Legislation Details

File #: 25-1565    Version: 1 Name:
Type: Policy Status: Passed
File created: 3/11/2025 In control: Commissioners Court
On agenda: 3/27/2025 Final action: 3/27/2025
Title: Request for approval to submit amendments to the City of Houston's Major Thoroughfare and Freeway Plan (MTFP) for throughfares within Harris County Precinct 3 and the City's Extraterritorial Jurisdiction.
Sponsors: Mony Hossain
Primary Department: County Engineer
Primary Department Head/Elected Official: Milton Rahman, PhD, P.E., PMP, CFM, ENV-SP, County Engineer

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Regular or Supplemental RCA: Regular RCA

Type of Request: Policy

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Justification for 0% MWBE Participation Goal: N/A - Goal not applicable to request

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Request Summary (Agenda Caption):
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Request for approval to submit amendments to the City of Houston's Major Thoroughfare and Freeway Plan (MTFP) for throughfares within Harris County Precinct 3 and the City's Extraterritorial Jurisdiction.
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Background and Discussion:
The City of Houston receives amendment requests to the MTFP annually and approves them through the Planning Commission and the City Council. The Office of the County Engineer as per the request from Harris County Precinct 3 is proposing to submit the listed amendments to address portions of Major Thoroughfares that either conflict with Precinct 3's plans, such as a drainage and floodplain issues or segments that may not be constructed due to other constraints.

The following list shows the proposed thoroughfare amendments to the City of Houston's MTFP:
* Mueschke Road from Mound Road to N. Bridgeland Lake Parkway - Removal
* Northpointe Boulevard from Grant Road to Shaw Road - Realignment
* Cypress North Houston from Queenston Blvd. to US 290 - Removal
* Cypress North Houston from Perry Road to FM 1960 - Removal
* Solon Road from FM 1960 to North Gessner - Reclassify to a Collector
* West Greens Road from Gessner Drive to Mills Road - Removal
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