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

SH 146 Railroad Overpass

2. Project County

Galveston County

3. Facility/Street Name

SH 146

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

FM 519, LOOP 197

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

SH 146 near FM 519 is currently an at-grade roadway with 2 lanes in each direction and paved shoulders. As SH 146 approaches SH 3 and the railroad, the road narrows to 1 lane in each direction. The current SH 146 bridge is a narrow, 2-lane bridge without shoulders that crosses SH 3 and the railroad above grade and at a skew. SH 3 currently is a 4-lane roadway, with shoulders, that crosses the railroad at grade, under the existing SH 146 bridge. The intersection is utilized by large numbers of heavy trucks travelling to and from Texas City industrial facilities and the port. The intersection configuration presents a challenge to drivers with large trucks due to the narrow lanes and the merging/weaving movements. The facility had 24 crashes, 2 serious injuries and 2 fatalities during the period from 2015 to 2017. Improving congestion on this facility could save users in excess of 31,000 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 2,263 trucks per day and this represents 6.4% percent of the facility's AADT. 

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

Contruct railroad overpass and widen from 2 to 4 lanes (Remove bottleneck)

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

The project proposes to reconfigure the existing intersection. SH 146 and SH 3 would intersect at an above-grade, signalized t-intersection, removing the SH 3 at-grade crossing of the railroad. The SH 146 portion of the elevated structure would consist of 2 lanes in each direction, to match the existing SH 146 conditions north of the bridge, eliminating the bottleneck at the bridge. Access roads beneath the elevated intersection would provide access to adjacent properties. The purpose of this project is to reduce crashes, serious injuries and fatalities; 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.

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

Yes

A. MPOIDs

467

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

Yes

A. CSJs

0389-07-025

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.

24256000

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.

60% PS&E

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?

06/01/2019

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

Open-Ended D

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?

12/01/2019

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

12/01/2019

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

12/01/2021

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

34

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)

Anticipated US Army Corps of Engineers Permits: 404 and 408

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_55_HW_SH146.pdf

Project Budget

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

HOU_55_HW_SH146 Project Budget Worksheet.xlsx

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

No

Benefit/Cost Analysis

1. Safety Benefits

HOU_55_HW_SH146 Roadway Safety Benefits Template.xlsx

2. Delay Benefits

1031201815525PM.xlsx

3. Emissions Benefits

HOU_55_HW_SH146 Roadway Emissions Benefits Template.xlsx

4. Additional BCA Documentation (Optional)

HOU_55_HW_SH146_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?

501 - 600

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:

More than 0.30

2. Please upload your completed LOTTR template.

HOU_55_HW_SH146 Level of Time Travel Reliability 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 project removes a bottleneck on SH 146 through adding additional railroad overpass lanes. This project incorporates 15' outside lanes on SH 3 to accommodate bicyclists. 

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 ID 467) ; City of Baytown 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.

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

Yes

None of the Above

No