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Edmond board approves two SS4A corridor studies, awarding $756,700 in consultant contracts
Summary
The advisory board approved two professional services contracts funded through the federal SS4A grant: Garber LLC will study the Danforth corridor for $336,700 and Kimley-Horn will study phase 3 and 4 corridors for $420,000, with work expected to take 15'16 months and findings folded into the city's EdmondShift plan.
The Edmond Capital Improvements Advisory Board approved two consultant contracts under the federal Safe Streets and Roads for All (SS4A) grant program, awarding Garber LLC $336,700 to study Danforth Road and Kimley-Horn $420,000 to carry out two additional corridor studies.
Hannah Nolan of the city planning department told the board the city received a $3.6 million SS4A award in 2024 and is providing $900,000 in local match, some of it in-kind staff time. Nolan said about $2.4 million of the grant is dedicated to corridor safety studies, and the Danforth study area will run from the western city limits to Coltrane Road, with limited segments of Boulevard and Newstem Road included where crash data suggested risk.
Nolan said the Danforth study will take about 15 months; a separate, combined contract with Kimley-Horn will cover phases 3 and 4 (Boulevard/Rankin, the 9th/15th/Broadway/Bryant cluster, portions of Pine Oak Drive, Frets from Danforth to 15th, and Edmond Road from Kelly to Bridal) and was estimated to take about 16 months. She said deliverables will include an analysis of existing conditions, safety countermeasure recommendations and a final action plan that identifies short-term demonstration projects and longer-term design needs.
Board members asked whether the corridor studies are prerequisites for pursuing implementation funds from ODOT or federal sources. Nolan said such planning work helps make projects "shovel ready" and strengthens future grant applications; a staff speaker added some grants require planning/design before they will fund construction.
Some members asked whether the city could perform the work in-house to shorten timelines. A city staffer responding said the studies are multidisciplinary and that existing staff capacity would likely double or triple the timetable compared with hiring firms that maintain full, specialized teams.
Both contracts passed on board motions and voice votes. Nolan said all SS4A-funded work must be completed by fiscal year 2029 and that the studies' findings will be incorporated into updates to EdmondShift, the city's multimodal plan.
The advisory board did not record individual roll-call tallies for the contract approvals. The studies are funded by the federal SS4A grant with a local match; the city will later return to the council as projects move toward design and construction.
