Title
Resolution - A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Mansfield, Texas, Approving an Advance Funding Agreement Between the City of Mansfield, TX and The Texas Department of Transportation in an Amount of $77,507 for the Design and Construction of the HSIP Citywide Traffic Signal Improvements (Backplates); Finding That The Meeting At Which This Resolution Is Passed Is Open To The Public As Required By Law; And Declaring An Effective Date (Street Bond Fund)
Requested Action
Consider the Resolution approving the Advance Funding Agreement.
Recommendation
Approval of the Resolution.
Description/History
The Highway Safety Improvement Program (HSIP) is a federally grant program managed by TxDOT. HSIP, directed by Texas’ Strategic Highway Safety Plan (SHSP), works to achieve the main objective of significantly reducing traffic fatalities and serious injuries on all public roads by providing a standardized approach for identifying and reviewing specific traffic safety concerns throughout the State. The City of Mansfield applied for grant money in 2023 and was awarded funds. The grant will provide 84% of the funding for a project through federal funds and a 16% local match is required.
The City of Mansfield, in collaboration with the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT), has identified thirty-six existing traffic signalized intersections needing signal head improvements to aid with driver visibility upon their approach. Three of these thirty-six intersections are to be evaluated due to improvements being completed two years prior. These intersections are located throughout the City of Mansfield and include:
? To Be Evaluated: Walnut Creek at Debbie
? To Be Evaluated: Walnut Creek at Country Club
? Country Club at NB Golf Course Crossing
? Country Club at SB Golf Course Crossing
? To Be Evaluated: Walnut Creek at Saving Place
? Walnut Creek at Pleasant Ridge
? Main at Pleasant Ridge
? Main at Oak
? Main at Broad
? Main at Hunt
? Matlock at Man...
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