Chandler bike lane project: two contracts approved
Courtesy of City of Chandler
Sewer rehab that’s part of a Frye Road bike-lane project will be paid for in the form of two contracts the Chandler City Council approved at a November meeting that total more than $15 million. Virtually all of the project cost is paid for with grants, city staff said.
Contracts for a major makeover of a central-Chandler street account for only a small fraction of the total cost of the project.
But grant funding is covering virtually the entire cost of what staff calls the Frye Road bike lanes project.
Contracts were approved by the Chandler City Council, at a November meeting, for the sewer improvement portion of the project. Archer Western Construction LLC — staff’s recommendation for a contract — will be paid about $1.11 million to rehab Frye Road sewers as part of the project.
Consultant Engineering Inc. was approved for a $184,000 management contract for the sewer project.
The Frye Road bicycle lane project was detailed at a June subcommittee meeting. Frye Road, from San Marcos Park to Homestead North Park, will be where a more than $15 million grant-funded makeover takes place.
Billed as what will be one of the most bicycle-friendly streets in Chandler, the main modification will be protected bike lanes, though a full repaving of the aging surface is one of the bigger drivers of the high cost.
The project was called for in the city’s 2020 Transportation Master Plan.
The project goals are to create a more bicycle- and pedestrian-friendly environment along the corridor, with physical separations of bicyclists from vehicular traffic, enhance connections and accessibility to Downtown Chandler and the Paseo Trail and connect bicyclists to schools and parks located along Frye Road.
The improvements are part of non-vehicle transportation needs called for in the city’s transportation plan, approved by council in February 2020.
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Jason W. Brooks News Editor | Chandler Independent
Jason W. Brooks joined Independent Newsmedia, Inc., USA, in July 2021 as an associate editor. After a year covering Buckeye, he has covered Chandler since the fall of 2022, in addition to assisting the Daily Independent throughout his time at INI.
Education: University of New Mexico, bachelor of arts in journalism and mass communication, print emphasis, English minor.
Random Fact: He and his siblings witnessed a Space Shuttle launch and landing in the same year in person, on opposite coasts.
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