DEPARTMENT: CIMS
DEPARTMENT HEAD: Mike Frisbie
COUNCIL DISTRICTS IMPACTED: City Wide
SUBJECT:
Transportation Planning Policy Areas
SUMMARY:
Staff briefing on transportation planning policy areas to include TxDOT State Roadway Turn Back proposal and the Alamo Regional Mobility Authority $1 Billion transportation infrastructure improvements proposal.
BACKGROUND INFORMATION:
TxDOT Turn Back Proposal
Recently, TxDOT has been discussing a transfer of certain state-owned, functionally local roadways to local governments. In San Antonio, the TxDOT Turn Back Proposal includes transferring up to 22 state roadways (129 miles) to the City. Currently, the City has a Municipal Maintenance Agreement (MMA) with TxDOT to maintain all state highways within our jurisdiction. Transferring responsibility for maintenance of these roadways would require action by the Texas Transportation Commission to remove the agreed roads from the state network and nullify the MMA for those roadways. TxDOT has stated that such transfers would only be done on a voluntary basis at this time.
A multi-departmental effort, involving Public Works, Planning, Budget, Economic Development and Intergovernmental Relations analyzed the impact if the City were to accept any of the 22 state roadways. This analysis involved determining the current condition of the state roadways, the required maintenance, the transportation functionality as well as identifying potential redevelopment opportunities in the corridors.
$1 Billion RMA Proposal
On November 1, 2013, Councilman Ray Lopez and Assistant City Manager Carlos Contreras attended a meeting with the leadership of TxDOT, Bexar County and Bexar County Metropolitan Planning Organization to discuss a $1 billion proposal (approximately) by the Alamo Regional Mobility Authority to add new capacity to U.S. 281, IH-10 and Loop 1604. The specific projects include:
* U.S. 281 from Marshall Road to the Bexar County/Com...
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