US 1 Washington Boulevard pedestrian safety improvements

Public Notice. Agency solicitation #HO5415179. Issued by State Highway Administration. Category: Highway and road construction service. This project, located in Prince George’s County and Howard County, is for construction of pedestrian safety improvements along a portion of US 1 (Washington Boulevard). The project limits extend from MD 979 (Main Street) to Gorman Road for a total distance of 2.22 miles. The work will consist of the following: (a) reconstruction of approximately 2.1 miles of existing pavement shoulder/outside lanes to 10-foot-wide street level shared use paths; (b) construction of new 2-foot-wide concrete median separating street level shared use paths from vehicular traffic lanes for an approximate total length of 0.35 miles; (c) reconstruction of existing and new construction of 5-foot-wide concrete sidewalk approximately 0.8 miles in length to be Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) compliant; (d) construction and reconstruction of ADA curb ramps to be ADA compliant; (e) install crosswalks at street intersections and select driveway locations; (f) construction and reconstruction of curb and gutter; (g) reconstruction of commercial entrances and residential entrances and driveways; (h) constructing concrete moment slabs over box culvert crossings to meet Manual for Assessing Safety Hardware (MASH) compliance requirements; (i) reconstruction of existing traffic signals; (j) upgrading existing traffic signals to be compliant with the latest Accessible Pedestrian Signal (APS) / Countdown Pedestrian Signal (CPS) standards; (k) upgrading existing bus stops to be Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) compliant; (l) relocation of existing Regional Transportation Agency (RTA) bus stops; (m) excavation and grading; (n) perform grinding and pavement resurfacing; (o) furnish and install signing and pavement markings; (p) construction and reconstruction of storm drain (SD) inlets, pipes, manholes, and structures; (q) construction of new stormwater management facilities; (r) installing erosion and sediment control measures; (s) installing landscape items; (t) and maintenance of traffic; (u) relocation of Howard County utilities where drainage structure conflicts require; and (v) relocation of Howard County watermain. ONLINE ELECTRONIC BIDS for the project(s) listed below will be received by the Maryland Department of Transportation State Highway Administration (MDOT SHA) at https://www.bidx.com/maryland/main until 12 Noon Eastern time on the date specified below for the Bid Opening, at which time they will be opened.