DEPARTMENT: Transportation & Capital Improvements
DEPARTMENT HEAD: Razi Hosseini, P.E., R.P.L.S.
COUNCIL DISTRICTS IMPACTED: Citywide
SUBJECT:
Briefing by on-call engineering consultant, Pape-Dawson Engineers, Inc., on the completed traffic analysis related to the Lower Segment of the 2017 Bond Broadway Corridor Project
SUMMARY:
Pape-Dawson Engineers, Inc. will provide an informational briefing on the Broadway Corridor Project (E. Houston Street to E. Hildebrand Avenue), a 2017 Bond funded project, located within Council District 1. Specifically, Pape-Dawson will discuss the Traffic Analysis related to the Lower Segment project (E. Houston Street to IH-35).
BACKGROUND INFORMATION:
On May 6, 2017, San Antonio voters approved the 2017-2022 Bond Program. As part of Proposition 1, Streets, Bridges & Sidewalk Improvements, funds in the amount of $42,000,000.00 were approved for improvements associated with the Broadway Corridor from Houston Street to Hildebrand Avenue.
The project is divided into three segments:
• Lower Segment: Houston Street to IH-35 ($27.15 Million City Funds)
• Upper Segment Phase 1: IH-35 to Mulberry Avenue ($14.85 Million City Funds & $14.0 Million TxDOT Funds)
• Upper Segment Phase 2: Mulberry Ave to Burr Road ($500,000 preliminary design)
Currently, the design of the Lower Segment project is approximately 40% complete. The project scope for the Lower Segment includes full roadway and sidewalk construction, pedestrian amenities, lighting and streetscape with trees, Low Impact Development landscaping, on-street parking, drainage, utility and traffic signal upgrades, and a minimum of 11-foot sidewalks. Due to right-of-way constraints south of Josephine Street, protected bike lanes are proposed as part of a separate project along a combination of Avenue B and N. Alamo from Josephine Street to Houston Street.
ISSUE:
TCI provided a briefing to the Transportation & Mobility Committee on August 19, 2019 and stated that a traffic analysis was currently being developed to determine potential impacts from removing an additional vehicle travel lane to provide space for protected bike lanes along Broadway from Josephine Street to Houston Street. The analysis has since been completed and the on-call engineering consultant, Pape-Dawson Engineers, Inc., will be briefing the Transportation & Mobility Committee on October 21, 2019 on the results of the completed traffic analysis related to the Lower Segment of the 2017 Bond Broadway Corridor Project.
ALTERNATIVES:
This is an informational briefing and there are no alternatives associated with this item.
FISCAL IMPACT:
This is an informational briefing and there is no fiscal impact associated with this item.
RECOMMENDATION:
This is an informational briefing for the Transportation Committee to discuss. There is no recommendation associated with this item.