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SH 75 Widening Texas Department of Transportation 1/12/2015 12:55:31 PMProject Narrative
The existing roadway is functionally classified as 3: principle arterial and is a two-lane highway with a continuous two way left turn lane that carries six percent truck traffic within the heart of the City of Conroe. The facility lies within an area that is largely commercial, mixed use, with some residential development and vacant land. SH 75 (aka S. Frazier Street) is the primary north-south roadway in central City of Conroe and it serves as a local access/relief route for IH-45 north. Current traffic volumes are expected to nearly double by the year 2038. SH 75 immediately north of Gladstell Street is a five-lane section of roadway, therefore, the existing three-lane section (proposed project) acts as an artificial choke point (bottleneck) between the center of Conroe and I-45. The proposed project is needed in order to: • eliminate a bottleneck, • provide better mobility for the new transit services; • provide bicycle accommodations, • improve roadway safety, and • facilitate mobility within the City of Conroe in Montgomery County. The project is needed due to: • Projected traffic demands; • Need for upgrades to current design standards; and • Safety concerns • Congestion in through lanes from right turning movements. The project would increase capacity along the corridor to two-lanes each direction. The project would enhance safety by upgrading the existing roadway to the current design standards. The project would enhance connectivity between downtown Conroe and IH-45, increase capacity for newly developing transit services, and provide bike accommodations. The purpose of the proposed project is to improve traffic movements (operational efficiency) and safety between Gladstell Street and SL 336 by widening the existing three-lane, undivided facility to a four-lane undivided facility. The proposed project would increase public safety and provide improved service to the greater Houston area, particularly during peak travel times and hurricane evacuation events since local traffic could use SH 75 as an alternate route for local movements during a hurricane evacuation events along IH 45 north. The purpose of the project: • Increase capacity to accommodate demand; • Enhance public safety; and • Improve traffic movements (operational efficiency). The proposed project would widen the existing facility to a four-lane highway. It would upgrade the highway to the latest design standards by increasing lane widths, accommodating bicyclists, and addressing drainage concerns on the facility. The proposed project widens the existing roadway within the existing right-of-way. The UPRR is immediately parallel to the east of the road, which limits the ability to consider additional alternatives beyond the build, no-build alternative. The project is approximately one mile long with no opportunities for staged construction.Project Narrative
Yes Categorical Exclusion (CE) (c)(22) Projects that would take place entirely within the existing operational ROW Yes USACE – Nationwide 14 Permit While permits may be necessary, TxDOT does not anticipate permits delaying this project. The project does not required a RR agreement. 12/01/2013 No Yes No utility relocations are anticipated. No NAO Public Hearing; date TBD NEPA clearance is pending project inclusion in the TIP. The project was previously selected in an HGAC Call for Projects; therefore, it also has gone through the public involvement process as part of TIP selection and inclusion in the RTP PS&E is 60% complete. No ROW required. Environmental is 95% complete (pending inclusion in the TIP in order to obtain NEPA clearance). Project was previously selected as part of a TIP Call for Projects and is included in the RTP.Map/Location
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