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

FM 517 Widening and Access Management

2. Project County

Galveston County

3. Facility/Street Name

FM 517

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

Brazoria County Line to IH 45

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

The proposed project is needed to improve mobility in Brazoria and Galveston Counties and to improve safety by providing a divided roadway. The proposed roadway would provide additional capacity for tra??c traversing this quickly growing part of the county. The project area is projected to see particularly strong growth, particularly within the City of Alvin. Galveston County, as well as the cities of Dickinson and League City, show moderate projected growth. The facility had 169 crashes, 9 serious injuries and 2 fatalities during the period from 2015 to 2017. Congestion on the facility results in roughly 2,451 vehicle hours of delay per day. Improving congestion on this facility could save users in excess of 2,764,000 hours of travel time per lane-mile. Congestion is adversely affecting the travel time and reliability for freight movement. The truck volume on the facility is roughly 1,145 trucks per day and this represents 4.2% percent of the facility's AADT.

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

Reconstruct and widen 2 lane sections from 2 to 4 lanes and install access management treatment. The proposed improvements to FM 517 from SH 35 to I-45 include widening the existing facility to four lanes with two 12-foot-wide travel lanes in each direction with curb and gutter; between FM 646 and I-45 the improvements include an 18-foot-wide raised median with turn lanes. The facility would also have 14-foot-wide shoulders and 5-foot-wide sidewalks on both sides of the roadway.

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

The purpose of the proposed project is to accommodate future anticipated traffic demand and growth in the region, as well as improve safety and mobility by constructing a divided roadway with raised medians. Congestion is anticipated to lessen due to access changes to adjacent residences and businesses via the creation of openings in the raised medians at select locations and intersections. The roadway improvements would accommodate anticipated future growth in the region by adding needed additional capacity while providing accommodations for bicyclists and pedestrians through the construction of shared-use lanes and sidewalks.

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

Yes

A. MPOIDs

16320

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

Yes

A. CSJs

1002-02-016, 0978-01-039

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.

55521840

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

TXDOT_HOU_HGAC2018CFP.PDF

Project Development/Readiness

1. Please select the level of engineering completed.

30% PS&E

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?

12/01/2019

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?

06/01/2020

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

06/01/2020

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

06/01/2022

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

190

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?

No

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

US Army Corp of Engineers Permit will be an Individual Permit (IP). 

Map/Location

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

Map_HOU_100_HW_FM517.pdf

Project Budget

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

HOU_100_HW_FM517 Project Budget Worksheet.xlsx

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

No

Benefit/Cost Analysis

1. Safety Benefits

HOU_100_HW_FM517 Roadway Safety Benefits Template - Editable.xlsx

2. Delay Benefits

1031201841330PM.xlsx

3. Emissions Benefits

HOU_100_HW_FM517 Roadway Emissions Benefits Template - Editable.xlsx

4. Additional BCA Documentation (Optional)

HOU_100_HW_FM517_Support.pdf

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?

901 - 1000

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?

No

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

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

More than 0.30

2. Please upload your completed LOTTR template.

HOU_100_HW_FM517 Level of Time Travel Reliability LOTTR Estimation Template - Editable.xlsx

Planning Factors - Improves Multimodal LOS

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

Yes

2. Does the proposed project improve transit LOS?

Yes

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).

Project adds capacity, serves transit route on FM 517 and adds sidewalks http://www.gulfcoastcenter.org/userfiles/file/Connect%20Transportation/Connect_Transit_Mainland_Schedule_Map_2014.pdf

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.

H-GAC RTP 2040 (Under MPO IDs 38 and 16319) ; Galveston County Support Letter

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

http://www.h-gac.com/taq/plan/2040/default.aspx

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