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Committee approves $4.58M award for Trenholm–Newcastle sidewalks, signs off on multiple right-of-way transfers
Summary
The Transportation and Health Committee awarded a $4,583,178.38 construction contract (with a 15% contingency) for the Trenholm–Newcastle Neighborhood Improvement Plan and unanimously approved multiple right-of-way transfers and condemnation actions to advance sidewalk and intersection improvements across Richland County.
The Richland County Transportation and Health Committee voted unanimously to award the Trenholm–Newcastle Neighborhood Improvement Plan construction contract to McAdams and Associates, Inc., and to approve several right-of-way transfers and condemnation requests needed for sidewalk and intersection work.
Director Maloney told the committee staff recommended awarding the Trenholm–Newcastle contract to McAdams and Associates for a base amount of $4,583,178.38 and to include a 15% construction contingency, for a total not-to-exceed amount of $5,270,655.14. "This project constructs about 5 miles of neighborhood sidewalk interconnecting two notch road along with an extension of sidewalk behind the Sheriff's Department on Shakespeare up through the neighborhoods in Newcastle and Trenholm neighborhoods," Maloney said, emphasizing the project’s goal of connecting residents to nearby commercial districts.
The committee also agreed to move forward with condemnation proceedings on individual parcels linked to four projects—Broad River Corridor Neighborhood Improvement Plan; Nature Trail dirt road paving; George Robertson dirt road paving; and Lower Richland Boulevard widening—covering eight proposed condemnations across several council districts. Staff said the condemnations are necessary to complete right-of-way acquisition on those projects.
Separately, the committee approved a set of right-of-way transfers to the South Carolina Department of Transportation (SCDOT) for intersection and roadway improvements: a 0.105-acre transfer on Alpine Road tied to 2012 Transportation Penny projects, a 0.479-acre transfer on Carolina Ferry and Harmon roads, a 0.33-acre transfer for North Main Street phase two (multiple TMS parcels listed in the packet), a 0.421-acre transfer for Percival Road and Screaming Eagle Road, a 0.001-acre transfer on Schoolhouse Road for sidewalk improvements, and a 0.45-acre transfer on Sunset Drive for sidewalk work. Committee members asked whether these transfers were for widening or pedestrian improvements; Maloney said some projects are primarily intersection and traffic flow improvements with added pedestrian facilities.
All motions for the items described above carried on roll-call votes recorded as "Yes" from Livingston, Weaver, Aline and Mackey.
The committee’s approvals clear the way for construction and for SCDOT to accept the deeds needed to perform intersection and pedestrian improvements on the named corridors. The meeting concluded after the committee received informational updates on other active projects and set no new dates for additional votes on these items.
