Title
Consider an ordinance amending Chapter 42, Section 42-129, Code of Ordinances (2010 Edition), to authorize a temporary 50-mph construction speed zone on a portion of the IH-35 southbound frontage road from RM 1431 to FM 3406. (Second Reading)
Body
The Transportation Department requests a temporary construction speed zone for part of the TxDOT Mobility 35 Corridor; specifically, for the South Bound Frontage Road(SBFR) ramp reversal between RM 1431 and FM 3406 (CSJ#0015-09-180). Construction on this project is scheduled to begin in the summer of 2016 and has a projected completion date set for October 2017.
During construction of the SBFR ramp reversal, the proposed temporary construction speed limit would reduce the existing speed limit from 60 miles per hour to 50 miles per hour on the southbound frontage road of I-35 from RM 1431 to FM 3406; more specifically, from Mile Point 5.295 (IH 35 ML) to 4.202 (IH 35 ML), for a total length of 1.093 miles.
Recommended Action
Staff recommends approval.