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6.1. - Page 1 of 3 /<�ik Redwood CitylCallifornia Faunded 1867 Ago/ DATE: August 26, 2019 SUBJECT STAFF REPORT To the Honorable Mayor and City Council From the City Manager Final Acceptance — Middlefield Road and Woodside Road Intersection Improvements Project RECOMMENDATION By motion, accept the Middlefield Road and Woodside Road Intersection Improvements Project, and authorize the release of bonds and retention according to City procedures. STRATEGIC INITIATIVE Transportation BACKGROUND Woodside Road presents a barrier to pedestrian travel and tends to divide the neighborhood communities along the corridor. Prior to the project, at the signalized intersection of Middlefield Road and Woodside Road, there were no pedestrian amenities, and pedestrian crossings were prohibited. Nevertheless, some pedestrians chose to walk across Woodside Road at Middlefield because it provided a direct and desirable path of travel between the neighborhoods on either side of Woodside Road. A continuous, direct, walking route along Middlefield Road and across Woodside Road helps reduce the dependence on driving and supports residents for whom walking is their preferred or only form of transportation. On May 22, 2017, Council awarded the Middlefield Road Intersection Improvements construction contract to Granite Rock Company of San Jose for a base bid of $1,562,685. ANALYSIS This project addressed the community need for increased pedestrian mobility by reconstructing the intersection and traffic signal system to provide continuous sidewalks leading to the intersection and signalized crosswalks on all sides of the intersection. This project provides a new, fully accessible, pedestrian path of travel across Woodside Road. Other associated project improvements include City of Redwood City 1017 Middlefield Road, Redwood City, CA. 94063 Tel: 650-780-7000 www.redwoodcity.ore 105