Title
Consider/Discuss/Act on a Resolution Authorizing the City Manager to Request the Release of a Portion of FM 543 from US 75 to CR 206, from the State Highway System to Accommodate the Realignment of FM 543 Immediately North of US 75.
Summary
MEETING DATE: June 7, 2011
DEPARTMENT: Development Services / Engineering
CONTACT: Carla Easton, P.E., Civil Engineer
Jack Carr, P.E., Director of Engineering
RECOMMENDED CITY COUNCIL ACTION:
· Approval of the Resolution.
ITEM SUMMARY:
· This Resolution authorizes the City Manager to request the release of a portion of FM 543 from US 75 to CR 206 (approximately 8000 feet north of US 75), from the state highway system in order to accommodate the realignment of the intersection of FM 543 at US 75.
BACKGROUND INFORMATION:
· TxDOT is currently designing the section of US 75 from Bloomdale Road to Telephone Road near the northern city limits line.
· According to the TxDOT schedule this section of US 75 will be under construction in 2012.
· With the US 75 construction project the FM 543 interchange will be reversed, with the main lanes of US 75 crossing over FM 543 where currently FM 543 crosses over US 75.
· Also, the City thoroughfare plan shows the alignment of this arterial roadway to cross US 75 at a near perpendicular configuration.
· TxDOT has provided verbal commitment that they will construct the section of FM 543 crossing US 75 in the alignment needed to conform to our thoroughfare plan as long as the construction of the new section of arterial roadway north of US 75 is completed in a timely manner.
· The Capital Improvements Program includes an arterial roadway project called FM 543 Connector which is currently under design and will provide the realignment necessary for the US 75 project.
· The TxDOT processes for design and acquisition of right-of-way take a much longer time and are more costly to implement; therefore, in order to meet the TxDOT schedule for the US 75 project, the FM 543 C...
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