Title
Approving a memorandum of understanding with the Texas Department of Transportation associated with the City Intersection Improvement projects at the intersection of FM 685 and E. Pflugerville Parkway and intersection of FM 685 at Copper Mine Overpass, and authorizing the City Manager to execute the same.
Summary
This item requests City Council to approve the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between the City of Pflugerville and Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) for Intersection improvements to provide improved safety and/or decreased congestion at two intersections: FM 685 and E. Pflugerville Parkway and FM 685 at Copper Mine Overpass. TXDOT has partnered with the City on previous projects, and through this MOU, TxDOT will accept City initiated improvements to be made on TxDOT right of way, and supports the City’s efforts to construct the improvements. This item supports the City’s strategic plan with improved safety and resilient infrastructure.
The MOU requires that the City enter the MOU to ensure that the City and TxDOT cooperatively agree on the basis and requirements of the improvements. The MOU requires that no additional though-put delays of the FM 685 traffic, and certain thin ashaltic pavement overlay to provide a good riding surface and a clear surface for new pavement markings. As stipulated in the MOU, the city agrees to be responsible for all maintenance and operation of the improvements as defined by the Municipal Maintenance Agreement between TxDOT and the City.
The first location is the intersection of FM 685 and E. Pflugerville Parkway, which includes an interim configuration that is designed to relieve delays at this intersection. The short term improvements include: a median u-turn, which removes the left turn from the FM 685 intersection and shifts the turn movements to an area outside of the immediate intersection. Functionally, after construction of the interim improvements, drivers along E. Pflugerville Parkway ma...
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