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

EOC-HPW Fiber Optic Cable Integration

2. Project County

Harris County

3. Facility/Street Name

Various

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

various

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

The City of Houston has limited center-to-center communication between the Houston Emergency Center, Houston Transtar, Patterson (traffic operations maintenance faculty) and other emergency centers operated by Houston Public Works. This significantly reduces our ability to respond and coordinate efforts during an emergency or natural disaster.

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

Deploy fiber optic cable between centers as well as communications equipment at each center. Also, tie into existing traffic signals along each route.

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

This project will provide center-to-center communications between the Houston Emergency Center, Houston Transtar, Patterson and other emergency operation centers operated by Houston Public Works. This would allow us to reliably share information and coordinate effort during emergencies. It will also provide reliable communications to all traffic signals along each route.

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

(Manage) ITS Infrastructure

11. Please provide the federal funding amount requested.

6532800

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

20JSW123 - GRANT HGAC.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?

Categorical Exclusion (CE)

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

04/30/2019

B. Type of Categorical Exclusion (CE)? (Optional)

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

No

US Coast Guard Permits

No

Railroad Agreements

No

None of the Above

Yes

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

No

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

8. Please provide any additional project development/readiness information relevant to the proposed project. (6000 characters max) (Optional)

The City of Houston has an existing fiber cable network. This network will be leveraged on this project, where possible, to expedite deployment.

Map/Location

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

2018 TIP Project Map.pdf

Project Budget

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

H-GAC Engineering estimates.xlsx

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

No

Benefit/Cost Analysis

1. Safety Benefits

1 Roadway-Safety-Benefits-Template.xlsx

2. Delay Benefits

1031201835443PM.xlsx

3. Emissions Benefits

3 Intersection-Improvements-Emissions-Benefits-Template.xlsx

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.

Copy of lottr-estimation-template.xlsx

Planning Factors - Incident/Event Management

1. Will the system be an integral part of an incident management system?

Yes

A. If Yes please explain.

This project will interconnect City of Houston Emergency Centers allowing us to reliably share information and coordinate efforts during an emergency. It will enhance our capabilities to respond and deploy resources more quickly during an incident.

2. Is the proposed system is located on H-GAC's CMP network?

Yes

A. If Yes please explain.

Our proposed fiber cable is located along CMP tier 2 network as outlined in the 2015 updated CMP document.

3. Will the proposed system provide notification of potential congestion to facility users?

Yes

A. If Yes please explain.

This project will tie into all traffic signals on the routes between centers. Communications to these signals will allow central control of operations and feed information into our ITS system currently being deployed that will display travel times and congestion information on DMS along each route.

4. Will the proposed system give priority to Emergency vehicles?

Yes

A. If Yes please explain.

The system will tie into all traffic signals on the routes between centers. Communications to these signals will allow central control of operations including priority to Emergency vehicles.

5. Will the proposed system provide priority to transit or high occupancy vehicles?

No

Planning Factors - Includes Life Cycle Maintenance Plan

1. Does the proposed project application include Life Cycle Maintenance strategies/plan?

No

Planning Factors - Interagency Coordination/Continuity of Operations

1. Will system tie into another agency's systems to allow for data sharing?

Yes

A. If Yes, please provide a brief narrative describing what other agencies the proposed ITS system ties into to allow for data sharing.

Currently, Houston Transtar shares data among Houston Metro, Harris County, TxDOT the City of Houston and other local entities (including the media). This project enhances the Cities ability to share additional emergency related information.

2. Will the system enhance continuity of operations or the system be operational in the event of a disruption?

Yes

A. If yes, please provide a brief narrative describing how the system enhances continuity of operation or be operation in the event of a disruption.

This proposed project will provide center-to-center communication between the Houston Emergency Center, Houston Transtar, 2200 Patterson (City of Houston traffic signal maintenance facility), Cyrus One data center (housing City IT infrastructure), 5500 McCarty (Street and Bridge Maintenance), and other emergency operation centers operated by Houston Public Works. This would allowing us to reliably share information and coordinate efforts during an emergency. It will enhance our capabilities to respond and deploy resources during an emergency event.

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