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Incorporated County of Los Alamos Resolution No. 18-26, A Resolution of the Incorporated County of Los Alamos Council Authorizing Application to the New Mexico Department of Transportation (NMDOT) for Federal Fiscal Year 2020/2021 Transportation Alternatives Program (TAP) Funds for the County Wide School Flasher Speed Sign Upgrade Project.
Recommended Action
I move that Council approve Incorporated County of Los Alamos Resolution No. 18-26, A Resolution of the Incorporated County of Los Alamos Council Authorizing Application to the New Mexico Department of Transportation (NMDOT) for Federal Fiscal Year 2020/2021 Transportation Alternatives Program (TAP) Funds for the County Wide School Flasher Speed Sign Upgrade Project.
County Manager’s Recommendation
The County Manager recommends that Council adopt Incorporated County of Los Alamos Resolution No. 18-26.
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County Public Works, law enforcement and Los Alamos Public School Administration have discussed concerns over speeding in school zones. In anticipation of the 2017-2018 school year, speed radar signs were installed at Mountain Elementary School on existing school flasher poles as a cost-effective way of improving safety in school zones by heightening driver awareness of their speed as it relates to the posted speed. Subsequently, a speed assessment was performed confirming the observations of school officials, that these signs were successful in reducing speeds through the school zone.
NMDOT announced a call for projects under the TAP program and established an application deadline of November 30, 2018 and requires a resolution of sponsorship as part of the application process. Engineering and construction activities are eligible within this two-year funding cycle.
If the County’s grant application is successful, this project proposes to install speed radar signs on existing flasher poles throughout the school district’s remaining elementary schools and the middle school, in similar fas...
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