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TAC Agenda Item-10 Background Texas Transportation Commission TAC Agenda Item-10 Mailout - 09/10/20 H-GAC TEN-YEAR PLAN UPDATE Background Texas Transportation Commission annually in August approves the Unified Transportation Plan (UTP) that allocates funding for the use of transportation projects over next ten years within the region. As directed by 84th session of the Texas Legislature in HB 20. Metropolitan Planning Organizations in the State of Texas are required to develop a Ten-year Transportation Plan (10- year Plan) for use of funding allocated to the region in the Unified Transportation Plan (UTP). The 10-year Plan is developed in close coordination with the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT). It is updated every year and must be consistent with the Regional Transportation Plan (2045 RTP) and the Transportation Improvement Program (TIP). Current Situation The draft 2021 H-GAC 10-year plan includes a list of funded projects programmed to be let between fiscal years 2021 – 2030. It includes more than $9 billion total federal, state, and local funds previously programmed by the Transportation Policy Council. The draft 10-year list does not include projects funded with Federal Transit Administration formula funds. The draft H-GAC 10-year plan list and map are attached. Staff plans to seek approval of the 10-year plan in November 2020 and submit the plan to TxDOT. Action Requested For information only. DRAFT H-GAC TEN - YEAR PLAN FISCAL PROJECT TOTAL MPOID CSJNUMBER COUNTY SPONSOR STREET FROM TO PROJECT DESCRIPTION FUNDING FEDERAL STATE LOCAL YEAR STATUS PROGRAMMED RECONSTRUCT AND WIDEN FROM 2 TO 4 LANES BRAZORIA 17109 NULL BRAZORA CR 58 SAVANNAH DEVELOPMENT CR 48 DIVIDED CONCRETE BLVD WITH RAISED MEDIANS 2021 TIP Cat 7 (STBG) $3,782,400 $0 $945,600 $4,728,000 COUNTY AND CURB AND GUTTERS CONSTRUCT SIDEWALKS, INTERSECTION, AND SIGNAGE IMPROVEMENTS IN VICINITY OF CITY OF 17117 0912‐31‐318 BRAZORIA CITY OF PEARLAND VA VA CARLESTON ELEMENTARY, COCKRELL 2021 TIP Cat 9 (TASA) $2,697,600 $0 $674,400 $3,372,000 PEARLAND ELEMENTARY AND PEARLAND JUNIOR HIGH (SAFE ROUTES TO SCHOOL) CITY OF UH CLEAR LAKE PEARLAND ENGINEERING FOR CONSTRUCTION OF 10 FT 7127 0912‐00‐560 BRAZORIA CLEAR CREEK TRAIL N OF HUGHES RD 2021 TIP Cat 9 (TASA) $788,000 $0 $197,000 $985,000 PEARLAND CAMPUS MULTIUSE TRAIL CITY OF UH CLEAR LAKE PEARLAND 7641 0912‐00‐560 BRAZORIA