STRATEGIC PRIORITY: Transportation & Infrastructure
AGENDA DATE: December 13, 2023
COUNCIL DISTRICT(S):|910|DEPARTMENT: Department of Transportation
EXECUTIVE: Dr. Robert Perez
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SUBJECT
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Authorize (1) a Project Specific Agreement with Dallas County in the amount of $5,100,000.00, reduced by $100,000.00 for County in-house project delivery costs for a total of $5,000,000.00, for the construction of The Loop Project-U.S. 175 at Lake June Road Bridge, Pedestrian Bridge, and Trail Connections (Transportation - Major Capital Improvement Project No. 10244); (2) the receipt and deposit of funds in an amount not to exceed $5,000,000.00 from Dallas County for the required local contribution in the Transportation Special Projects Fund; and (3) the establishment of appropriations in an amount not to exceed $5,000,000.00 in the Transportation Special Projects Fund - Not to exceed $5,000,000.00 - Financing: Transportation Special Projects Fund
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BACKGROUND
On July 6, 2021, the City of Dallas and Dallas County entered into a Master Agreement by Commissioners Court Order 2021-0697 for the purpose of transportation improvements on roads inside Dallas County. The City wishes to enter into a Project Specific Agreement (PSA) with Dallas County for the construction of The Loop Project-U.S. 175 at Lake June Road Bridge, Pedestrian Bridge, and Trail Connections, Major Capital Improvement Project No. 10244 ("Project").
This project will connect Southeast Dallas to the rest of the city's vibrant urban trail system, including connections between two Dallas Area Rapid Transit light rail stations. This project will provide a segment of the Loop Project; an ongoing project led by the Circuit Trail Conservancy. Improvements include construction of a separated urban trail along and crossing under U.S. 175; construction of a new urban trail north of U.S. 175 in the Trinity Forest; replacement of the Lake June R...
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