2018 Call for Projects Application List

Who is Completing the Application?

Please provide contact information for the person who will complete the online application for this project. The email address and password entered here will be used to complete and submit both Pre-Applications and Applications.

Primary Agency Information

Please provide contact information for the agency official who is representing the project sponsor. This individual will be considered the official applicant and must be authorized by their agency to submit this request for funding and make necessary assertations and representations on the agency’s behalf.

Additional Agency Information

1. Is this project being developed and/or implemented in partnership with another agency?

Project Information

1. Project Title

Harkey Road Expansion - Broadway to Bailey Road

2. Project County

Brazoria County

3. Facility/Street Name

Harkey Road

4. Project limits (from, to) or location (Address)

Broadway (FM 518) to Bailey Road

5. Describe the primary problems to be addressed by the project (Project Need).

The proposed project was developed to address congestion and regional mobility issues in the City of Pearland by connecting the previously TIP funded Bailey Road to FM 518 to provide a continuous thoroughfare between two of the City's major east-west corridors. Per the City of Pearland’s Thoroughfare Plan, Harkey is identified as a thoroughfare ultimately intended to connect CR 100 north to the City Limit where it aligns with the Wayside Dr. intersection at Beltway 8. This project directly addresses the need to provide alternative access routes to major regional transportation corridors in order to reduce congestion along FM 518. Harkey Road currently consists of a 2-lane asphalt roadway with roadside ditches that serves an average of 3,231 to 6,918 vehicles per day. Based on TxDOT’s Traffic Count Database System for the intersections at FM 518, Mary’s Creek and Bailey Road, existing Harkey Road needs additional lanes to meet the current and future projections. Future HGAC projections indicate that Harkey Rd would serve an average of 12,400 daily trips in 2025 and 17,000 in 2040. This section of Harkey is an important thoroughfare within the region as it serves as a major north – south connection to alleviate congestion on 518 by providing access to the recently improved alternate east-west corridors of Magnolia Parkway and Bailey Rd. In addition, the roadway improvements would also help vehicular, emergency response and pedestrian traffic in the vicinity of HC Carleston Elementary School and Fire Station #2 at the corner of Fite Road and Harkey Road. The intersection would be upgraded to a full traffic signal with ADA access to improve pedestrian safety and to provide enhanced circulation for emergency vehicles and school buses. Safety issues based on TxDOT’s Crash Records Information System (CRIS) and National Safety Council, the crash data collected for the years 2010 through 2012 shows that the intersection of FM 518 and Harkey Road had a higher concentration of crashes than the remainder of the project. Raised medians and access management will reduce the number of conflict points. The City’s 2015 Transportation System Assessment indicates that the segment of Harkey Road from FM 518 to CR 59 (Magnolia) is ranked 4th highest in Pearland for the number of fatalities and injuries per 100 crashes. Limited stretches of sidewalk are present near FM 518, Fite Road and Magnolia Street for pedestrian use. The planned improvements for Harkey Road include continuous 10 foot wide shared use path that would provide pedestrian connectivity from FM518 south to Magnolia and Bailey, and a safe route to schools. Drainage capacity issues in the existing intersection at Harkey Road and FM 518 frequently experience flooding. The addition of an additional outfall as part of the proposed storm sewer system would assist to re-route some of this stormwater to flooding at this intersection.

6. Describe the proposed improvement/activity (Description).

Planned improvements to the existing two-lane asphalt roadway with roadside ditch section of Harkey Rd from FM 518 to Bailey Rd (approximately 7,900 LF) will include widening to a four-lane concrete boulevard section with raised center median and underground storm sewer. Traffic projections received from HGAC for the year 2040 show that the Average Daily Trips (ADT) in the peak segment would be approximately double from the current traffic to 20,000 ADT. The City of Pearland's Regional Traffic Model project Harkey may experience this volume closer to 2035. This is approaching the number of trips a typical thoroughfare consisting of 4 lanes would serve. Planned improvements include 10 foot wide shared use path. The new shared use path will improve City-wide pedestrian and bicycle mobility by providing connectivity to the school, residential, retail and recreational facilities along FM518, Magnolia Parkway, Bailey Rd and the City’s Mary’s Creek Trail System. Intersections throughout the project limits will be improved, including adding ADA ramps, crosswalks, median openings, signal upgrades and pedestrian signals. Street lights are included on both sides of the roadway at a spacing of 200-feet. The proposed drainage system will be underground storm sewer to follow the same route to the existing outfalls except for the east ditch on the northern portion of the project flowing to FM 518 in the existing condition. It is proposed that this portion be re-routed to the south and ultimately to Mary’s Creek because of flooding problems in the northeast portion of the project area. The project area will continue to flow to two different watersheds – Mary’s Creek and Cowarts Creek.

7. Describe the primary outcomes to be achieved by the project (Project Purpose)

The primary outcomes for the proposed Harkey Road project from FM 518 to Bailey Road are as follows: - Move East-West traffic off of Broadway (FM518) to the parallel thoroughfares of Magnolia Parkway and Bailey Road. - Improve traffic motility in the area south of FM518 with the ultimate purpose of the corridor improving regional mobility. - Improve traffic and pedestrian safety along the corridor including the the area around HC Carlston Elementary and other connections identified in the City's Safe Route to School. - Manage Cross-turning movements to reduce vehicle conflicts and improve travel time reliability. - Provide improved traffic management for emergency vehicles - Improve corridor drainage

