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

FM 565 Intersection Improvements

2. Project County

Chambers County

3. Facility/Street Name

FM565

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

FM 1409 to Plantation Dr

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

The facility had 89 crashes, 4 serious injuries and 0 fatalities during the period from 2015 to 2017. The truck volume on the facility is roughly 287 trucks per day and this represents 5.9% percent of the facility's AADT. The existing roadway consists of two travel lanes (one in each direction) with minimal shoulders.

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

Increase pavement width, add left turn bays, and reconfigure intersection at IH 10 to accomodate proposed FM 565 widening and turning motions; Update interchange at 565 & IH-10 to accommodate truck traffic that has increased since the multiple truck stops have been constructed. Look to widen 565 under IH-10.

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

The purpose of this project is to reduce crashes, serious injuries and fatalities on this facility, and to reduce congestion. By providing turn lanes, the proposed project should improve safety by reducing rear-end collisions and reduce congestion by eliminating queuing at cross roads. The proposed improvements should help the facility accommodate future increasing traffic volumes.

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) Roadway/Freight Rehabilitation/Reconstruction

11. Please provide the federal funding amount requested.

8298000

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?

10/01/2021

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

D-13

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

No

None of the Above

No

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_96_FM565.pdf

Project Budget

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

BMT_96_FM565 Project Budget Worksheet.xlsx

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

No

Benefit/Cost Analysis

1. Safety Benefits

BMT_96_FM565 Roadway Safety Benefits Template.xlsx

2. Delay Benefits

10312018124315PM.xlsx

3. Emissions Benefits

BMT_96_FM565 Roadway Emissions Benefits Template.xlsx

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?

901 - 1000

2. Does the proposed project eliminate or prevent at grade railroad crossing?

No

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 - Resiliency/Flood Mitigation Strategies

1. Does the proposed project improve transportation resiliency or include flood mitigation strategies?

No

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).

The proposed project improves highway/freight LOS. The turn lanes proposed in the project should help reduce queuing of vehicles for turns and should help reduce rear-end collisions. Also, widening the roadway travel lanes and shoulders should result in improved bike level of service by providing additional room to accommodate bicyclist.

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 - 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.

Minor 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