PILLAR: Sustainable
AGENDA DATE: March 25, 2026
COUNCIL DISTRICT(S):|910|DEPARTMENT: Department of Transportation and Public Works
PRIORITY: Infrastructure
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SUBJECT
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Authorize termination of the existing Project Specific Agreement with Dallas County, Transportation-Major Capital Improvement Projects (Project No. 30226) previously approved on January 11, 2017, by Resolution No. 17-0079, to allow the City to enter into a new Project Specific Agreement with Dallas County to make the City the lead agency to administer construction for Cockrell Hill Road from La Reunion to Singleton Boulevard - Financing: No cost consideration to the City
*In alignment with Infrastructure Management Plan.
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BACKGROUND
This project includes the extension of Cockrell Hill Road across the Union Pacific Railroad tracks with a new bridge and the reconstruction of 1500 linear feet of Vinson Street north of the bridge including curb, gutter, sidewalks, drainage, water and wastewater utilities, and a new traffic signal at the intersection of Cockrell Hill Road and Singleton Boulevard. The bridge will be a four-lane divided section, and the roadway will be a five-lane undivided section with a continuous left turn lane.
On January 11, 2017, the City Council authorized a Project Specific Agreement with Dallas County for participation in the design, right-of-way acquisition, and construction of paving and drainage improvements for Cockrell Hill Road from La Reunion Parkway to Singleton Boulevard, in an amount not to exceed $6,305,000.00, by Resolution No. 17-0079.
Cockrell Hill Road from La Reunion Parkway to Singleton Boulevard is a partnership project between the City of Dallas and Dallas County. Dallas County was the lead agency to administer design and right-of-way (ROW) acquisition of the project. The design and ROW acquisitions are complete, and the funding obligations have been satisfied. The City and Dal...
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