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EDTA approves $38,200 for streetscape redesign work to meet ODOT requirements
Summary
The EDTA approved a $38,200 payment to Kimley-Horn for redesign work on the downtown streetscape to address Oklahoma Department of Transportation (ODOT) comments, including changes to traffic-signal placement and landscaping; trustees discussed liability and schedule implications.
The Pryor Economic Development Trust Authority approved spending $38,200 to Kimley-Horn to update 90% streetscape plans after Oklahoma Department of Transportation requested design changes, including mast arms and overhead signal placement.
Staff said Kimley-Horn had advanced the design to the 90% level when ODOT raised safety and maintenance concerns about signal placement, irrigation at intersections and other items. ODOT prefers overhead signal mast arms rather than corner-mounted pedestal posts; staff said the city can keep pedestal lights only if it accepts liability. The redesign cost is primarily to avoid removing about 19 parking spaces at the intersection of Grama and Adair and to incorporate ODOT-required revisions.
The EDTA previously approved the overall financing approach for phase 1 of the downtown corridor and has provided fund 68 support in earlier council actions. Staff reviewed the project’s funding history: a TAP grant and other contributions previously covered a large portion of design and construction costs, while the city’s match was established under an ODOT agreement. The total initial project estimate in the ODOT agreement was about $942,000, with the TAP grant covering roughly $652,000 and the city’s match covering the remainder; earlier in-kind and partner contributions were also listed in project documentation.
Trustees discussed aesthetic effects of mast arms versus pedestal posts, potential tort-claim liability for the city if it retains pedestal-mounted fixtures, and the effect of overhead signals on the streetscape monument sight lines. Staff said ODOT provided an additional allocation (about $115,000) to offset mast-arm costs. With Kimley-Horn’s redesign work completed and submitted to ODOT, the ODOT timeline would put construction kickoff roughly six months after ODOT’s 100% approval; staff estimated the soonest construction kickoff would be March of the following year if ODOT approval arrives in September.
The EDTA approved the payment and directed Kimley-Horn to complete the ODOT-required revisions. The decision will move the project toward final ODOT review and eventual advertisement for construction under ODOT’s procurement procedures.
