PILLAR: Sustainable
AGENDA DATE: October 22, 2025
COUNCIL DISTRICT(S):|910|DEPARTMENT: Department of Transportation and Public Works
PRIORITY: N/A
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Authorize an Interlocal Agreement with the City of Irving, Texas for mutual participation in a transportation improvement project for installation of an eastbound right-turn lane from Belt Line Road to South Northlake Road in the City of Dallas for CSJ No. 0918-00-472 - Financing: This action has no cost consideration to the City (see Fiscal Information)
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BACKGROUND
On February 8, 2024, the North Central Texas Council of Governments' Regional Transportation Council authorized federal funding for engineering and construction of a right turn/declaration lane to improve safety on Belt Line Road at South Northlake Road ("Project"). The project limits lie within the corporate boundaries of the City of Dallas and the City of Irving, which requires collaboration between the two municipalities to complete the Project.
Chapter 791 of the Texas Government Code authorizes the municipalities to contract with each other to the greatest extent possible to perform governmental functions and services.
The City of Dallas and the City of Irving, in mutual interest, desire to enter into an Interlocal Agreement to establish the obligations of each municipality with respect to the exercise of their governmental function to participate jointly in the Project.
The City of Dallas agrees to serve as the lead agency administering the engineering and construction of the Project. The City of Dallas intends to enter into an Advance Funding Agreement (AFA) with the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) to accept federal funding through the Surface Transportation Block Grant Program for engineering and construction of the Project. The AFA with TxDOT is included on this City Council Agenda for consideration.
The City of Irving agrees to provid...
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