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Rochester Hills accepts $440,000 FHWA safety grant; awards $440,000 professional services contract to develop safety plan
Summary
City council accepted a $440,000 Federal Highway Administration Office of Safety grant (with a $110,000 local match) to develop a comprehensive safety action plan and related studies, and authorized a not‑to‑exceed $440,000 professional services agreement with Hubbell, Roth & Clark to carry out the grant work.
Rochester Hills City Council Monday accepted federal funding to develop a citywide safety action plan and related planning activities and authorized a professional services agreement to implement the work.
The council accepted a $440,000 grant from the U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Highway Administration Office of Safety (federal award number 693jj32540430). The grant requires a 20% local match of $110,000 for a total project cost of $550,000 and is expected to be completed within two years, staff said.
Staff described the grant as funding a Comprehensive Safety Action Plan, a neighborhood traffic‑calming program and a study of non‑motorized gaps and safety — including prioritizing sidewalk/pathway infill where right‑of‑way acquisition may be required. Councilmember Blair praised the emphasis on identifying and filling pathway gaps.
Council then authorized a contract blanket purchase order for professional engineering services to Hubbell, Roth & Clark (Bloomfield Hills) in an amount not to exceed $440,000 to carry out the grant work. Staff said the services agreement will implement the activities funded by the FHWA grant.
Councilmember Blair moved acceptance of the grant; Councilmember Moreland seconded. President Diehl read the resolution accepting the federal award and authorizing the mayor to execute the agreement. The motion passed unanimously. A separate motion by Councilmember Neubauer, seconded by Vice President Carlock, authorized the professional services agreement; that motion also passed unanimously.
Staff said the study will examine ownership and right‑of‑way questions as part of prioritizing where sidewalks and non‑motorized facilities can be built to address observed gaps.
