Primary Department: County Engineer
Primary Department Head/Elected Official: Milton Rahman, PhD, P.E., CFM, ENV SP, County Engineer
Secondary Department: Commissioner, Precinct 1
Secondary Department Head/Elected Official: Commissioner Rodney Ellis
Regular or Supplemental RCA: Regular RCA
Type of Request: Transmittal
Project ID (if applicable): UPIN: 25101MF3V001
Vendor/Entity Legal Name (if applicable): Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT)
MWBE Contracted Goal (if applicable):
MWBE Current Participation (if applicable):
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): Infrastructure (Design, Construction, Maintenance)
Request Summary (Agenda Caption):
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Transmittal by the Office of the County Engineer of a revision to the Advance Funding Agreement (AFA) with the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) for the East Richey Road Improvement Project (CSJ 0912-72-799) in Precinct 1, amending the federal funding to $4,577,767 to locally fund the engineering phase and expedite the project.
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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 in Precinct 1 on East Richey Road addresses 1.4 miles of the freight and 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 was submitted under the H-GAC’s Investment Category, Regional Goods Movement. East Richey Road is a thoroughfare that connects major ...
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