Primary Department: Commissioner, Precinct 4
Primary Department Head/Elected Official: Lesley Briones, Commissioner of Precinct 4
Secondary Department: N/A
Secondary Department Head/Elected Official:
Regular or Supplemental RCA: Regular RCA
Type of Request: Grant - Application
Project ID (if applicable):
Vendor/Entity Legal Name (if applicable): U.S. Department of Transportation
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): 0%
Justification for 0% Grant Indirect Costs Rate (if applicable): Commissioners Court Office
Request Summary (Agenda Caption):
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Transmittal by the Commissioner of Precinct 4 of a grant application submitted to the U.S. Department of Transportation for grant funds in the amount of $4,390,000, with no required match, for the Promoting Resilient Operations for Transformative, Efficient, and Cost-saving Transportation (PROTECT) Planning Grant (Spring Creek Resilience and Corridor Connectivity Project).
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Background and Discussion:
The U.S. DOT PROTECT grant program provides federal funding to help communities improve the resilience of transportation infrastructure to natural hazards, climate change, and extreme weather events. Funding supports resilience planning and infrastructure improvements designed to reduce risks from flooding, severe storms, extreme heat, and other hazards.
The project will advance resilience planning, preliminary engineering, and design development for four priority north-south roadway bridge crossings of Spring Creek: Hegar, Nichols, Roberts Cemetery, and Mueschke Roads.
Expected Impact:
If awarded, the grant will provide funds to develop a plan to address a critical transportation resilience challenge in the Spring Creek watershed at four bridge crossings along Hegar Road, Nichols Road, Roberts Cemetery Road, and Mueschke Road. These c...
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