City of San Antonio - File #: 14-185

• File #: 14-185
• Type: Capital Improvements
• In control: City Council A Session
• On agenda: 4/17/2014
• Posting Language: An Ordinance authorizing execution of two Local Transportation Project Funding Agreements with Texas Department of Transportation authorizing TxDOT to enter and perform the construction, maintenance or other activities necessary to replace or rehabilitate the North Walters Roads at the Union Pacific Railroad Crossing Bridge structure and the Old Seguin Road at Salado Creek Bridge structure, and approving the use of the waived 10 percent matching funds for construction of the E. Commerce at Salado Street Bridge. [Peter Zanoni, Deputy City Manager; Mike Frisbie, Director, Transportation and Capital Improvements]

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
4/17/2014	1	City Council A Session	adopted	Pass

DEPARTMENT: Transportation and Capital Improvements


DEPARTMENT HEAD: Mike Frisbie


COUNCIL DISTRICTS IMPACTED: City Wide


SUBJECT:

Off-System Bridge Program


SUMMARY:

An ordinance authorizing the execution of two Local Transportation Project Advance Funding Agreements (LPAFA) with Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) for the completion of two bridge projects by TxDOT, funded through the federal Off-System Bridge Program. These agreements authorize TxDOT to enter and perform the construction, maintenance or other activities necessary to replace or rehabilitate two bridges: North Walters Road at the Union Pacific Railroad Crossing Bridge structure and the Old Seguin Road at Salado Creek Bridge structure.


BACKGROUND INFORMATION:

The Off-System Bridge Program is a federally-funded program administered by TxDOT that is designed to fund the replacement or rehabilitation of structurally deficient and functionally obsolete (collectively referred to as deficient) bridges located on public roads and streets off the designated state highway system.

This ordinance expresses City Council's support for the completion of two bridge projects by the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT), funded through the federal Off-System Bridge Program. This action authorizes approval of two Local Transportation Project Advance Funding Agreements through which the City agrees to perform, or cause to be performed, an equivalent dollar amount of structural improvement work on other deficient bridge(s) or deficient mainlane cross-drainage structure(s) within the City's jurisdiction.



ISSUE:

The Texas Transportation Commission has identified several bridge structures throughout the state that currently are considered to be deficient and in need of remedying. Of the bridges located in San Antonio, two bridge structures have been identified for funding under this program: North Walters at the Union Pacific Railroad Crossing (Structure N...