SUBJECT: Advance Funding Agreement between the City of Houston (City) and Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) for Bridge Replacement or Rehabilitation Off the State System for South Braeswood Boulevard at HCFCD Ditch.
RECOMMENDATION: Adopt an ordinance approving and authorizing an Advance Funding Agreement between the City of Houston (City) and Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) for Bridge Replacement or Rehabilitation Off the State System for South Braeswood Boulevard at HCFCD Ditch.
PROJECT NOTICE/JUSTIFICATION: The Federal Off-System Bridge Program is administered by TxDOT to replace or rehabilitate structurally deficient and functionally obsolete bridges located on public roads and streets not located in the designated state highway system.
DESCRIPTION: This project consists of rehabilitating or replacing the bridge located at South Braeswood Boulevard at HCFCD Ditch.
LOCATION: This project area is generally bound by Bissonnet on the north, West Bellfort Avenue on the south, Fondren Road on the west and Hillcroft Avenue on the east.
SCOPE OF THE AGREEMENT AND FEE:The Texas Administrative Code, Title 43, Section 15.55 provides that under specified conditions, the 10 percent local government match requirement may be waived if the local government performs an equivalent dollar amount of structural improvement work on another deficient bridge within its jurisdiction (Equivalent-Match Projects). The Local Government owns one or more bridges on a public road or street located at South Braeswood Boulevard at HCFCD Ditch, and the bridge is included in the currently approved off-state system federal-aid Highway Bridge Replacement and Rehabilitation Program (HBRRP) as authorized by Texas Transportation Commission Minute Order Number 116073 dated August 31, 2021. City Council, under Resolution No. 2021-0029 dated October 6, 2021, approved the request for a waiver.
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Location of Bridge
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National Bridge Inventory Number (NBI)
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Control-Section-Job number (CSJ)
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Council District
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Lockwood Dr at UPRR/Liberty Rd
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12-102-0-B40177-003
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0912-72-557
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B
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S.Braeswood Blvd at HCFCD Ditch
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12-102-0-B09385-560
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0912-72-559
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C, K
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Campbell Rd at HCFCD Ditch
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12-102-0-B11817-167
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0912-72-580
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A
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Enid St at Little White Oak Bayou
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12-102-0-0B22569-921
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0912-72-613
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H
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Based on field investigations, the following 11 bridges were identified as the appropriate candidates for repair or replacement under this program to count as the 10% equivalent match towards the four bridges referenced above. This Advance Funding Agreement is for the bridge along South Braeswood Boulevard at HCFCD Ditch.
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LOCATION (and NBI structure identification number, if applicable)
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ON SCHOOL BUS ROUTE?
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DESCRIPTION OF STRUCTURAL IMPROVEMENT WORK
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COUNCIL DISTRICT
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7200 Boyce at Drainage Ditch
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Yes
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Replace wood structure with concrete culvert
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H
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11800 Aquaduct at Drainage Ditch
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No
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Replace wood structure with concrete culvert
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E
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1135 Cimarron at Drainage Ditch
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Yes
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Replace wood structure with concrete culvert
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E
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7600 Lavender at HCFCD Ditch
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Yes
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Replace wood structure with concrete culvert
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B
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7200 Wiggins at HCFCD Ditch
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Yes
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Replace concrete culvert
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H
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4700 Shreveport at HCFCD Ditch
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Yes
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Replace concrete culvert
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B
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6500 Baton Rouge at HCFCD Ditch
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Yes
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Replace concrete culvert
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B
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9100 Spring Branch
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Yes
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Replace concrete culvert
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A
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1100 Hopper
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Yes
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Replace corrugated metal pipe with concrete culvert
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H
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3800 Weaver
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Yes
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Replace corrugated metal pipe with concrete culvert
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H
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80 West Oak Drive at Drainage Ditch
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No
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Replace wood structure with concrete culvert
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G
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The new bridge will cost a total of approximately $1,936,000.00. The local match participation required for the reconstruction of the Participation-Waived bridge is $193,600.00.
FISCAL NOTE: No significant Fiscal Operating Impact is anticipated as a result of this project.
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Carol Ellinger Haddock, P.E., Director
Houston Public Works
WBS No. N-140011-0001-7