STRATEGIC PRIORITY: Transportation & Infrastructure
AGENDA DATE: February 26, 2025
COUNCIL DISTRICT(S): 1, 3, 4, 8
DEPARTMENT: Department of Transportation and Public Works
EXECUTIVE: Dev Rastogi
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SUBJECT
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Authorize payment to the Texas Department of Transportation for the Advance Funding Agreement (Agreement No. CSJ 0581-01-164, etc., Assistance Listing No. 20.205) for cost overruns related to the construction of five traffic signals and associated off-system intersection improvements at the following locations: West Davis Street at North Westmoreland Road, West Illinois Avenue at Knoxville Street, West Illinois Avenue at South Westmoreland Road, South Beckley Avenue at East Saner Avenue, and South Westmoreland Road at West Wheatland Road - Total amount of $821,572.41 - Financing: General Fund
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BACKGROUND
The Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) administers the Federal Highway Safety Improvement Program, which provides grant funding to reconstruct traffic signals at high-accident intersections in the city of Dallas.
On August 14, 2024, the City Council authorized an Advance Funding Agreement (AFA) and a cost reimbursement agreement with TxDOT for the design, upgrade, and construction of six traffic signals and associated on-system and off-system intersection improvements at the following locations:
On-System Intersections (identified on the High-Injury Network in the Vision Zero Action Plan):
* SL 12 (S Great Trinity Forest Way) at Wadsworth Drive (CSJ 0581-01-164) (CD 4, 8)
Off-System Intersections:
* West Davis Street at North Westmoreland Road (CSJ 0918-47-402) (CD 1)
* West Illinois Avenue at Knoxville Street (CSJ 0918-47-407) (CD 1, 3)
* West Illinois Avenue at South Westmoreland Road (CSJ 0918-47-409) (CD 1, 3)
* South Beckley Avenue at East Saner Avenue (CSJ 0918-47-413) (CD 4)
* South Westmoreland Road at West Wheatland Road (CSJ 0918-47-419) (CD 3)
The AFA inc...
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