2020-006 - Project PrioritiesDate: January 17, 2020 Report No. 2020-006
INFORMAL STAFF REPORT
TO MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL
SUBJECT:
Recommending City’s priorities for TxDOT on-system corridor projects to the Dallas Regional
Mobility Coalition
BACKGROUND:
During the December 2019 Mobility Committee meeting, staff and members of the committee
indicated the need for prioritization of TxDOT on-system corridor projects for recommendation to
the Dallas Regional Mobility Coalition (DRMC). As the project prioritization item was not included
in the agenda for the December 2019 Mobility Committee meeting, the members could not discuss
this item and staff could not receive any direction from the committee.
Subsequently, this item (TxDOT corridor projects prioritization) was included on the agenda for the
January 2020 Mobility Committee Meeting. Staff reviewed the list of projects that TxDOT is
currently working on, capacity (widening) enhancements/improvements on majority of the TxDOT
roadways within the City of Denton are already under design and funded through construction. Based
on the existing and proposed traffic growth in the areas and the current available funding for these
TxDOT corridor projects, the following corridors were considered for prioritization.
1. FM 428 from Loop 288 to northern City limits
2. Loop 288 West from I-35 to I35 W
3. FM 1830 from US 377 to southern City limits
4. US 377 from just south of FM 1830 to southern City limits
Based on discussion during the January 2020 meeting, the Mobility Committee recommended
submitting the above projects to the DRMC as the City’s priorities for the TxDOT on-system
corridors.
NEXT STEPS:
Given that this information must be quickly conveyed to DRMC, staff will prepare a letter from
the City Manager to DRMC depicting the City’s priorities of the TxDOT on-system corridor
projects. Additionally, staff will be bringing forward a consent agenda item listing these
important unfunded TxDOT corridor projects and their priorities for consideration.
STAFF CONTACT:
Pritam Deshmukh
Deputy City Engineer
Pritam.Deshmukh@cityofdenton.com