CC MEETING: November 3, 2015
DATE: October 26, 2015
TO: Leonard Martin, City Manager
FROM: Cesar J. Molina, Jr., P.E., Director of Engineering
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Consider A Resolution Authorizing The City Manager To Enter Into A Local Project Advance Funding Agreement With The Texas Department Of Transportation (TxDOT) To Construct Galvanized Steel Poles And Mast Arms At The Belt Line Road And Broadway Intersection In An Amount Not To Exceed $37,500.00.
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BACKGROUND:
IH-35E is currently being reconstructed and widened through its entire length within Carrollton. As part of this project, the existing interchange at Belt Line Road and Broadway, including the traffic signal, will be reconstructed. TxDOT will reconstruct the signal to the existing configuration. The existing signal is a span wire signal. The City of Carrollton has requested that the new signal be built using galvanized steel poles and mast arms to match new signal construction throughout the city. TxDOT has agreed to rebuild the signal using galvanized steel poles and mast arms provided the City funds the cost difference compared to a span wire traffic signal.
On January 20, 2015, City Council was briefed on all the IH-35E betterments and supported the upgrades of the traffic signal at Belt Line Road and Broadway at an estimated cost of $37,500. Now that construction of the Belt Line Road and Broadway intersection is beginning, TxDOT has requested payment for this project betterment.
FINANCIAL IMPLICATIONS:
The cost to install galvanized steel poles and mast arms at the Belt Line Road and Broadway signal is estimated to be $37,500.00. These costs will be funded by the City of Carrollton. Funding for this betterment will come from the Traffic Consolidated fund.
STAFF RECOMMENDATION/ACTION DESIRED:
Staff recommends City Council approval of a resolution authorizing the City Manager to enter into a Local Project Advance Funding Agreement with TxDOT for the installation o...
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