Board of Estimate and Contract:
RESOLVED, that an Ordinance adopted by the City Council on March 11, 2026, and signed by the Mayor on March 12, 2026, authorizing the Declaration of an Emergency Condition Concerning the Traffic Signal Infrastructure at the Intersections of West Broad Street at Fleetwood Avenue and West Broad Street at North Terrace Avenue - (funds for this emergency rehabilitation project shall be charged to Budget Line A5110.429 - Highway Maintenance (Emergency Repairs)); be, and the same is hereby approved.
City Council:
AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE
DECLARATION OF THE EXISTENCE OF AN
EMERGENCY CONDITION CONCERNING THE
TRAFFIC SIGNAL INFRASTRUCTURE AT THE
INTERSECTIONS OF WEST BROAD STREET AT
FLEETWOOD AVENUE AND WEST BROAD STREET
AT NORTH TERRACE AVENUE
Whereas, by correspondence dated February 18, 2026, the Commissioner of the Department of Public Works formally requested that the City Council declare the existence of an emergency condition concerning the traffic signal infrastructure at the intersections of West Broad Street at Fleetwood Avenue and West Broad Street at North Terrace Avenue, on the grounds that such condition poses an immediate threat to public safety and welfare; and
Whereas, the intersections of West Broad Street at Fleetwood Avenue and West Broad Street at North Terrace Avenue are located along one of the City of Mount Vernon's primary east-west traffic corridors and experience substantial daily vehicular and pedestrian traffic; and
Whereas, the traffic signal infrastructure at these intersections has deteriorated and is no longer operating at a level consistent with current traffic volumes and pedestrian activity; and
Whereas, the City has received repeated concerns regarding traffic flow and pedestrian safety at these locations; and
Whereas, the Engineering Bureau has evaluated the condition of the signal systems and determined that corrective rehabilitation work is required to r...
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