BOMA approves traffic signal for Jamestowne
A traffic signal at the intersection of Jamestowne Boulevard and Campbell Station Road is moving closer to reality.
The Farragut Board of Mayor and Aldermen unanimously approved a bid Thursday, May 28, to Stansell Electric Company Inc. of Nashville for installation of the traffic signal.
Assistant Town engineer Eric Schindler said the signal would provide eastbound Jamestowne Boulevard traffic with better opportunities to enter Campbell Station Road while creating gaps in northbound traffic, which would allow easier access at Eddie Courtney Lane and Sonja Drive.
“This project will also include the installation of two crosswalks across Campbell Station Road and one crosswalk across Jamestowne Boulevard,” he said. “The signal will be connected to our Advanced Traffic Management System and will be timed to coordinate with our existing signal infrastructure.”
Schindler said the Town previously contracted with Cannon & Cannon to design the project for $50,735.
“The project completion date will be 365 calendar days after notice to proceed due to the current nine-month lead time for mast arms and poles,” he said. “The project was offered for bid, with responses received on April 23.
“Stansell Electric Company Inc. was the sole bidder, with a bid of $444,954,” Schindler said. “Stansell Electric has performed well for the Town in the past, including as the current contractor on the Concord Road at Loop Road signal installation project and as the Town’s on-call signal maintenance contractor.”
According to a written report to the board, expenditures on the project to date total $50,735.
“One of my concerns about the project is what happens at the other end [of Jamestowne Boulevard and Kingston Pike] with no light,” Alderman Drew Burnette said. “It’s bad. Is it going to increase that cut-through traffic?”
“I think it’s something we need to take some time to look at,” Schindler said. “I know whenever that tract [belonging to Eddy Ford] is developed, there will have to be a signal there.”
In other business, the Board approved the following change orders for construction of the McFee Park dog park, which is currently under way:
n Switching from Site Nyloplast to precast concrete storm structures and vehicular-rated gates for $4,507.
n Providing Crete infill in the top 2 inches of segmental retaining wall block for the length of the retaining walls at a cost of $4,577, providing a larger surface area to apply adhesive for cap block.
n Swapping 50 feet of 4-foot-high chain-link fence and 175 feet of 5-foot-high chain-link fence for ornamental fencing for $25,582.
