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Consider and take action on a resolution authorizing an Agreement for Utility Relocation Contributions on State Highway Improvement Projects with the State of Texas through the Texas Department of Transportation for the Farm to Market 646 from East of Edmund Way to FM 1266 (TxDOT CSJ: 3049-01-022) and payment by the City in an amount of $187,891.65 (Executive Director of Capital Projects)
Background:
Approval of this item authorizes an Agreement for Utility Relocation Contributions on State Highway Improvement Projects with the State of Texas through the Texas Department of Transportation for the Farm to Market 646 from East of Edmund Way to FM 1266 (TxDOT CSJ: 3049-01-022) and payment by the City in an amount of $187,891.65. TxDOT is undertaking a roadway widening project on FM 646 from I-45 to SH 146. In May 2011 the section from I-45 to Edmund Way was constructed as a four-lane divided roadway with a raised median, sidewalks and curb-gutter drainage, which is approximately 1.3 miles of the original project. From west of Edmund Way to SH 146, FM 646 is a two-lane undivided rural roadway with no sidewalks, open ditch drainage and an existing at-grade crossing at the railroad tracks. The portion of the project from Edmund Way to FM 1266 was let in June 2024 and will be under construction soon. This segment will upgrade FM 646 to a 4-lane divided roadway to accommodate current and future predicted traffic demands. The proposed improvements would increase mobility by improving the pavement condition, adding two lanes as well as other roadway improvements.
Due to the reconstruction and widening of FM 646, some of the City’s water and wastewater utility facilities are being affected. We agreed that it was more economical and efficient for relocation of affected facilities to be included in the State’s highway construction contract. Therefore, the City is entering into an agreement with the State to pay for its portion of the construction contract related to ...
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