STRATEGIC PRIORITY: Transportation & Infrastructure
AGENDA DATE: August 14, 2024
COUNCIL DISTRICT(S): 1, 2, 6
DEPARTMENT: Department of Transportation
EXECUTIVE: Dev Rastogi
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SUBJECT
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Authorize (1) the First Amendment to the Project Specific Funding Agreement with Dallas County, Transportation - Major Capital Improvement Projects (Project No. 30221-4) in the amount of $8,430,284.10, to include (a) an increase of $826,277.10 for the implementation of bicycle facilities, upgrades to traffic signals and street lights, and construction of street improvements on Riverfront Boulevard from Cadiz Street to the revised limits of Justice Center Way, and (b) an increase of $7,604,007.00 for water and wastewater main improvements, specifically to work related to Segment B - Total amount $8,430,284.10 - Financing: Street and Transportation Improvements (A) Fund (2017 General Obligation Bond Fund) ($326,277.10), Bike Lane Fund ($500,000.00), Water Construction Fund ($5,379,074.55); and Wastewater Construction Fund ($2,224,932.45) (subject to appropriations)
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BACKGROUND
The City of Dallas desires to amend the Project Specific Funding Agreement with Dallas County, in order to increase the funding obligation from the City and revise the limits for the design and construction of the Riverfront Boulevard from Cadiz Street to the revised limit of Justice Center Way per the Major Capital Improvement Program (MCIP). The MCIP projects include the construction of street improvements on Riverfront Boulevard, MCIP 30221 Project segment A and B between Parkhouse Street to Cadiz Street.
The 2003 Trinity River Corridor Balanced Vision Plan identified Riverfront Boulevard as a crucial roadway in the corridor to provide access to downtown, the Trinity lakes bridges and Trinity Parkway to enhance economic development opportunities on the adjacent properties. Riverfront Boulevard is in the 2011 City of Dallas B...
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