Department: County Engineer
Department Head/Elected Official: Milton Rahman, PhD, P.E., PMP, CFM, County Engineer
Regular or Supplemental RCA: Regular RCA
Type of Request: Grant
Project ID (if applicable): N/A
Vendor/Entity Legal Name (if applicable): N/A
MWDBE Contracted Goal (if applicable): N/A
MWDBE Current Participation (if applicable): N/A
Justification for 0% MWDBE Participation Goal: N/A - Goal not applicable to request
Request Summary (Agenda Caption):
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Request by the Office of the County Engineer for approval to submit an application to the Houston-Galveston Area Council for grant funds in the amount of $40,000,000, with a required match of $10,000,000, for the 2023 Wallisville Road Reconstruction project (Precinct 2).
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Background and Discussion:
Harris County has identified the proposed improvements as a high priority due to the increasing severe daily recurring congestion along Wallisville Road to Maxey Road to 1,000 east of Uvalde Road. The negative impacts of this congestion extend well beyond the proposed project impacting businesses, residents, and schools. The proposed Wallisville Road Reconstruction project includes infrastructure improvements including access management, curb and gutter drainage, shared use path, sidewalks, landscaping, signal modifications and signal timing improvements will mitigate serious injuries and fatalities on Vision Zero High Injury Network corridor, improve pedestrian accommodations, reduce congestion and travel delays, improve resiliency, and reduce vehicular emissions.
The grant application will seek $40 million of the Department of Transportation's federal funds through the H-GAC with $10 million of local matching funds from Precinct 2 for a total project cost of $50 million.
Expected Impact:
The submission of this project application, under the Houston-Galveston Area Council's 2023 Project Selection Process; will allow Harris County to seek federal funds to reduce traffic congestion, increa...
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