Investment Category-Focused Criteria
1. Define High Growth Area Need: Provide a narrative to explain how proposed project is needed to serve a high growth where project is located. (Please provide quantifiable data that demonstrates high growth in population, employment, commercial development or daily traffic.) Completion of this roadway will enable the port to take cargo off harborside onto the internal roadway reducing congestion.
2. Is the proposed project recommended in a statewide, regional, or local plans? Yes
2a. If yes, please provide link to the plan. chrome-extension://efaidnbmnnnibpcajpcglclefindmkaj/https://ftp.dot.state.tx.us/pub/txdot-info/mrt/mission-plan-2024-2025.pdf
3. Please provide proposed project description (detailed project scope). Engineering of Old Port Industrial Road from 41st to 51st, to include drainage and multilane road.
3a. Does the project provide access to new planned land use development (residential or commercial), or connects existing discontinuous networks? Yes
3a-i. If yes, explain. Bridging this last leg from 51st to 41st will allow cargo to enter the port complex from the 51st street bridge.
3b. Does the project expand existing networks to alleviate anticipated congestions? Yes
3b-i. If yes, explain. Adds road lanes
3b-ii. What is the estimated Level of Service after the project is completed. 1
4. Does the proposed project provide an alternative route to existing corridor (Road or commuter transit)? No
5. Is the proposed project located on a facility identified as a hurricane evacuation route in any regional or local plans? No
5a. If no, is the proposed project located on a facility that functions as an alternative to an evacuation route? Yes
5a-i. If yes, explain. Model.HighGrowthAreaNeedsQuestionnaire.InvestmentCategory5ai
Other Investment Category Focused Criteria
1. Was the project scored under Regional Goods Movement Category? Yes
2. Please provide a narrative explaining how the proposed project improves traffic operations. Within the narrative, please include if the proposed project includes construction of truck only lanes or managed truck only lanes, construction of an interchange, or intersection improvements. Allow cargo traffic to enter the port from 51st avoiding harborside drive.
3. Please provide a narrative explaining how the proposed project improves walking and biking conditions. Within the narrative, please explain if the proposed project scope includes construction of a new or improved existing bicycle and pedestrian infrastructure on a project facility or in the vicinity of the project. May include new bicycles lanes
4. Please provide a narrative explaining how the proposed project improves traffic conditions for transit services (local, express, signature, or commuter). Allows cargo traffic to enter the port from 51st avoiding harborside drive.
5. Please provide a narrative explaining how the proposed project will reduce inoperability for significant periods due to infrastructure damaged by a collision with vehicles such as trucks, ships, and barges. Allows cargo traffic to enter the port from 51st avoiding harborside drive.
6. Please provide a narrative explaining how the proposed project will improve state of good repair and extend the service life of the project facility. This will improve the last leg of the ports internal road network to a state of good repair.
Planning Factors Criteria
1. What is the existing fatality crash rate at the project location? Regional crash data is available online on the crash data viewer . H-GAC staff will provide assistance in calculating the crash rates upon request. 1/336
2. What is the existing serious injury crash rate at the project location? Regional crash data is available online on the crash data viewer . H-GAC staff will provide assistance in calculating the crash rates upon request. 12/336
3. Please provide a narrative explaining how the proposed project reduces expected fatality and serious injury crashes. Narrative must include specific improvements (work types) included in the project scope. Crash reduction factors associated with specific work types can be found in the safety benefits calculation template. H-GAC staff can provide assistance in gathering the crash reduction factors upon request. n/a
Resiliency
1. Please select the vulnerability to flooding score at the project location based on the Regional Resiliency tool . H-GAC staff can provide assistance with the regional resiliency tool upon request. High
2. Please select the criticality score at the project location based on the Regional Resiliency tool . H-GAC staff can provide assistance with the regional resiliency tool up on request. Model.HighGrowthAreaNeedsQuestionnaire.Resiliency2
3. Please provide a narrative explaining how the proposed project reduces vulnerability to flooding. The narrative must include specific improvements such as drainage improvements that are included in the scope. Drainage improvements will be included in the project.
Access/Connectivity
Please enter the household population located within a quarter mile buffer of the project location: 1a. Low-Income 19.2 %
1b. Hispanic and Non-Hispanic Minorities 35.2
12. Does the proposed project improve or provide new connectivity to a medical facility within a quarter mile buffer of the project location? Yes
3. Does the proposed project improve or provide new connectivity to a school/college/university within a quarter mile buffer of the project location? Yes
4. Does the proposed project improve or provide new connectivity to a social services facility within a quarter buffer of the project location? No
Environmental Justice
Please enter household population located within quarter mile buffer of the project location. H-GAC staff can assist in gathering the data. 1a. Low-Income 19.2%
1b. Hispanic and Non-Hispanic Minorities 35.2%
1c. Household Population Under Poverty 19.2%
1d. Disabled Persons 11.6%
1e. Elderly Persons 19.1%
1f. Limited English Proficiency 6.52%
2. What is the average Livable Center Need Index within quarter mile buffer of the project location? H-GAC staff can assist in gathering the data. 42.292
3. Please provide a narrative explaining how the proposed project provides benefits to vulnerable populations. Benefits include safety improvements, construction of or improvements to ped/bike facilities, or improvements to transit stops. Including safety improvements, construction of or improvements to ped/bike facilities, or improvements to transit stops will provide benefits to the vulnerable population
4. Please provide a narrative explaining how the proposed project avoids or mitigates adverse effects to vulnerable populations. A list of adverse effects was provided in detailed criteria document. Including safety improvements, construction of or improvements to ped/bike facilities, or improvements to transit stops will provide benefits to the vulnerable population and mitigates adverse effects.
Impacts on Natural and Cultural Resources
1. Please provide a narrative explaining how the proposed project avoids or mitigates impacts to natural (flood plains, wetlands) and cultural (historic and archeological sites) resources. H-GAC staff can provide assistance in identifying natural and cultural resources located within a quarter mile buffer of the project location. Drainage improvements will be included
2. Please provide Nitrogen Oxides (NOx) and Volatile Organic Compounds (VOC) reductions provided by the project. H-GAC staff can provide assistance in calculating NOx and VOC reductions
Innovation
1. Does the project propose to implement new infrastructure technologies to enhance accessibility, mobility, multimodalism, resiliency, reliability, or traffic operations? Yes
1a. If yes, please explain. The project will implement new infrastructure technologies to enhance accessibility, mobility, multimodalism, resiliency, reliability, or traffic operations?
2. Does the project propose to implement new autonomous/connected vehicle technology? No
Additional Documents
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