STRATEGIC PRIORITY: Sustainable
AGENDA DATE: September 10, 2025
COUNCIL DISTRICT(S): 2, 5, 6, 7, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13
DEPARTMENT: Department of Transportation and Public Works
EXECUTIVE: Dev Rastogi
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SUBJECT
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Authorize an Advance Funding Agreement with the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) in the amount of $3,530,454.18 for a U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Highway Administration 2022 Highway Safety Improvement Program grant (Agreement No. CSJ 0091-06-062, etc., Assistance Listing No. 20.205) in the amount of $2,788,567.90 as federal participation for construction, $371,618.79 as state participation for construction, direct state cost, and indirect state cost, and $370,267.49 ($160,267.49 for direct state cost paid to TxDOT and an estimated $210,000.00 for design) plus any cost overruns as local participation to construct traffic signal improvements at six locations (list attached to Agenda Information Sheet) - Total amount of $160,267.49 - Financing: Street and Transportation (A) Fund (2024 General Obligation Bond Fund)
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BACKGROUND
The City of Dallas was awarded a grant of $2.8 million from the 2022 Highway Safety Improvement Program administered by TxDOT to complete traffic signal improvements at 6 locations. Upgrades may include visor replacements on traffic signal heads; removal of existing traffic signals and replacing them with new traffic signals; pedestrian and Americans with Disabilities Act improvements; and other related construction.
The City is responsible for the design of the traffic signals with an estimated cost burden of $210,000.00 and is responsible for 100 percent of the direct state cost to be paid to TxDOT in the amount of $160,267.49. TxDOT is responsible for bidding the construction package, administering the federal funds for construction in an estimated amount of $2,788,567.90, and contributing construction and indirect state cost in an e...
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