Steering Committee Meeting #2 July 26, 2011
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Steering Committee Attendees
City of Missouri City - Valerie Marvin, Jessica Kelley, Sharon Valiante, Dwayne Williams, Jaime Ponce de Leon TxDOT - Manny Francisco Houston-Galveston Area Council - Christy Willhite, Roland Strobel, Cristin Emshoff, Bill Tobin
Project Team Attendees
Gunda Corporation - Ramesh Gunda, Megh Govindu, Lori Grubbs Kendig Keast Collaborative - Greg Flisram, Liz Probost The Lentz Group - Nicole Gilbert Parsons Brinckerhoff - Kevin Mineo, Russell Smart
Project Description
The Houston-Galveston Area Council (H-GAC) is conducting a study regarding transportation improvements to the section of FM 1092 (Murphy Road) that runs from Dove Country Road to State Highway 6 in Missouri City. The study is seeking solutions to reduce crashes, improve traffic flow and minimize motorist delay.
Meeting Discussion
Christy Willhite, the H-GAC project manager for the study, welcomed the steering committee members to the meeting and provided a brief overview of the project. The meeting was then turned over to the consultant team. Ramesh Gunda, Gunda Corporation, consultant team project manager, gave a recap of the first meeting including a review of the project scope and boundaries, project goals, data collection, project schedule and public involvement. A copy of the presentation is attached to these minutes. A schedule of the upcoming meetings was also presented. Christy Willhite mentioned that she will present project information to TAC/TPC, and Gunda Corporation will support with presentation slides if needed. The presentation then focused on the analysis of the data collected. Analysis included existing conditions (roadway/pedestrian/bicycle/transit/traffic/crashes /land use/zoning), existing access management practices, planned improvements, crash analysis and traffic simulation analysis. During this portion of the discussion, Sharon Valiante, City of Missouri City, notified the consultant team that there is a new temporary Park and Ride facility in Missouri City, which will be available in September at Fort Bend Parkway/SH 6 (in addition to the existing Park and Ride facility at Fondren Road). Three locations have been identified for a new permanent park and ride facility, but a final location is not yet determined. Valerie Marvin, City of Missouri City, also updated the consultant team that two planned improvements discussed during the presentation, City Wide ITS Improvements and Traffic Management Center, are in progress (90% completed) and should be completed by the end of the year. The timeframe for the TxDOT roadway widening improvements along FM 1092 were discussed. Manny Francisco, TxDOT, will check the status of widening FM 1092 from four to six lanes and from six to eight lanes. The presentation focused on the preliminary findings:
- Safety in school zones
- Crash rate higher than Statewide average
- 5th Street skewed intersection
- Increase in traffic volumes/congestion