Department: County Engineer
Department Head/Elected Official: Dr. 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 United States Department of Transportation for grant funds in the amount of $22,782,018, with a required match of $5,695,505, for the FY 2024 Safe Streets and Roads for All (SS4A) Program.
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Background and Discussion:
SS4A is a discretionary grant program providing up to $25 million per application for Fiscal Year 2024 in
dedicated funding to support regional and local projects and strategies that will prevent roadway deaths and
serious injuries in the applicant's jurisdiction. The Harris County application is for roadway safety
improvements along various contiguous corridors throughout the four precincts. These continuous corridors are comprised of high-ranking segments in the Harris County High Injury Network (HIN). The project locations included in the County's FY 2024 SS4A Implementation Grant Application are selected based on the corridors' high number of fatalities and injuries and the high percent of population in DOT's disadvantaged census tracts, which is an important application scoring criteria by DOT. The roadway safety improvements in the County's proposed projects include raised medians, sidewalks on existing cross section, roadway reconfigurations, access management, continuous lighting, and intersection improvements.
Expected Impact:
The submission of this application will allow Harris County the opportunity to obtain $22,782,018 in federal
grant funding with a local match of ...
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