Legislation Details

File #: 25-5019    Version: 1 Name:
Type: Grant Status: Passed
File created: 8/4/2025 In control: Commissioners Court
On agenda: 8/26/2025 Final action: 8/26/2025
Title: Request by the Office of the County Engineer for approval to accept an award in the amount of $19,440,000, with no required match, for the Surface Transportation Block Grant Program, for pavement repair and new roadway signage on Louetta Road, and to execute an Advanced Funding Agreement once it is executed by Texas Department of Transportation.

Primary Department: County Engineer

Primary Department Head/Elected Official: Milton Rahman, PhD, P.E., PMP, 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 - Award

 

Project ID (if applicable): Asphalt Package Project - Louetta Road

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): N/A

Justification for 0% Grant Indirect Costs Rate (if applicable): Infrastructure (Design, Construction, Maintenance)

 

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 $19,440,000, with no required match, for the Surface Transportation Block Grant Program, for pavement repair and new roadway signage on Louetta Road, and to execute an Advanced Funding Agreement once it is executed by Texas Department of Transportation.

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Background and Discussion:

The Surface Transportation Block Grant Program (STBG) promotes flexibility in State and local transportation decisions and provides funding to address State and local transportation needs. Harris County Office of the County Engineer (OCE) is submitting a request seeking a resolution to authorize the Surface Transportation Block Grant Program funds allocation by Houston Galveston Area Council for utilization of pavement repair and new roadway signage identified as the Louetta Road from Champion Forest Drive to West of IH 45 - project, a critical corridor for residents and businesses alike. The preservation of critical infrastructure is vital to improve the condition, reliability, and resilience of County transportation. Connecting our communities to safe, reliable, equitably distributed, and well- maintained infrastructure is paramount.

 

Expected Impact:

Planning and construction of projects that facilitate intermodal connections between emerging transportation technologies as a provision of safe, connected, and improved infrastructure. The scope of work for this project consists of the design and construction of approximately mill and overlay with base repair for three roads and reconstruction of approximately 36,010 LF of roads within Harris County Precinct 3.

 

Alternative Options:

If the project does not receive federal funds, the proposed project may have to be constructed with local funds.

 

County Strategic Plan Goal:  2. Connect our community with safe, reliable, equitably distributed, and well-maintained infrastructure.

County Strategic Plan Objective: H: Improve the condition and resilience of County transportation, flood control, and other infrastructure.

Justice/Safety Initiative (Goal 1):   N/A

Infrastructure Initiative (Goal 2):  N/A

Economy Initiative (Goal 3): N/A

Health Initiative (Goal 4): N/A

Climate/Resilience Initiative (Goal 5): N/A

Housing Initiative (Goal 6): N/A

 

Additional notes related to the Strategic Plan:

 

Prior Court Action (if any):

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9/26/2024

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Approved to Action

 

Location:

Address (if applicable): Louetta, Champion Forest to W. IH 45

Precinct(s): Precinct 3

 

Fiscal and Personnel Summary

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Surface Transportation Block Grant Program (STBG)

 

 

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Grant Funds Applied for/Awarded (Total)

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Anticipated Court Date: 8/26/2025

Anticipated Implementation Date (if different from Court date): Click or tap to enter a date.

 

Emergency/Disaster Recovery Note: Not an emergency, disaster, or ARPA related item

 

Contact(s) name, title, department: Patrick Mandapaka, PhD, AICP, Director of Community Planning and Transportation, Harris County Engineering Department

 

Attachments (if applicable): Budget, Project Description, Notice of Award, Court Order, Resolution, AFA