STRATEGIC PRIORITY: Transportation & Infrastructure
AGENDA DATE: September 11, 2024
COUNCIL DISTRICT(S):|910|DEPARTMENT: Department of Transportation
EXECUTIVE: Dev Rastogi
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SUBJECT
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Authorize an Advance Funding Agreement with the Texas Department of Transportation for a United States Department of Transportation - Federal Highway Administration Surface Transportation Block Grant and Category 10 (CSJ 0918-47-502, Assistance Listing No. 20.205) in the estimated amount of $50,624,942.89 with $31,000,000.00 as Federal participation for construction, $19,624,942.89 for direct and indirect state costs, and the City of Dallas' portion, for construction of the bridge abutment foundations for a deck cap over Interstate Highway 30 near Old City Park from East Ervay Street to Harwood Street in the city of Dallas - Total amount of $19,624,942.89 - Financing: Convention Center Construction Fund
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BACKGROUND
Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) is designing the reconstruction of Interstate Highway (IH) 30 from IH-35 East to IH-45, known as the IH-30 Canyon, as part of the City Center Master Assessment Process (CityMAP). On February 27, 2019, the City Council authorized a resolution detailing the City's expectation that the lH-30 redesign should incorporate the eight guiding principles identified within CityMAP, The 360 Plan, the High Speed Rail Station Zone Assessment, and the City of Dallas Complete Streets Design Manual by Resolution No. 19-0321. These guiding principles included elements such as multi-modal connections across IH-30; 'Complete Streets' and other urban design elements to frontage roads; and strategic placement of deck parks.
TxDOT gathered stakeholder input through public meetings and obtained environmental clearance for the IH-30 Canyon Project on December 7, 2020, in compliance with the National Environmental Policy Act.
The City of Dallas desires to enter into an...
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