Who is Completing the Application?

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Scott Ayres

Planning Engineer

409-898-5743

[email protected]

Primary Agency Information

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Texas Department of Transportation - Beaumont

Tucker Ferguson

District Engineer

409-892-7311

[email protected]

8350 Eastex Freeway

Beaumont

TX

77708

Additional Agency Information

Project Information

IH 10/SH 73 Ramp Overpass

Chambers County

IH 10

At SH 73

The facility had 17 crashes, 0 serious injuries and 0 fatalities during the period from 2015 to 2017. Improving congestion on this facility could save users in excess of 9,000 hours of travel time per lane-mile. Congestion is adversely affecting the travel time and reliability for freight movement. The project is on the National Highway Freight Network. The truck volume on the facility is roughly 13,884 trucks per day and this represents 31.7% percent of the facility's AADT. IH-10 is on the FHWA’s National Highway Freight Network and it is designated by TxDOT as a Primary Freight Network. It is the primary freight route from Houston to destinations east of Beaumont. TxDOT Freight Policy for projects letting in September 2020 or later includes the requirement for a minimum vertical clearance of 18.5 feet over the main lanes to provide uniform efficient transport of freight. The existing overpass crossing IH-10 does not meet this minimum clearance.

Entrance ramp overpass reversal; Assume 1/2 mile on either side of grade separation for either side of proposed IH-10 bridge. SH 73 at grade and bridge to be demoed

The purpose of this project is to reduce congestion on the facility and improve the reliability of peak-period travel times; reduce congestion and improve travel time reliability for freight movement on this facility. The purpose of this project is also to support TxDOT’s Freight Policy on this primary freight route by ensuring that the IH-10 corridor meets or exceeds the required vertical clearance.

No

No

Less than $100 million

(Maintain) Infrastructure Resiliency

22395840

Funding Commitment Letter and Letter of Support.pdf

Project Development/Readiness

Not Started

Categorical Exclusion (CE)

05/01/2022

C-22

No

No

No

Yes

No

No

No

Map/Location

Map_BMT_07_IH10.pdf

Project Budget

BMT_07_IH10 Project Budget Worksheet.xlsx

No

Benefit/Cost Analysis

BMT_07_IH10 Roadway Safety Benefits Template.xlsx

10312018104051AM.xlsx

BMT_07_IH10 Roadway Emissions Benefits Template.xlsx

Planning Factors - Environmental Justice

Yes

Yes

Planning Factors - Frequency of Hazard Impacting Roadway Usage

Yes

Various locations of IH-10 between SH 61 and Winnie were covered with flood waters from Hurricane Harvey in 2017. The roadway was impassable and was closed for three days while waiting for the water to recede and debris to be removed.

Planning Factors - Hazard Identified in the County Hazard Mitigation Plan

Yes

Chambers-County-Texas-HMAP-6-18-18.pdf

Planning Factors - Planning Coordination

Yes

Please see the support letter for this project from Chambers County that is attached to this application.

Please see the support letter for this project from Chambers County that is attached to this application.

Planning Factors - Preventative Activities

Yes

IH-10 Preventative Activities.docx

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

Principal Arterial

Yes

No

No

No