Marshall approves SEH for South 4th/Country Club intersection design

Marshall City Council on [date not specified] approved a design contract with SEH for the South 4th Street and Country Club Drive intersection reconfiguration, a project listed on the city's capital improvement plan for 2027.

Jason Anderson, director of public works and city engineer, told the council the reconstruction will replace a skewed signalized intersection with a split-T arrangement that includes a mini-roundabout on one leg and a stop-controlled intersection on the other. Anderson said, "It's a $3,150,000 project on our CIP as it stands today," and that the city has secured $824,000 in federal grants toward the work.

Staff solicited proposals from SEH and Bolton & Menk; the public improvement and transportation committee and two public works staff reviewed the bids. Anderson said SEH was the highest-scoring and lowest-cost proposer, and staff recommended awarding the design contract to SEH for an amount not to exceed $244,850. A council member on the PAT committee said SEH's local experience, including a prior traffic study and knowledge of frequent users such as the Armory, supported the recommendation.

Council member Craig moved approval and John seconded; the motion passed. Council discussion and the PAS committee comments focused on traffic flow during construction, pedestrian access, and reducing long-term maintenance exposure from the city's only fully owned signalized intersection.

The design contract covers engineering and federal permitting work; city staff will administer the project and handle inspection and construction administration during the construction phase. The project will use state aid funds for eligible non-utility expenses in addition to the federal grant money described by Anderson.

The council did not provide a recorded vote tally in the meeting minutes; next steps include contract execution and continued coordination on permitting and funding.