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Mansfield Council approves $1.25 million contract for East Broad Street signal and intersection work
Summary
City council approved a $1,249,488.90 contract with McClendon Construction to install a new traffic signal, sidewalk ramps, left‑turn extension and concrete repairs at the Wisteria/Bridal/Broad intersection, with staff citing crash data and signal coordination as drivers for the project.
The Mansfield City Council voted unanimously Dec. 9 to approve a resolution awarding McClendon Construction Company Inc. the contract to construct a traffic signal, add sidewalk ramps, extend a left‑turn lane and replace concrete panels at the Wisteria–Bridal–East Broad Street intersection. The contract was authorized for an amount not to exceed $1,249,488.90.
City staff said the project is part of the 2023 roadway capital improvement plan and noted that the low bidder was McClendon Construction. Raymond Kaufman, presenting the project, said the scope also includes concrete panel replacements at nearby failing pavement sections and a sidewalk connection that will extend south toward the library and the U.P. railroad crossing.
Kaufman and Police Chief Aaron said crash data and vehicle circulation through the City Hall area support adding a traffic signal to reduce unsafe cut‑through traffic and improve access. Kaufman told the council that signal timing will be coordinated with adjacent signals and that the city had increased its construction contingency to 10 percent to account for subsurface investigations and potential potholing.
Councilmember Short moved to approve the resolution and the motion was seconded and carried 6‑0. The contract will be funded from the street bond and street maintenance funds, with the street maintenance fund contributing $300,000 for panel replacements.
Council members asked staff to confirm final line items before contract execution, including the resolution language and exhibits; Kaufman said he would verify the numbers in the resolution reflected the full project total (which includes surveying and material testing contracts not in the primary construction contract). The council did not identify any dissent on the project’s scope or funding.
