Department: Toll Road Authority
Department Head/Elected Official: Roberto Trevi?o, P.E., Executive Director
Regular or Supplemental RCA: Regular RCA
Type of Request: Proposals/Bids
Project ID (if applicable): N/A
Vendor/Entity Legal Name (if applicable): N/A
MWDBE Contracted Goal (if applicable): 35%
MWDBE Current Participation (if applicable): N/A
Justification for 0% MWDBE Participation Goal: N/A - Goal is not 0% and is listed above
Request Summary (Agenda Caption):
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Request for approval of the Visioning Hardy Downtown Connector Study Report and to move forward with the next steps of the project including request for qualifications solicitation of program management, design, and other professional services necessary to implement the project (Precincts 1 and 2). MWDBE Contracted Goal: 35%.
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Background and Discussion:
On January 4, 2022, Commissioners Court authorized the solicitation of professional architectural and/or engineering services for the planning and conceptual design process for Phase II of the Hardy Toll Road Downtown Connector Project (the 3.6-mile north-south connection from IH 610 into downtown through Houston's historic Northside Village and Ryon neighborhoods). The selected firm reviewed Phase II of the project, conducted stakeholder and public engagement, and provided conceptual ideas to better integrate a north-south connection into the surrounding neighborhoods.
The visioning study began in November 2022 and examines the relationship between the Hardy Downtown Connector and the community. Visioning a roadway that embodies the larger, surrounding community has been an ongoing and collaborative effort between multiple stakeholders including community members, neighborhood associations, county and city officials, and several related non-profit associations. The final vision is the result of synthesizing past roadway design concepts, studies, and plans with updated existing conditions, community values, and ecologically o...
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