Request for Proposals - Kyrene Road Improvements (Loop 202 Santan to Chandler Boulevard), Project No. ST2503.201

• 81100000 - Professional engineering services

Project Description: Kyrene Road is currently a four-lane arterial roadway that provides two lanes in each direction, separated by a raised median with protected left turn pockets.  Kyrene Road supports commuting traffic to and from the Loop 202 Santan Freeway as well as local traffic associated with homes and businesses between the Loop 202 Santan Freeway and Chandler Boulevard.  Due to access restrictions on the existing freeway network, Kyrene Road is the only Loop 202 Santan Freeway westbound exit ramp between the Loop 101 interchange and the I-10 Interchange.  Motorists using this exit experience high levels of congestion during the weekday peak travel hours.

Improvements may include additional lanes, median improvements, bus pads, streetlights, additional pedestrian facilities, landscaping, right-of-way acquisition, and utility relocations.  The design will be locally funded, but construction will use 479 RARF ALCP funds.

This project was in the 2019 Transportation Master Plan as an Arterial Mid-Term Recommended project.  The city also performed a study at this location on February 27, 2020, which assessed different possible options for the city to improve traffic flows.

Scope of Work: The scope of work is to provide services including data collection, utility coordination, facilitate progress meetings, project management, survey, cost estimates, conceptual pre-design, project assessment reports, public and stakeholder meetings, right of way coordination, geotechnical services, environmental services, permitted plans including phasing plans, specifications, bid schedule with a final cost estimate, and bidding assistance.