8. Have any MPOID numbers been assigned to this project?

No

9. Have any TxDOT Control-Section-Job (CSJ) numbers been assigned to this project?

No

10. What is the estimated total capital investment required for the project?

Less than $100 million

A. Investment Category & Strategy

(Expand) Roadway Added Capacity/New Construction/Complete Streets

11. Please provide the federal funding amount requested.

22847000

12. Please upload the funding commitment letter or letters of support from the local government.

Harkey Road Support Letters.pdf

Project Development/Readiness

1. Please select the level of engineering completed.

Schematic

2. What is the completed or anticipated level of environmental documentation required for the proposed project?

Environmental Assessment (EA)

A. What was/is the anticipated completion date of the environmental clearance?

09/30/2023

3. Will any of the following be required to implement the project? US Army Corps of Engineers Permits

Yes

US Coast Guard Permits

No

Railroad Agreements

No

None of the Above

No

4. Will the acquisition of Right of Way or an easement be required to implement the project?

Yes

A. What was/is the estimated completion date for Right of Way/easement mapping?

09/30/2023

B. What was/is the estimated start date for Right of Way/easement acquisition?

09/30/2023

C. What was/is the estimated completion date for Right of Way/easement acquisition?

03/31/2025

D. How many parcels must be acquired to implement the project?

35

E. How many parcels have been acquired to date?

0

5. Has utility coordination been initiated for the project?

No

6. Will the project improve or significantly affect infrastructure owned or operated by another agency?

Yes

A. If Yes, please provide appropriate documentation showing interagency consultation (e.g, interagency agreements, coordination documentation).

Partnership with City.pdf

7. Please upload project development timeline. A sample of Best-Case Scenario project development timeline can be downloaded here for your review. (Optional)

- Harkey Road Schedule rev.pdf

Map/Location

1. Please provide a clear and concise GIS coverage or PDF map for the proposed project. (MPK ESRI Map Package file preferred)

Harkey Road TIP Project Maps .pdf

Project Budget

1. Please attach a completed project budget worksheet. Templates are available on the 2018 Call for projects website.

Harkey_project-budget-worksheet_rm.xlsx

2. Are Transportation Development Credits (TDCs) being requested?

No

Benefit/Cost Analysis

1. Safety Benefits

05_Safety-Benefits-Harkey.zip

2. Delay Benefits

1031201825258PM.xlsx

3. Emissions Benefits

04_Emissions-Benefits-Harkey.zip

Planning Factors - Connectivity to Employment/Eliminates At-Grade Railroad Crossings

1. Does the facility directly connect to or is located within 1/2 mile of employment?

Yes

A. If yes, please indicate number of jobs the facility directly connects to or is within a 1/2 mile?

1 - 500 Jobs

2. Does the proposed project eliminate or prevent at grade railroad crossing?

No

Planning Factors - Environmental Justice

1. Is the proposed project located in or is adjoining an environmental justice sensitive area (census block groups) identified by HGAC?

Yes

A. If Yes, Will the project incorporate measures that reduce, minimize or avoid adverse effects environmental justice sensitive areas (census block groups) identified by HGAC?

Yes

Planning Factors - Improves Corridor Level of Travel Time Reliability (LOTTR)

1. The proposed project will reduce Planning Time Index (PTI) by:

0.01 – 0.10

2. Please upload your completed LOTTR template.

06_lottr-estimation-harkey.xlsx

Planning Factors - Improves Multimodal LOS

1. Does the proposed project improve highway/freight LOS?

No

2. Does the proposed project improve transit LOS?

No

3. Does the proposed project improve bike/pedestrian LOS?

Yes

4. Please provide a brief narrative explaining how proposed project improves multimodal LOS (Auto, Bike/Ped, and Transit).

The proposed project will include the construction of approximately 10,400 feet of a 10’ shared use path that will connect the bicycle and pedestrian facilities on Broadway to the City’s Mary’s Creek Trail system via the Magnolia bicycle/pedestrian trail with access to Deloris Fenwick Nature Center, the Trail at John Hargrove Environmental Complex and Centennial Park and the recently constructed 13,150 feet of bicycle and pedestrian facilities on Bailey Road. This section is a vital component providing direct connections between communities to recreational, entertainment, retail, and business centers. This segment will also provide students a safe route to school for H.C. Carleston Elementary located at the corner of Harkey and Fite Road. The addition of this section will reduce confinement of bicycle/pedestrian use within the City of Pearland and expand the range and reach for alternative transportation modes. The proposed facility is an off-street, grade separated facility that will reduce the dependency of bicycle and pedestrian transportation on vehicular routes while expanding the range of access. This design greatly reduces the barriers for the majority of users, and will encourage use by a wider range of citizens.

Planning Factors - Planning Coordination

1. Is the proposed project recommended in a regional/sub regional/or locally adopted plan including regional thoroughfare plans? Or Has the sponsor conducted interagency coordination with other local or state agency affected by the proposed project?

Yes

A. If yes, please provide the title of the regional/sub regional or local plan in which the proposed project is recommended.

City of Pearland Thoroughfare Plan

B. If yes, please provide a link to the regional/sub regional or local plan in which the proposed project is recommended.

https://gis.pearlandtx.gov/web/MapsGIS/Thoroughfare%20Plan.pdf

Planning Factors - Roadway Hierarchy/Freight System Priority/Evacuation Route

1. Please select the functional classification of the roadway on which the proposed project is located, based on the characteristics of the roadway after the project is implemented. The FHWA Highway Functional Classification Concepts, Criteria and Procedures is provided in the link below.

Minor Arterial

2. Is your project located on one of the following? Greater Houston Freight System

No

Locally Designated Freight Corridor

No

State Designated Evacuation Route

No

None of the Above

Yes