Primary Department: County Engineer
Primary Department Head/Elected Official: Milton Rahman, PhD, P.E., CFM, ENV SP, County Engineer
Secondary Department: N/A
Secondary Department Head/Elected Official: N/A
Regular or Supplemental RCA: Regular RCA
Type of Request: Grant - Application
Project ID (if applicable): Rankin Road Improvement Management
Vendor/Entity Legal Name (if applicable): Texas Department of Transportation
MWBE Contracted Goal (if applicable): N/A
MWBE Current Participation (if applicable): N/A
Justification for 0% MWBE Participation Goal: N/A - Goal not applicable to request
Grant Indirect Costs Rate (if applicable):
Justification for 0% Grant Indirect Costs Rate (if applicable): N/A - Not a grant item
Request Summary (Agenda Caption):
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Request by the Office of the County Engineer for approval to accept an award in the amount of $13,290,560, with a required match of $3,322,640, for the Houston-Galveston Area Council Regional Goods Movement, Rankin Road Improvement Management - Regional Goods Movement Project (Precinct 1), and to execute an Advanced Funding Agreement once it is executed by Texas Department of Transportation.
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Background and Discussion:
Houston-Galveston Area Council (H-GAC) opened a Project Selection Process in 2023 for the Regional Goods Movement investment category. Selected projects will be funded and included in the H-GAC's Transportation Improvement Program (TIP), 10- Year Plan, or the Regional Transportation Plan based on the readiness, eligibility, and selection criteria, and will be allocated federal transportation funds. The proposed project, located on Rankin Road addresses 1.5 miles of a high injury network and is identified as one of the top priority projects in the Harris County Truck Route Study and the Vision Zero Action Plan. This project is being submitted under the H-GAC's Investment Category, Regional Goods Movement. Rankin Road is a thoroughfare that connects major freight network nodes, prov...
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