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

Cedar Bayou Crossing

2. Project County

Harris County

3. Facility/Street Name

Unnamed

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

North Main Street to SH 146

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

The City of Baytown has only one east/west corridor that takes traffic to SH 146 from the west side of the City. There is a need to connect the residents in Chambers County and Harris County in order to provide congestion relief along SH 146. The lack of east/west connectivity was also immediately evident during the last two hurricanes where our residents had difficulty evacuating.

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

The proposed improvement is a four-lane boulevard that will extend the existing Hunt Road at North Main Street east to the intersection of Kilgore Parkway at SH 146. The improvement will also include two elevated railroad crossings and a bridge over Cedar Bayou.

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

The primary outcomes of this project will be: -increased east/west connectivity -additional, local, evacuation routes -congestion relief for the existing north/south corridors

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

I Don't Know

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.

75000000

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

Resolution No. 2548.pdf

Project Development/Readiness

1. Please select the level of engineering completed.

Not Started

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?

04/01/2022

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

Yes

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?

11/01/2022

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

12/01/2022

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

06/01/2024

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

40

E. How many parcels have been acquired to date?

1

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?

No

Map/Location

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

Project Map.pdf

Project Budget

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

project-budget-worksheet-template.xlsx

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

No

Benefit/Cost Analysis

1. Safety Benefits

Roadway-Safety-Benefits-Template (1).xlsx

2. Delay Benefits

1031201821408PM.xlsx

3. Emissions Benefits

Roadway-Emissions-Benefits-Template.xlsx

6. Please provide a brief narrative describing the methodology, input data and results. (Optional)

The proposed roadway does not appear in the existing TDM. The values used in the templates were taken from existing facilities in the TDM. The estimated future values were estimated using the base year value and growing the traffic volumes using the compound interest equation. It was assumed that the traffic growth rate between 2018 and 2025 was 3%. The assumed growth rate between 2018 and 2045 was reduced to 2%.

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?

Yes

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.

lottr-estimation-template.xlsx

Planning Factors - Improves Multimodal LOS

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

Yes

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).

This new roadway project will connect the east and west sides of Baytown over Cedar Bayou. This will be the first east/west corridor that will cross the bayou and will, therefore become a more desirable route for traffic that must either travel north to IH-10 or south to SH 146 in order to cross Cedar Bayou. The future traffic on the proposed roadway will be siphoned off from the existing north/south corridors which will relieve their congestion and increase the LOS for those roadways. This proposed roadway will also directly increase the LOS for the road users who choose to use the facility because their trips will take less time and distance to complete. The proposed facility will also increase the bike/ped LOS by providing an additional corridor for their travel and exercise.

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.

State Highway 146 Subregional Study

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

http://www.hgacmpo.com/sh146/documents/SH146_Report_051418.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.

Principal 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