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 Houston-Galveston Area Council for grant funds in the amount of $32,000,000, with a required match of $8,000,000, for the 2023 C.E. King Parkway Reconstruction project (Precinct 1).
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Background and Discussion:
The proposed project focuses on critical improvements to C.E. King Parkway, reconstructing it from two to four lanes from Tidwell Road to Beltway 8. The project includes construction of a bicycle and pedestrian trail, and other access management improvements to improve safety and connectivity.
Harris County has identified the proposed improvements as a high priority due to the increasing severe daily recurring congestion along C.E. King Parkway between Tidwell Road and the Beltway 8. The negative impacts of this congestion extend well beyond the proposed project impacting businesses, residents, and schools. The proposed improvements will reduce traffic congestion and improve safety and air quality. The grant application will seek $32 million of the Department of Transportation’s federal funds through the H-GAC with $8 million of local matching funds from Precinct 1 for a total project cost of $40 million.
Expected Impact:
The submission of this grant application, under the H-GAC’s 2023 Project Selection Process will allow Harris County to seek federal funds to construct improvements to reduce traffic congestion, increase transportation safety, improve pedestrian accommodations, reduce vehicular emissions, and decrease the travel delays on the C.E. King Parkway corridor.
Alternative Options:
To not to apply for the Houston-Galveston Area Council’s 2023 Project Selection Process and pursue the proposed project with local funding.
Alignment with Goal(s):
X Justice and Safety
X Economic Opportunity
_ Housing
X Public Health
X Transportation
X Flooding
X Environment
_ Governance and Customer Service
Prior Court Action (if any):
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Date |
Agenda Item # |
Action Taken |
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N/A |
N/A |
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Location: CE King Parkway from Tidwell Road to Beltway 8
Address (if applicable):
Precinct(s): Precinct 1
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Fiscal and Personnel Summary |
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Service Name |
C. E. King Parkway |
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FY 24 |
FY 25 |
Next 3 FYs |
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Incremental Expenditures (do NOT write values in thousands or millions) |
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Labor Expenditures |
$ |
$500,000 |
$1,500,000 |
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Non-Labor Expenditures |
$ |
$9,500,000 |
$28,500,000 |
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Total Incremental Expenditures |
$ |
$10,000,000 |
$30,000,000 |
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Funding Sources (do NOT write values in thousands or millions) |
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Existing Budget |
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Other |
$ |
$2,000,000 |
$6,000,000 |
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Choose an item. |
$ |
$ |
$ |
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$ |
$ |
$ |
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Total Current Budget |
$ |
$2,000,000 |
$6,000,000 |
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Additional Budget Requested |
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Grant |
$ |
$8,000,000 |
$24,000,000 |
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Choose an item. |
$ |
$ |
$ |
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$ |
$ |
$ |
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Total Additional Budget Requested |
$ |
$8,000,000 |
$24,000,000 |
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Total Funding Sources |
$ |
$10,000,000 |
$30,000,000 |
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Personnel (Fill out section only if requesting new PCNs) |
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Current Position Count for Service |
- |
- |
- |
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Additional Positions Requested |
- |
- |
- |
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Total Personnel |
- |
- |
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Anticipated Court Date: January 30, 2024
Anticipated Implementation Date (if different from Court date): N/A
Emergency/Disaster Recovery Note: Not an emergency, disaster, or COVID-19 related item
Contact(s) name, title, department: Patrick Mandapaka, PhD, AICP, Director of Community Resilience and Transportation Planning, Harris County Engineering
Attachments (if applicable): Grant documents.