CLEAR CREEK TRAIL N OF HUGHES RD CONSTRUCT 10 FOOT MULTIUSE TRAIL 2022 TIP Cat 9 (TASA) $6,478,400 $0 $1,619,600 $8,098,000 PEARLAND CAMPUS BRAZORIA RECONSTRUCT AND WIDEN FROM 2 TO 4 LANES 12760 0912‐31‐305 BRAZORIA CR 59 CR 48 KIRBY DR 2021 TIP Cat 7 (STBG) $5,848,800 $0 $1,462,200 $7,311,000 COUNTY DIVIDED. TXDOT WIDEN FROM 2 TO 4 LANES WITH CURB AND Cat 2 M 16320 1002‐01‐006 BRAZORIA HOUSTON FM 517 GALVESTON C/L SH 35 2024 TIP $11,600,000 $2,900,000 $0 $14,500,000 GUTTER (Metro TMA) DISTRICT TXDOT RECONSTRUCT AND WIDEN FROM 4 AND 6 Cat 2 M 10132 3416‐01‐012 BRAZORIA HOUSTON FM 518 SH 288 FM 865 2024 TIP $32,960,000 $8,240,000 $0 $41,200,000 LANES TO 6 LANES DIVIDED (Metro TMA) DISTRICT CITY OF 7602 0912‐72‐564 BRAZORIA MYKAWA RD SL 8 BRAZORIA C/L WIDEN FROM 2 TO 4 LANES DIVIDED 2021 TIP Cat 7 (STBG) $2,345,636 $0 $586,409 $2,932,045 PEARLAND CITY OF 17082 0912‐31‐319 BRAZORIA MYKAWA RD HARRIS C/L FM 518 WIDEN MFRO 2 TO 4 LANES DIVIDED 2021 TIP Cat 7 (STBG) $31,167,164 $0 $7,791,791 $38,958,955 PEARLAND CITY OF CONSTRUCT NEW 2 LANE NORTHBOUND 7619 0598‐02‐119 BRAZORIA SH 288 FM 518 CR 59 2021 TIP Cat 3 (LC) $0 $0 $5,885,000 $5,885,000 PEARLAND FRONTAGE ROAD TXDOT CONSTRUCT GRADE SEPARATION AND NEW SB 2‐ 18401 0598‐02‐111 BRAZORIA HOUSTON SH 288 RODEO PALMS PKWY SH6 2022 TIP Cat 7 (STBG) $24,320,000 $6,080,000 $0 $30,400,000 LANE FRONTAGE ROAD DISTRICT TXDOT Cat 2 M 18014 0598‐02‐113 BRAZORIA HOUSTON SH 288 AT CR 57 NULL CONSTRUCT GRADE SEPARATION 2023 TIP $12,000,000 $3,000,000 $0 $15,000,000 (Metro TMA) DISTRICT TXDOT Cat 2 M 18023 0598‐02‐112 BRAZORIA HOUSTON SH 288 AT CR 48 NULL CONSTRUCT GRADE SEPARATION 2023 TIP $17,360,000 $4,340,000 $0 $21,700,000 (Metro TMA) DISTRICT TXDOT Cat 4 (State 18037 0598‐02‐114 BRAZORIA HOUSTON SH 288 AT CR 64 NULL CONSTRUCT GRADE SEPARATION 2023 TIP wide $12,800,000 $3,200,000 $0 $16,000,000 DISTRICT conectivity) TXDOT BS 35 C N (NORTH GORDON Cat 2 M 18027 0178‐02‐092 BRAZORIA HOUSTON SH 35 STEELE RD CONSTRUCT 4 MAIN LANES AND OVERPASSES 2024 TIP $36,000,000 $9,000,000 $0 $45,000,000 ST) (Metro TMA) DISTRICT TXDOT Cat 2 M 252 0188‐04‐025 BRAZORIA HOUSTON SH 36 SH 35 N OF SH 332 WIDEN FROM 2 TO 4 LANES DIVIDED 2022 TIP $29,920,000 $7,480,000 $0 $37,400,000 (Metro TMA) DISTRICT TXDOT RECONSTRUCT TO 4 NELA DIVIDED WITH CLTL, Cat 2 M 256 0188‐04‐035 BRAZORIA HOUSTON SH 36 S OF SH 35 FM 522 INTERSECTION IMPROVEMENTS AND BICYCLE 2022 TIP $22,400,000 $5,600,000 $0 $28,000,000 (Metro TMA) DISTRICT ACCOMMODATIONS TXDOT GRADE SEPARATION OVER NEW SH 35 AND Cat 2 M 14258 0188‐04‐050 BRAZORIA HOUSTON SH 36 SH 35 S OF SH 35 2022 TIP $7,680,000 $1,920,000 $0 $9,600,000 RESTRIPE PAVEMENT FROM 2 TO 4 LANES (Metro TMA) DISTRICT TXDOT N OF CR 467/HOGG RANCH GRADE SEPARATION OVER NEW SH 35 AND Cat 2 M 14712 0188‐03‐022 BRAZORIA HOUSTON SH 36 SH 35 2022 TIP $6,640,000 $1,660,000 $0 $8,300,000 RD RESTRIPE PAVEMENT FROM 2 TO 4 LANES (Metro TMA) DISTRICT TXDOT N OF BRAZOS RIVER RECONSTRUCT AND WIDEN FROM 2 TO 4 LANES Cat 2 M 254 0188‐06‐046 BRAZORIA HOUSTON SH 36 S OF JONES CREEK BRIDGE DIVERSION 2023 TIP $16,640,000 $4,160,000 $0 $20,800,000 DIVIDED (Metro TMA) DISTRICT CHANNEL All projects listed in draft H-GAC 10-Year Plan were previously approved by the Transportation Policy Council 1 DRAFT H-GAC TEN - YEAR PLAN FISCAL PROJECT TOTAL MPOID CSJNUMBER COUNTY SPONSOR STREET FROM TO PROJECT DESCRIPTION FUNDING FEDERAL STATE LOCAL YEAR STATUS PROGRAMMED TXDOT INSTALL NEW ITS EQUIPMENT AND 18646 0192‐02‐053 BRAZORIA HOUSTON SH 6FORT BEND C/L SH 288 2021 TIP Cat 5 (CMAQ) $2,743,200 $685,800 $0 $3,429,000 INFRASTRUCTURE DISTRICT TXDOT SEG B: CONSTRUCT 4 LANE TOLLWAY WITH 257 3510‐02‐001 BRAZORIA HOUSTON SH 99 SH 288 GALVESTON C/L INTERCHANGES AND TWO NON‐CONTINUOUS 2 2026 10 YCat 3 (Toll) $0 $0 $690,800,000 $690,800,000 DISTRICT LANE FRONTAGE ROADS CITY OF N OF BROADWAY 11654 0912‐31‐293 BRAZORIA SMITH RANCH RD HUGHES RANCH RD WIDEN FROM 2 TO 4 LANES DIVIDED 2022 TIP Cat 7 (STBG) $3,724,657 $0 $931,165 $4,655,822 PEARLAND (FM 518) CHAMBERS 107 0762‐03‐021 CHAMBERS FM 1409 IH 10 CONSTRUCT A 2 LANE BRIDGE & APPROACHES 2021 TIP Cat 3PTF $0 $0 $3,400,000 $3,400,000 COUNTY TXDOT WIDEN FROM 2 TO 4 LANES WITH CONTINUOUS Cat 2 M 17113 1024‐01‐077 CHAMBERS BEAUMONT FM 565 SH 146 SH 99 CENTER LEFT TURN LANE DAN RAILROAD 2024 TIP $0 $39,121,000 $0 $39,121,000 (Metro TMA) DISTRICT OVERPASS CITY OF MONT CONSTRUCT CONCRETE SIDEWALKS & Cat 9 (ST‐ 18647 0920‐39‐026 CHAMBERS SH 146 IH 10 WARREN RD 2021 TIP $750,637 $0 $187,660 $938,297 BELVIEU ACCESSIBLE CURB RAMPS TASA) TXDOT 14248 3187‐02‐010 CHAMBERS BEAUMONT SH 99 AT IH 10 ENULLSEG I‐1/I‐2: CONSTRUCT 4 DCS (TOLL) 2025 10 YCat 3 (Toll) $0 $76,000,000 $0 $76,000,000 DISTRICT UPGRADE MICROWAVE WIRELESS ANTENNAS CITY OF SUGAR 18026 0912‐34‐206 FORT BEND CITY OF SUGAR LAND VA VA AND RELATED EQUIPMENT IN THE CITY OF 2021 TIP Cat 5 (CMAQ) $1,871,774 $0 $467,943 $2,339,717 LAND SUGAR LAND IMPLEMENT ACCESS MANAGEMENT TXDOT TREATMENTS INCLUDING RAISED MEDIAN, 18016 NULL FORT BEND HOUSTON FM 1092 SH 6IH 69 SIGNAL EQUIPMENT AND TIMING, WITH 2025 10 YCat 7 (STBG) $1,767,235 $441,809 $0 $2,209,044 DISTRICT APPROPRIATE CHANNELIZATION AS IDENTIFIED IN THE FM 1092 ACCESS MANAGEMENT STUDIES. FORT BEND 16192 1258‐03‐045 FORT BEND FM 1093 FM 1463/FM 359 W OF FM 723 CONSTRUCT 4 TOLL LANES 2023 TIP Cat 3 (Toll) $0 $0 $15,207,078 $15,207,078 COUNTY WIDEN FROM 2 TO 6 LANES FROM IH10 W TO SPRING GREEN RD (1.04 )MI TXDOT AND 2 TO 4 LANES FROM SPRING GREEN TO N OF N OF WESTRIDGE Cat 2 M 17050 0188‐10‐021 FORT BEND HOUSTON FM 1463 IH 10 WESTRIDGE CREEK LANE (2.09 MI) ROADWAY 2021 TIP $34,800,000 $8,700,000 $0 $43,500,000 CREEK LN (Metro TMA) DISTRICT WITH RAISED MEDIAN, INTERSECTION IMPROVEMENTS AND PEDESTRIAN AND BICYCLE ACCOMMODATIONS WIDEN FROM 2 TO 4 ‐LANESM FRO N OF WESTRIDGE CREEK LANE TO TAMARRON PKWY (0.56 M) AND CORBITT RD TO CINCO RANCH TXDOT BLVD (1.14 M), 2 TO 6‐LANES FROM TAMARRON Cat 2 M 11 0188‐10‐028 FORT BEND HOUSTON FM 1463 N OF WESTRIDGE CREEK LN FM 1093 2022 TIP $33,040,000 $8,260,000 $0 $41,300,000 PKWY TO CORBITT RD (0.4 M) AND CINCO RANCH (Metro TMA) DISTRICT BLVD TO FM 1093 (1.58 M) WITH RAISED MEDIAN, INTERSECTION IMPROVEMENTS AND PEDESTRIAN AND BICYCLE ACCOMMODATIONS FORT BEND W OF CROSS CREEK RANCH 8014 0543‐02‐064 FORT BEND FM 359 FM 1463/FM 359 CONSTRUCT NEW 4‐LANES TOLLWAY 2023 TIP Cat 3 (Toll) $0 $0 $19,011,508 $19,011,508 COUNTY BLVD RECONSTRUCT AND WIDEN FROM 2 TO 4‐LANES FORT BEND WITH RAISED MEDIANS, INTERSECTION Cat 2 M 17110 0111‐03‐059 FORT BEND FM 521 SH 6FM 2234 2024 TIP $60,181,600 $15,045,400 $0 $75,227,000 COUNTY IMPROVEMENTS, SIGNAL IMPROVEMENTS AND (Metro TMA) PEDESTRIAN ACCESS TXDOT Cat 2 M 981 0188‐09‐040 FORT BEND HOUSTON FM 723 FM 1093 S OF BEADLE LN WIDEN FROM 2‐LANE TO 4‐LANES DIVIDED 2021 TIP $42,400,000 $10,600,000 $0 $53,000,000 (Metro TMA) DISTRICT All projects listed in draft H-GAC 10-Year Plan were previously approved by the Transportation Policy Council 2 DRAFT H-GAC TEN - YEAR PLAN FISCAL PROJECT TOTAL MPOID CSJNUMBER COUNTY SPONSOR STREET FROM TO PROJECT DESCRIPTION FUNDING FEDERAL STATE LOCAL YEAR STATUS PROGRAMMED TXDOT Cat 2 M 18515 0188‐09‐051 FORT BEND HOUSTON FM 723 BEADLE LN N OF BRAZOS RIVER WIDEN FROM 2 TO 4‐LANES DIVIDED ROADWAY 2022 TIP $45,600,000 $11,400,000
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