STRATEGIC PRIORITY: Sustainable
AGENDA DATE: June 25, 2025
COUNCIL DISTRICT(S): 6, 11, 13
DEPARTMENT: Department of Transportation and Public Works
EXECUTIVE: Dev Rastogi
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SUBJECT
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Authorize the (1) acceptance of a grant from the State of Texas through the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) for the Regional Toll Revenue State Highway (SH) 121 toll project (Agreement No. CSJ 0918-47-521) in the amount of $4,000,000.00 as State contribution from the SH 121 Subaccount toward the total project cost of $5,000,000.00, which includes $1,000,000.00 as local participation plus any cost overruns for a traffic signal construction project to construct 10 traffic signals in various locations affected by the 2019 tornado (list attached to Agenda Information Sheet); (2) receipt and deposit of funds in the amount of $4,000,000.00 in the TxDOT 2019 Tornado Damage Traffic Signals Grant Fund; (3) establishment of appropriations in the amount of $4,000,000.00 in the TxDOT 2019 Tornado Damage Traffic Signals Grant Fund; (4) required local match in the amount of $1,000,000.00; and (5) execution of the Advance Funding Agreement with TxDOT and all terms, conditions, and documents required by the agreement - Total amount of $5,000,000.00 - Financing: TxDOT 2019 Tornado Damage Traffic Signals Grant Fund ($4,000,000.00) and General Fund ($1,000,000.00)
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BACKGROUND
The State of Texas received Regional Toll Revenue (RTR) Funds from the North Texas Tollway Authority as surplus revenue from the SH 121 toll project. Pursuant to Transportation Code, 228.006, the State of Texas shall authorize the use of surplus revenue from a toll project for transportation projects, highway projects, or air quality projects within the TxDOT district in which any part of the toll project is located. The North Central Texas Council of Governments' (NCTCOG) Regional Transportation Council (RTC) was designated by the Texas Tr...
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