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Fiscal court approves right-of-way purchases, design contract and signal MOA; OKI funding to support transportation plan update
Summary
Boone County approved right-of-way payments for the Camper Road/Long Branch roundabout, awarded CT Consultants $62,000 for Kentucky 18 road-diet final design, authorized a signal operation MOA with KYTC and Florence, and agreed to county cost-sharing with OKI/Gresham Smith for a transportation plan update.
At its Jan. 7 meeting, Boone County Fiscal Court approved several transportation-related actions intended to advance intersection safety, corridor improvements and a county transportation-plan update.
Rob Franksman briefed the court on right-of-way acquisitions for the Camper Road at Long Branch Road roundabout project. Negotiated deals for two parcels include Parcel 3 (about 13,097 sq ft of fee-simple right-of-way plus ~8,823 sq ft temporary easement) at a total cost of $116,500, and Parcel 5 (about 2,066 sq ft right-of-way and roughly 4,500 sq ft of easements) at $21,600. Franksman said the right-of-way phase is expected to wrap up in the spring and construction procurement this summer.
The court also approved awarding CT Consultants a $62,000 contract to prepare final construction plans and bidding documents for a Kentucky 18 "road-diet" project intended to change a segment from four lanes to three through downtown Burlington to calm traffic, improve pedestrian and bicycle safety and create a more pedestrian-friendly area.
Separately, the court authorized entering a memorandum of agreement with the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet and the City of Florence for operation and maintenance of signal equipment along US 42, part of an OKI-funded upgrade of 28 signals with new controllers, software, CCTV and fiber. Franksman said Florence is leading the construction phase and the MOA is required by KYTC prior to construction.
Finally, the court approved entering an agreement with OKI to accept $80,000 in OKI support and to reimburse Gresham Smith for the county's portion of the Boone County transportation-plan update; the county's cost obligation was stated as $54,998.50 after negotiations. Franksman said kickoff will begin Jan. 13 and oversight meetings will follow in February; public outreach and virtual/in-person comment opportunities are planned.
