From
Fred Bates, Jr.
Title
Resolution authorizing the City Manager to apply for a grant from the North Central Texas Council of Governments (NCTCOG) Roadway Incident Management Project for the Grand Prairie Police Department's purchase of roadway safety equipment (Roadway Flares, a Roadside Variable Message Board, and Traffic Safety Cones) in the amount $33,607
Presenter
Chief Steve Dye, Police Department
Recommended Action
Approve
Analysis
The City of Grand Prairie covers 81.4 square miles, is the 5th largest city in the Metroplex in land mass, and is situated in three counties (Dallas, Tarrant, and Ellis). The City has a growing population of over 175,000 residents and provides emergency response service for two major interstate highways (I-20 and I-30), three state highways (SH 360, SH 180, and SH 161), US Hwy 287, and Spur Hwy 303. Grand Prairie is a central and connecting City facilitating millions of vehicles that ingress and egress to many areas of the surrounding Metroplex.
The City of Grand Prairie is home to major tourist attractions (Lone Star Park, QuikTrip Park, Verizon Theater, Traders Village, Joe Pool Lake, Grand Prairie Premium Outlets, and several retail shopping centers). In conjunction with the major thoroughfares, when these attractions house major events, they create an exponentially expanding volume of vehicular traffic in the City. The totality of these circumstances create a considerable potential for vehicular traffic congestion and traffic crashes requiring the Grand Prairie Police Department to manage multiple roadway incidents at any given time.
The Texas Department of Transportation estimates that there is one reportable crash every 71 seconds in the State of Texas. It also estimates that one person is killed every two hours and 36 minutes. In 2013, The Grand Prairie Police Department investigated at total of 2,866 traffic crashes that resulted in a total of 18 deaths and more than 1,973 injuries. In 2014, the ...
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