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Committee recommends $500,000 federal Safe Streets grant, selects consultant and approves traffic-probe data purchases
Summary
The Public Works Committee recommended accepting a $500,000 FHWA Safe Streets and Roads for All grant, selected Kimberly Horn and Associates to prepare Overland Park’s Safety Action Plan, and approved procurement steps to purchase traffic-probe data to support the plan.
The Overland Park Public Works Committee recommended City Council approval of a federal grant agreement under the U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Highway Administration’s Safe Streets and Roads for All program. Lorraine (city staff) said the city was awarded $500,000 for a transportation safety action plan (project ST3053); estimated project cost is $625,000 with the city share at $62,500 and KDOT also committing $62,500.
The committee then considered selection of an engineering firm to develop the plan. Lorraine said 13 firms were solicited, three were shortlisted and Kim(b)erly Horn and Associates…
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