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Consider a resolution authorizing the Mayor to submit a grant application to the Capital Area Metropolitan Planning Organization (CAMPO) 2019-2022 Program Call, for funds to reconstruct University Boulevard as a four-lane rural section.
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Consider a resolution that expresses the Councils wishes to seek funding from CAMPO’s 2019-2022 Project Call, for University Blvd from A.W. Grimes (FM 1460) to CR 110 to be re-constructed as a four-lane arterial section.
The University Boulevard corridor is an important east /west transportation artery in Round Rock. This arterial roadway has been identified in the City's Master Transportation Plan as a corridor that is essential to the city's long term growth and continued prosperity. This roadway improvement will provide increased mobility as well as enhance the driving experience in Round Rock. Mobility will be increased by providing additional capacity to this existing 2-lane roadway.
This resolution hereby authorizes the Mayor to execute any relevant agreements that may come from this Program Call. The associated funding will determined as any agreement is executed with this resolution, those exact costs will be determined in the process and brought to council at a later date for approval.