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Mayor and Council Communication
DATE: 10/15/19 M&C FILE NUMBER: M&C 19-0240
LOG NAME: 20TEMPORARY CLOSURE OF A SECTION OF FAA BLVD
SUBJECT
Authorize the Temporary Closure of a Section of FAA Boulevard Between SH 360 Southbound Service Road and American Boulevard from
October 7, 2019 Through April 11, 2020 to Allow Simultaneous Construction of a Bridge on FAA Boulevard and a Multi -Use Trail Crossing
Beneath (COUNCIL DISTRICT 5)
RECOMMENDATION:
It is recommended that City Council authorize the temporary closure of a section of FAA Boulevard between SH 360 Southbound Service Road
and American Boulevard from October 7, 2019 through April 11, 2020 to allow construction of an FAA Boulevard bridge with a multi -use trail
crossing beneath at the American Airlines Flight Academy.
DISCUSSION:
Holder Construction Group, LLC, a contractor for American Airlines, Inc. requests the temporary closure of a section of FAA Boulevard between
SH 360 Southbound Service Road and American Boulevard from October 7, 2019 through April 11, 2020 to allow excavations to construct a
bridge to permit construction of a shared use path underneath FAA Boulevard.
Currently, to cross FAA Boulevard, American Airlines employees are using a street level crossing at mid -block with police/security services halting
traffic to facilitate pedestrian crossings. As planned, the new bridge will span 75-feet to permit three lanes of at -grade through vehicle traffic and
sidewalk along FAA Boulevard with the shared use path beneath.
Because the American Airlines campus is expanding and the number of employees crossing FAA Boulevard growing, numerous intersection
improvements and signal upgrades are underway. This temporary closure is requested to construct the bridge in the most expeditious and safest
manner possible for both the traveling public and construction workers.
Traffic control plans for this project have been accepted.
This closure is in Council Distict 5.
A Form 1295 is not required because: This M&C does not request approval of a contract with a business entity.
FISCAL INFORMATION / CERTIFICATION:
The Director of Finance certifies this action will have no material effect on City funds.
Submitted for City Manager's Office by. Dana Burghdoff 8018
Originating Business Unit Head: William Johnson 7801
Additional Information Contact: Chuck McLure 7219