DEPARTMENT: Public Works
DEPARTMENT HEAD: Razi Hosseini, P.E., R.P.L.S.
COUNCIL DISTRICTS IMPACTED: Council District 2
SUBJECT:
Local On-System Agreement: Rittiman Road (I-35 to Castle Cross Drive) (2017 Bond Project)
SUMMARY:
An ordinance approving the execution of a Local On-System Agreement (LOSA) with the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) to allow the City of San Antonio to construct and maintain the roadway within the state highway right-of-way of I-35, necessary for the completion of the Rittiman Road (I-35 to Castle Cross Drive) project, a 2017 Bond funded project, located in Council District 2.
BACKGROUND INFORMATION:
The Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) manages and controls the Texas Highway System and requires municipalities to enter into a Local On-System Agreement (LOSA) with TxDOT when construction is required on property which is part of the state highway system.
The Rittiman Road (I-35 to Castle Cross Drive) project recently began construction which will have portions of the project located within areas of the state highway system. TxDOT approval is required as part of the LOSA to allow the City to enter and construct the necessary improvements within TxDOT right-of-way in relation to the Rittiman Road (I-35 to Castle Cross Drive) project, a 2017 Bond funded project located in Council District 2.
Previous City Council Action
On February 20, 2020, City Council approved a construction award in the amount of $5,611,649.36 to Alamo City Constructors for the Rittiman Road (I-35 to Castle Cross Drive) project through Ordinance 2020-02-20-0098. The scope of the project is to improve the intersection of I-35 and Rittiman to include construction of a right-turn lane and pavement improvements from I-35 to Castle Cross. Project construction began April 2020 and is estimated to be completed by May 2021.
ISSUE:
This ordinance approves the execution of a Local On-System Agreement (LOSA) with the Texas Department of ...
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