Consider approval of a Resolution 18-060, authorizing the submittal of the 5th / 4th Ave. Rehabilitation and Added Capacity Project to the H-GAC 2019-2022 Transportation Improvement Program Call for Projects. (Transportation and Planning)

The City has recently undergone an exercise to identify a multitude of transportation improvement projects.  The full list of projects includes new roadways, increased capacity of existing roadways, rehabilitation of existing roadways, intersection and signalization improvements, bicycle facilities, pedestrian facilities, and bus / transit facilities.  Each project was subjected to a thorough analysis including cost, benefit, state-of-good-repair, environmental, economic, safety, congestion, access, and connectivity.  The results of this analysis identified the 5th Ave S / 4th Ave S Rehabilitation and Added Capacity Project as the top project to be considered for state and/or federal funding.

H-GAC is currently updating their Transportation Improvement Program (TIP) for the 2019-2022 timeframe. H-GAC staff will automatically roll projects from the current TIP into the new TIP. However, there will be an opportunity to introduce new projects into the TIP and H-GAC has issued a Call-For-Projects and will select projects to include in the 2019-2022 TIP to fully utilize the available funding. This Resolution is an important part of the full application to have the City's project considered for state and federal funding.  The total project estimate including construction, design, environmental, TxDOT admin, and Federal Management is $8.1 million. The City's share, which includes a percentage of the construction and all the design services, is estimated to be $2.26 million.