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Council Communication
DATE: 08/20/19 M&C FILE NUMBER: M&C 19-0061
LOG NAME: 202018 BOND PROJECT SCOPE REVISIONS
SUBJECT
Approve Revising Scope of Eleven Intersection Projects in the 2018 Bond Program to Replace Planned Roundabouts with Signalized
Intersections. (COUNCIL DISTRICTS 4 and 7)
RECOMMENDATION:
It is recommended that the City Council approve revising the scope of the eleven 2018 Bond Program projects listed below to replace planned
roundabouts with signal -controlled intersections.
DISCUSSION:
In the 2018 Bond Election, voters overwhelmingly approved Proposition A, which authorized issuance and sale of $261,630,080 in tax -supported
bonds for street and mobility infrastructure improvements. The bond booklet that was distributed prior to the election identified specific projects
that were planned to be constructed and noted that roundabouts were planned at certain identified intersections, including those identified in the
table below.
As a preliminary step toward implementing some of these projects, engineering contracts were approved or expanded via appropriation of
additional funds (M&C C-28764, June 26, 2018). As part of the more detailed review associated with engineering design, the proposed projects
were reanalyzed based on traffic counts and available right-of-way. In addition, logistics of some projects were re -reviewed to take into account
the interplay between possible roundabouts and external factors, such as work done by TxDOT and the effect on nearby railroad crossings.
Following that review, it has been determined that a number of the projects that initially called for roundabouts would be better served by installation
of a traditional intersection with traffic signal. The table below presents the specific projects from the 2018 Bond Program for which traffic -signal -
controlled intersections are being recommended to replaced planned roundabouts.
Project
Number
Intersection
Revision Reason
2161
Blue Mound Rd and US 287
After recently converting frontage roads to one way, a traffic signal is
Northbound Frontage Rd
more efficient
2161
Blue Mound Rd and US 287
After recently converting frontage roads to one way, a traffic signal is
Southbound Frontage Rd
more efficient
Concerns with adjacent Railroad Crossing and additional
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Rd and Katy Rd
requirements to move forward with roundabout
TxDOT will be constructing the intersection and recommends a
101009
[Bonds Ranch Rd and FM 156
traffic signal.
Golden Triangle Ave and Harmon
101013
Traffic signal is more efficient with local truck traffic.
101014
Avondale Haslet and Willow
Recent traffic study indicates traffic signal is more efficient with local
Springs North Rd
traffic.
101014
Avondale Haslet and Willow
Recent traffic study indicates traffic signal is more efficient with local
Springs South Rd
traffic.
101014
Avondale Haslet and Sendera
Recent traffic study indicates traffic signal is more efficient with local
Ranch Blvd
traffic.
Kroger Drive and Kroger
101015
Distribution Drive
Traffic signal is more efficient with local truck traffic.
Kroger Drive and Park Vista Circle
101015
West
Traffic signal is more efficient with local truck traffic.
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Vista Blvd and Keller Haslet
Traffic signal is recommended for temporary solution until Park
Vista's southbound lanes are built
The basic projects initially proposed in the bond booklet — namely, street and intersection improvements at these identified locations — are not be
changed. Therefore, staff believes the projects, as revised, are substantially the same as what was originally presented to and approved by Fort
Worth voters in 2018.
Adoption of this Mayor and Council Communication will serve as a formal determination by the Fort Worth City Council that these projects, as
revised to include signalized intersections instead of roundabouts, are within the scope of Proposition A as approved by Fort Worth voters.
Project budgets are not expected to be impacted by the scope revision as funds will be used on the recommended traffic signals.
A Form 1295 is not required for this contract because: This M&C does not request approval of a contract with a business entity.
FISCAL INFORMATION / CERTIFICATION:
The Director of Finance certifies that funds are available in the current capital budget, as appropriated, of the 2018 Bond Program and that, prior
to expenditures being made, the participating department has the responsibility to validate the availability of funds.
Submitted for City Manager's Office bT. Dana Burghdoff 8018
Originating Business Unit Head: Steve Cooke 5134
Additional Information Contact: JoAnne Kamman 7258