Title
Resolution - A Resolution of the City of Mansfield, Texas, Authorizing the City Manager to Enter into an Agreement with The Texas Department of Transportation - Fort Worth District for Construction, Maintenance and Operation of Continuous Highway Lighting Systems Within a Municipality (Street Lights on FM 917)
Requested Action
Approval by the City Council authorizing the City Manager to enter into an agreement with the Texas Department of Transportation - Fort Worth District for construction, maintenance and operation of continuous highway lighting systems within a municipality (street lights on FM 917)
Recommendation
The Public Works Department recommends approval of the resolution.
Description/History
This general agreement addresses the State’s (TxDOT’s) and City’s responsibilities for the construction, maintenance and operation of continuous highway lighting systems within a municipality. A continuous lighting system provides relatively uniform lighting on freeway main lanes, entrance and exit ramps and multi-lane arterial roadways.
This agreement will allow TxDOT to design and construct street lights in the median on the divided roadway section of FM 917 from the Main Street/FM 917 intersection to approximately 2,200 feet south of 2nd Ave. TxDOT will design and construct the street lights at no cost to the City. The City will be responsible for the electricity, maintenance and operations of the street lights. A timeframe for the construction has not been determined at this time.
The attached agreement details the responsibilities of the State and City with regards to the construction, maintenance and operation of continuous highway lighting systems within the City of Mansfield for FM 917.
Justification
FM 917 currently does not have street lights to help provide visibility at night. With new developments in the Industrial Area and M3 Ranch, traffic along FM 917 will increase. This agreement with the Fort Worth District of TxDOT ...
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