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.

Name

Scott Ayres

Title

Planning Engineer

Phone Number

409-898-5743

Email Address

[email protected]

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.

Agency Name

Texas Department of Transportation - Beaumont

Name

Tucker Ferguson

Title

District Engineer

Phone Number

409-892-7311

Email Address

[email protected]

Address

8350 Eastex Freeway

City

Beaumont

State

TX

Zip Code

77708

Additional Agency Information

1. Is this project being developed and/or implemented in partnership with another agency?

Project Information

1. Project Title

IH 10/SH 73 Ramp Overpass

2. Project County

Chambers County

3. Facility/Street Name

IH 10

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

At SH 73

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

The facility had 17 crashes, 0 serious injuries and 0 fatalities during the period from 2015 to 2017. Improving congestion on this facility could save users in excess of 9,000 hours of travel time per lane-mile. Congestion is adversely affecting the travel time and reliability for freight movement. The project is on the National Highway Freight Network. The truck volume on the facility is roughly 13,884 trucks per day and this represents 31.7% percent of the facility's AADT. IH-10 is on the FHWA’s National Highway Freight Network and it is designated by TxDOT as a Primary Freight Network. It is the primary freight route from Houston to destinations east of Beaumont. TxDOT Freight Policy for projects letting in September 2020 or later includes the requirement for a minimum vertical clearance of 18.5 feet over the main lanes to provide uniform efficient transport of freight. The existing overpass crossing IH-10 does not meet this minimum clearance.

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

Entrance ramp overpass reversal; Assume 1/2 mile on either side of grade separation for either side of proposed IH-10 bridge. SH 73 at grade and bridge to be demoed

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

The purpose of this project is to 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. The purpose of this project is also to support TxDOT’s Freight Policy on this primary freight route by ensuring that the IH-10 corridor meets or exceeds the required vertical clearance.

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

(Maintain) Infrastructure Resiliency

11. Please provide the federal funding amount requested.

22395840

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

Funding Commitment Letter and Letter of Support.pdf

Project Development/Readiness

1. Please select the level of engineering completed.

Not Started

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?

05/01/2022

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

C-22

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)

Map_BMT_07_IH10.pdf

Project Budget

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

BMT_07_IH10 Project Budget Worksheet.xlsx

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

No

Benefit/Cost Analysis

1. Safety Benefits

BMT_07_IH10 Roadway Safety Benefits Template.xlsx

2. Delay Benefits

10312018104051AM.xlsx

3. Emissions Benefits

BMT_07_IH10 Roadway Emissions Benefits Template.xlsx

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 - Frequency of Hazard Impacting Roadway Usage

1. Was the roadway usage impacted by a hazard in the last five years?

Yes

A. If yes please explain what type of hazard impacted roadway usage, has the roadway been closed for traffic and how often (number of days in year the roadway was closed to traffic).

Various locations of IH-10 between SH 61 and Winnie were covered with flood waters from Hurricane Harvey in 2017. The roadway was impassable and was closed for three days while waiting for the water to recede and debris to be removed.

Planning Factors - Hazard Identified in the County Hazard Mitigation Plan

1. Was the Hazard Identified in the regional or local (County) Hazard Mitigation Plan?

Yes

A. If yes please provide documentation including links to the adopted Hazard Mitigation Plan.

Chambers-County-Texas-HMAP-6-18-18.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.

Please see the support letter for this project from Chambers County that is attached to this application.

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

Please see the support letter for this project from Chambers County that is attached to this application.

Planning Factors - Preventative Activities

1. Does the project include preventative activities to keep the hazard problems from worsening (e.g. floodplain regulation, open space preservation)?

Yes

A. Please provide appropriate documentation showing preventative activities strategies and planned to reduce the vulnerability of infrastructure to extreme flooding, storm surges, or erosion.

IH-10 Preventative Activities.docx

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