Committee authorized the city manager to execute contracts for the Oxmoor Road redesign in front of Dawson that narrows the road, adds parallel parking and makes associated concrete and landscaping improvements.
The Homewood Finance Committee approved authorization for the city manager to execute construction contracts for an Oxmoor Road redesign (road diet) in the Dawson area.
Staff reported the project had a previously budgeted allocation of $295,000. Work discussed at the meeting included using the city's paving contract (amount cited by staff as $58,000) for paving work, a concrete contract with Gillespie for concrete work (amount referenced in the record but not cleanly transcribed), and a landscaping contractor to complete planting and topsoil. Staff reported the total of the contracted pieces will be substantially under the original project budget and presented schematic plans showing the street narrowed with parallel parking on both sides and designated spaces.
Committee members discussed visibility for vehicles exiting the parking deck and other safety considerations; staff noted the design uses parallel spaces (rather than angled) to improve visibility. The motion to permit contract execution for the listed vendors passed by voice vote.
