New Haven Safe Routes for All: Chapel Street Corridor

Description

LEGAL NOTICE: The City of New Haven is seeking Statements of Qualifications (SOQ) to engage a Consulting Engineering Firm or Consulting Team to provide Design and Construction Engineering Services for the following transportation project. Selection will be based on professional competence and experience; cost will not be an evaluation factor at this stage.The Safe Routes for All Chapel Street Corridor project will design safety improvements along a 1.6-mile segment of Chapel Street from Ella T. Grasso Boulevard (Route 10) on the west to State Street on the east. The project is funded by the Federal Highway Administration's (FHWA) Safe Streets and Roads for All (SS4A) grant program and must comply with all relevant federal requirements. The project incorporates a range of safety countermeasures, including upgraded traffic signal equipment and operations (LPI, clearance intervals, etc), accessibility improvements, rectangular rapid flashing beacons (RRFBs), enhanced crosswalks, transit facility upgrades, bicycle facility upgrades, sidewalk replacements, ADA-compliant curb ramp upgrades, raised crosswalks, curb extensions, and conversions of select one-way streets to two-way operation. It involves the replacement and upgrade of 14 traffic signals; the scope includes six (6) full intersection signal replacements, six (6) signal upgrades, and two (2) partial signal replacements. The project will also implement a full fiber-optic communication network to integrate these signals into the City’s centralized Advanced Traffic Management System (ATMS). In addition, the City is seeking Construction Engineering and Inspection services for when the project moves into construction. Also included in the project are Supplemental Planning/Demonstration Activities. The Consulting Team will update the city’s High-Injury Network (HIN) m