Title
Consider a resolution authorizing the Mayor to execute an Interlocal Agreement with Williamson County regarding the extension of Kenney Fort Boulevard south to SH 45.
Body
Kenney Fort Boulevard is a planned major arterial which will connect from Georgetown across Round Rock south to SH 45. Segment 1, between Joe DiMaggio and Forest Creek Drive, was completed in 2013. Segments 2 and 3, which will connect between Forest Creek Drive and Gattis School Road (Segment 2) and Gattis School Road and SH 45 (Segment 3), will create greater connectivity by providing motorists an alternative route and offer immediate traffic pressure relief to Red Bud Lane and A.W. Grimes Boulevard, between the state facilities of Toll 45 and US 79. With the intense growth the city has and will continue to experience, alternative routes such as Kenney Fort Boulevard will help to distribute traffic, in addition to providing economic opportunities to the city.
During their last bond election, Williamson County included funds to begin the design of these segments of Kenney Fort Boulevard. In negotiations with staff, Williamson County has agreed to make $1.5 Million of these funds available to the city to begin the design process for these segments of Kenney Fort Boulevard. The Transportation Department concluded a competitive RFQ process and CPY, Inc. was retained to perform the project development and design. The approval of this Interlocal Agreement will secure this County funding to support the overall design of this important project.