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

Installation of Active Traffic Management Systems

2. Project County

Harris County

3. Facility/Street Name

IH69

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

Spur 527 to Beltway 8 South

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

Installation of an Active Traffic Management System on IH69 was a key recommendation from the Rider 42 mitigation study. This project will provide the necessary ITS coverage along the project corridor improving travel mobility, incident management, safety, and travel time reliability for the TxDOT Houston District (TranStar) region. This improvement project will address one of the most congested corridors in Texas by improving emergency response, reducing travel times, and increasing passenger throughput with the addition of ITS sensors, monitoring equipment, and devices that help the public make travel decisions.

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

This project will involve additional instrumentation of IH69 from Spur 527 to Beltway 8 South. Specifically, this project will provide an additional 45 closed circuit pan tilt zoom cameras, 11 fixed closed circuit cameras, 46 radar-based vehicle sensing devices, 7 travel time readers, 5 graphical route information panels, 20 dynamic lane control locations, 18 full color matrix dynamic message signs, 2 weather stations, the upgrade of 12 ramp meters, and approximately 15 miles of additional fiber for duct bank and interconnection.

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

This project will improve real-time incident detection, responsiveness and notification; and also improve real-time monitoring and reporting capabilities of recurring congestion. The additional instrumentation to the existing system will enhance reliability, redundancy, and continuity of operations.

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

No

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

No

10. What is the estimated total capital investment required for the project?

Less than $100 million

A. Investment Category & Strategy

(Manage) ITS Infrastructure

11. Please provide the federal funding amount requested.

14000000

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.

Schematic

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?

07/01/2023

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

(c)(21) Deployment of electronics, photonics, communications or information processing

3. Will any of the following be required to implement the project? US Army Corps of Engineers Permits

No

US Coast Guard Permits

No

Railroad Agreements

No

None of the Above

Yes

4. Will the acquisition of Right of Way or an easement be required to implement the project?

No

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

Map/Location

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

IH 69 -TxDOT Projects 2021-2026.pdf

Project Budget

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

IH69 project-budget-worksheet.xlsx

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

No

Benefit/Cost Analysis

1. Safety Benefits

IH69 Roadway-Safety-Benefits.xlsx

2. Delay Benefits

1031201834201PM.xlsx

3. Emissions Benefits

IH69 Roadway-Emissions-Benefits.xlsx

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.

IH69 lottr-estimation.xlsx

Planning Factors - Incident/Event Management

1. Will the system be an integral part of an incident management system?

Yes

A. If Yes please explain.

This project will provide the necessary expanded coverage of existing incident management, congestion management, and traveler information systems infrastructure for the TxDOT Houston District, Houston TranStar partnership

2. Is the proposed system is located on H-GAC's CMP network?

Yes

A. If Yes please explain.

Per HGAC Congestion Management Process Update, published January 2015, IH 69 northbound and southbound are on the CMP Network Segment List.

3. Will the proposed system provide notification of potential congestion to facility users?

Yes

A. If Yes please explain.

This project will provide real-time incident detection, responsiveness, and notification to facility users by messaging on Dynamic Message Signs, Graphic Route Information Panels, and Lane Control Signs.

4. Will the proposed system give priority to Emergency vehicles?

No

5. Will the proposed system provide priority to transit or high occupancy vehicles?

No

Planning Factors - Includes Life Cycle Maintenance Plan

1. Does the proposed project application include Life Cycle Maintenance strategies/plan?

No

Planning Factors - Interagency Coordination/Continuity of Operations

1. Will system tie into another agency's systems to allow for data sharing?

Yes

A. If Yes, please provide a brief narrative describing what other agencies the proposed ITS system ties into to allow for data sharing.

The proposed system would tie into Houston TranStar, the region's Transportation Management and Emergency Management center. Other than the four government agencies that comprise the consortium, numerous local government agencies have agreements for sharing resources at Houston TranStar.

2. Will the system enhance continuity of operations or the system be operational in the event of a disruption?

Yes

A. If yes, please provide a brief narrative describing how the system enhances continuity of operation or be operation in the event of a disruption.

The proposed system would include additional fiber optic communications connections, supplementing current network redundancy.

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

Yes

Locally Designated Freight Corridor

No

State Designated Evacuation Route

No

None of the Above

No