STRATEGIC PRIORITY: Transportation & Infrastructure
AGENDA DATE: April 26, 2023
COUNCIL DISTRICT(S): 3, 4
DEPARTMENT: Department of Transportation
EXECUTIVE: Dr. Robert Perez
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SUBJECT
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Authorize payment to the Texas Department of Transportation for cost overruns related to the construction of five traffic signals and associated off-system intersection improvements at: Marsalis Avenue at Overton Road, Kiest Boulevard at Beckley Avenue, Kiest Boulevard at Westmoreland Road, Kiest Boulevard at Polk Street, and Illinois Avenue at Ewing Avenue (Agreement No. CSJ 0918-47-347, etc., CFDA No. 20.205) in the amount of $104,378.66 - Financing: Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Fund
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BACKGROUND
The Highway Safety Improvement Program (HSIP), administered by the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT), is designed to reconstruct and install traffic signals at high-accident intersections in the City of Dallas.
On September 28, 2022, the City Council authorized an Advanced Funding Agreement for the design, upgrade, and construction of five traffic signals and associated off-system intersection improvements at: Marsalis Avenue at Overton Road, Kiest Boulevard at Beckley Avenue, Kiest Boulevard at Westmoreland Road, Kiest Boulevard at Polk Street, and Illinois Avenue at Ewing Avenue that included a required local match in the amount of $378,245.96 ($203,245.96 for direct state costs paid to TxDOT and $175,000.00 for design by City of Dallas staff) by Resolution No. 22-1456.
TxDOT Off-System Intersections:
* Marsalis Avenue at Overton Road (CSJ 0918-47-347) (CD 4)
* Kiest Boulevard at Beckley Avenue (CSJ 0918-47-354) (CD 4)
* Kiest Boulevard at Westmoreland Road (CSJ 0918-47-356) (CD 3)
* Kiest Boulevard at Polk Street (CSJ 0918-47-357) (CD 4)
* Illinois Avenue at Ewing Avenue (CSJ 0918-47-358) (CD 4)
Due to sharp increases in material costs since the original construction estimates...
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