STRATEGIC PRIORITY: Government Performance & Financial Management
AGENDA DATE: May 24, 2023
COUNCIL DISTRICT(S): All
DEPARTMENT: Mayor and City Council Office
EXECUTIVE: T.C. Broadnax
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SUBJECT
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A resolution directing the city manager to procure the services of an independent consultant to conduct a feasibility study of the various alternatives for the future of Interstate Highway (IH) 345, including the Removal Alternative (also known as the Boulevard Option), with such study to be completed within one year of the execution of the consulting services contract; postpone placing a resolution in support of the Hybrid Alternative recommended by the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) for IH- 345 on a City Council agenda until after the consultant and/or City staff present their findings to the City Council; and investigate the availability of federal infrastructure funds for an event in which the City pursues an alternative not supported by TxDOT - including, but not limited to, the Removal Alternative (Boulevard Option) - for the future of IH-345 - Financing: No cost consideration to the City (see Fiscal Information) (via Councilmembers West, Willis, Blackmon, Moreno, and Ridley)
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BACKGROUND
Interstate Highway (IH) 345 runs approximately 1.4 miles along the east side of downtown Dallas between IH-30 and Spur 366/Woodall Rodgers Freeway connecting IH-45 and US Highway 75.
On February 27, 2019, the City Council authorized Resolution No. 19-0321 that noted the incorporation of feasibility studies and design plans for the construction of IH-345 concurrent with the IH-30 reconstruction project and noted that alternative scenarios for IH-345 should enhance mobility for residents of Southern Dallas and consider growth projections related to travel patterns.
On April 28, 2021, the City Council adopted the City of Dallas Strategic Mobility Plan known as Connect Dallas by Resolution No...
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