Item 19 - Time Extension of Measure M2 CTFP Construction Grant Funds

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Public Works Agency www.santa-ana.org/pw Item # 19 City of Santa Ana 20 Civic Center Plaza, Santa Ana, CA 92701 Staff Report April 19, 2022 TOPIC: Time Extension of Measure M2 CTFP Construction Grant Funds AGENDA TITLE Approve Submittal of Request for Time Extension of the Measure M2 Comprehensive Transportation Funding Program for Warner Avenue Improvements Phase 2 and Bristol Street and Memory Lane Projects (Project No. 14-6802 and 17-6883) (Non-General Fund) RECOMMENDED ACTION Authorize the Public Works Agency to request a two-year time extension of Measure M2 Comprehensive Transportation Funding Program construction funds for the Warner Avenue Improvements, Phase 2, from Oak Street to Grand Street project (21-SNTA-ACE- 3997) and for Bristol Street and Memory Lane Intersection Improvements (21-SNTA-ICE- 3995). DISCUSSION The Warner Avenue Improvements, Phase 2, from Oak Street to Grand Street project and the Bristol Street and Memory Lane Intersection Improvements project were awarded $10,088,805 in construction funding by the Orange County Transportation Authority (OCTA) Measure M2 Comprehensive Transportation Funding Program (CTFP) for Fiscal Year 2021-22. The Warner Avenue improvements from Oak Street to Grand Street include adding sidewalks and bike lanes, undergrounding utilities, and widening the roadway from the existing four lanes to six lanes. In addition to the on-street, dedicated Class II bike lanes and ADA-compliant sidewalks, the project includes a raised landscape median and landscaped parkway buffer, both with drought-tolerant plants. Bristol Street and Memory Lane Intersection Widening Improvements involve the widening of Bristol Street immediately north of Memory Lane to accommodate an additional through southbound lane. Additionally, the proposed improvements would include the construction of a sidewalk, curb and gutter, pavement, signal modification, and curb ramps.