PILLAR: Sustainable
AGENDA DATE: April 8, 2026
COUNCIL DISTRICT(S): Citywide
DEPARTMENT: Department of Transportation and Public Works
PRIORITY: Transportation
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SUBJECT
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Authorize the (1) acceptance of a grant from the U. S. Department of Transportation Federal Highway Administration through the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) for the Surface Transportation Block Grant Program (Agreement No. CSJ 0918-47-514, Assistance Listing No. 20.205) in the amount of $12,000,000.00 as Federal share in the total project cost of $12,006,612.00, which includes $11,880,000.00 in Federal reimbursement, $120,000.00 as Federal participation for direct state costs, $6,612.00 as State participation for indirect state costs, and the City of Dallas' portion covered by the use of 2,400,000 regional Transportation Development Credits in lieu of a local match plus any cost overruns for costs to upgrade the Advanced Traffic Management System to accommodate and integrate traffic signal preemption and cloud-based improvements to the City's traffic signal system, and construct traffic signal improvements to give emergency vehicles priority in the corridor on Harry Hines Boulevard within a one-mile radius around Southwest Medical District; (2) receipt and deposit of funds in the amount of $11,880,000.00 in the FY26 TxDOT Surface Transportation Block Grant Program Fund; (3) establishment of appropriations in the amount of $11,880,000.00 in the FY26 TxDOT Surface Transportation Block Grant Program Fund; and (4) execution of the Advance Funding Agreement with TxDOT and all terms, conditions, and documents required by the grant agreement - Total amount of $11,880,000.00 - Financing: FY26 TxDOT Surface Transportation Block Grant Program Fund
*In alignment with Vision Zero Plan.
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BACKGROUND
The North Central Texas Council of Governments (NCTCOG), in coordination with local partners including the City of Da...
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