STRATEGIC PRIORITY: Transportation & Infrastructure
AGENDA DATE: April 24, 2024
COUNCIL DISTRICT(S): 6, 11, 12, 13
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 the Advance Funding Agreement (Agreement No. CSJ 0918-24-267, etc., Assistance Listing No. 20.205) for cost overruns related to the construction of five traffic signals and associated off-system intersection improvements at: Frankford Road at Dallas Parkway, Harry Hines Boulevard at Walnut Hill Lane, Midway Road at Royal Lane, Hillcrest Road at Spring Valley Road, and Shady Brook Lane at Park Lane - Total amount of $1,564,423.25 - Financing: Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Fund ($860,886.75) and General Fund ($703,536.50)
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BACKGROUND
The Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) administers the Federal Highway Safety Improvement Program, which provides grant funding to reconstruct traffic signals at high-accident intersections in the City of Dallas.
On September 27, 2023, the City Council authorized an Advance Funding Agreement with TxDOT for the design, upgrade, and construction of five traffic signals and associated off-system intersection improvements at: Frankford Road at Dallas Parkway, Harry Hines Boulevard at Walnut Hill Lane, Midway Road at Royal Lane, Hillcrest Road at Spring Valley Road, and Shady Brook Lane at Park Lane that included a required local match in the amount of $448,457.32 ($223,456.32 for direct state costs paid to TxDOT and an estimated $225,001.00 for design) by Resolution No. 23-1330.
TxDOT Off-System Intersections:
* Harry Hines Boulevard at Walnut Hill Lane (CSJ No. 0918-47-350), (CD 6)
* Hillcrest Road at Spring Valley Road (CSJ No. 0918-47-355), (CD 11)
* Frankford Road at Dallas Parkway (CSJ No. 0918-24-267), (CD 12)
* Midway Road at Royal Lane (CSJ No. 0918-47-353), (CD 13)
* Sha...
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