From
Caryl DeVries
Title
Resolution authorizing the City Manager to enter into a Local Project Advance Funding Agreement (LPAFA) with the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) for the installation of Dynamic Message Signs (DMS) and Closed-Circuit CCTV cameras along IH30 from MacArthur Boulevard to SH161.
Presenter
Walter Shumac III, P.E., Director of Transportation Services
Recommended Action
Approve
Analysis
The City of Grand Prairie is entering into a partnership with TxDOT for the installation of Dynamic Message Signs (DMS) and Closed-Circuit CCTV cameras along IH30 from MacArthur Boulevard to SH161.
DMS Locations:
1. 161 SB frontage road at S of IH30
2. 161 NB frontage road at N of IH30
3. Tarrant at WB before 161 NB frontage road
4. IH30 WB frontage road exit to MacArthur
5. IH30 WB frontage road exit to Belt Line
CCTV Locations:
1. MacArthur at IH30 WB frontage road
2. Tarrant at NW 7th
3. Carrier at Tarrant
This is a Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality (CMAQ) Improvement Program On-System Project. The installation of DMS and CCTV will reduce congestion from incidents, provide information to motorists, and deliver video of traffic to Traffic Management Centers to enhance mobility along this corridor.
The overall project cost is $519,837 of which $330,400 is federally funded, $176,837 is state funded, and $12,600 is locally funded.
Financial Consideration
Funding for the installation of Dynamic Message Signs (DMS) and Closed-Circuit CCTV cameras, in the amount of $12,600, is available in the Street Capital Projects Fund (400192) WO #02007601 (FY20 Misc Engineering STRT)
Body
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF GRAND PRAIRIE, TEXAS, AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO ENTER INTO A LOCAL PROJECT ADVANCE FUNDING AGREEMENT (LPAFA) WITH THE TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION (TxDOT) FOR THE INSTALLATION OF DYNAMIC MESSAGE SIGNS (DMS) AND CLOSED-CIRCUIT CCTV CAMERAS ALONG IH30 FROM MACARTHUR BOULEVARD TO SH161
WHEREAS, federal law established...
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