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 (1) an agreement with the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) through a grant from the U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Highway Administration for the 2020 Highway Safety Improvement Program in the amount of $457,891.01 to provide cost reimbursement for material and labor incurred by the City 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); (2) the establishment of appropriations in the amount of $457,891.01 in the TxDOT HSIP - Five Off-Sys Signals - February 2023 Fund; (3) the receipt and deposit of funds in the amount of $457,891.01 in the TxDOT HSIP - Five Off-Sys Signals - February 2023 Fund; and (4) the disbursement of funds in the amount of $457,891.01 from the TxDOT HSIP - Five Off-Sys Signals - February 2023 Fund - Total amount of $457,891.01 - Financing: Texas Department of Transportation Grant Funds
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BACKGROUND
TxDOT is reconstructing 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. The traffic signal improvements at the intersections will include removal of existing traffic signals and replacing them with new traffic signals; pedestrian and Americans with Disabilities Act related improvements; and other related construction.
To remain consistent with other equipment in the City-w...
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