Title
Consider/Discuss/Act on a Resolution Authorizing the City Manager to Request the Release of FM 3038 from the State Highway System from US 75 to 1,200 Feet West of Hardin Boulevard
Summary
MEETING DATE: September 3, 2013
DEPARTMENT: Development Services / Engineering
CONTACT: Matt Richardson, P.E., CIP Manager
Gary Graham, P.E., PTOE, Transportation Engineering Manager
RECOMMENDED CITY COUNCIL ACTION:
*? Approval of the Resolution.
ITEM SUMMARY:
*? This Resolution authorizes the City Manager to request the release of FM 3038 from the state highway system from US 75 to 1,200 feet west of Hardin Boulevard.
BACKGROUND INFORMATION:
* FM 3038 runs concurrent with Virginia Parkway from US 75 to approximately 1,200 feet west of Hardin Boulevard, a total distance of approximately 9,500 feet.
* Traffic volumes on FM 3038 / Virginia Parkway currently exceed 25,000 vehicles per day, which is near capacity for a four-lane roadway, and will continue to grow as in-fill development continues along the corridor.
* On March 16, 2012, City Council passed a Resolution stating that widening this segment of roadway was a high-priority transportation project for the City, along with widening Stacy Road and constructing the new alignment of FM 546.
* The Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) currently has no plans and no funding to make significant improvements to this segment of roadway to meet the projected traffic demands.
* The City has proposed funding in the five-year Capital Improvement Plan to widen this roadway to six lanes: design in FY2013, right-of-way acquisition in FY2014, and construction in FY2015.
* TxDOT project procedures and design standards would result in higher costs and longer schedules for all phases of project development when compared to a standard City project, as shown in the following table:
Phase
On-System (TxDOT)
Off-System (City)
Environmental
& Engineering
24-30 months
$2.0 million
15-18...
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