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Request to award Purchase Order for Engineering Study Services for a Safe Streets and Roads For All (SS4A) Safety Action Plan and Neighborhood Safety Study
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DATE(S) OF PRIOR COUNCIL CONSIDERATION OF THIS ISSUE:
July 1, 2019 – Council directed the Transportation Safety Commission with the support of Department of Public Works (DPW) resources to initiate a transportation safety study for the area bounded by Courthouse Road, SW, Nutley Street, and Maple Avenue.
March 25, 2025 – DPW discussed the SS4A Study/Action Plan with Town Council at a Work Session.
September 21, 2026 – DPW provided a follow-up discussed of the SS4A study/Action Plan with Town Council at a Work Session.
EXPLANATION AND SUMMARY:
Request:
The Department of Public Works (DPW) requests Town Council approval to award a purchase order to Rinker Design Associates, LLC (RDA), for engineering study services for a Safe Streets and Roads for All (SS4A) Safety Action Plan and Neighborhood Safety Study in the amount of $305,000 using the Town of Vienna on-call engineering services contract for local, state, and federal projects, RFP 23-17.
Background:
In late 2023, the Town was awarded a Safe Streets and Roads for All (SS4A) Planning and Demonstration Grant for developing an action plan. The goal of an action plan is to develop a holistic, well-defined strategy to prevent roadway fatalities, serious injuries, and crashes within the Town of Vienna. Having this action plan provides critical support documentation for funding and implementing the recommendations presented within the study. This study/action plan will focus on the commercial areas and other high risk residential areas within town and recommend safety improvements for all forms of transportation.
One reason DPW applied for these funds was due to the ability (allowed with this grant) to include a safety sub-study within the main study. DPW viewed this as an opportunity to move forward with the transportation (neig...
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