ST9602-AG040824AGENDA REQUEST FORM
COFFELL
DEPT: Engineering Department
DATE: August 24, 2004
ITEM #: 16
ITEM CAPTION:
Consider approval to authorize the City Manager or designee to close MacArthur Blvd., north of Belt Line Rd. for
improvements to the DART Railroad crossing on MacArthur Blvd.
GOAL(S):
APPROVED BY
CITY COUNCIL
ON ABOVE DATE
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY:
Approval of this item will authorize the City Manager to allow the contractor to close MacArthur Blvd., north of
Belt Line Rd., from 8:00 p.m., Friday, September 10, 2004 to 6:00 p.m., Sunday, September 12, 2004 for
construction at the railroad crossing on MacArthur Blvd.
Staffwill be available to answer any questions at the council meeting.
Motion to Approve subject to the following conditions:
1) latitude to Jim Witt, City Manager, to negotiate in any way that he feels comfortable
and will benefit the city, the time and date;
2) possibly change Friday night if the weekend can't be changed; and
3) install a temporary sign zone for St. Ann's to direct traffic for their carnival.
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FINANCIAL COMMENTS:
Agenda Rcqacst Form - Revised 02/04 Document Name: #MacArthurDetourPlan-lAG
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FROM THE
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To: Mayor and City Council
From: Kenneth M. Griffin, P.E., Director of Engineering/Public Works
Date: August 24, 2004
RE: Consider approval to authorize the City Manager or designee to close
MacArthur Blvd., north of Belt Line Rd., for improvements to the DART
Railroad crossing on MacArthur Blvd.
For several years now, the City of Coppell has been working with Dallas County concerning
improvements to southbound MacArthur Blvd. at Belt Line Rd. to provide two southbound left -
turn lanes for morning traffic movements. Council may recall that for several years now the City
has had a companion project to extend a third southbound lane on MacArthur Blvd. from Bethel
School to Belt Line. On January 8, 2004, TxDOT awarded a contract to Gibson and Associates,
Inc. for the construction of the additional left -turn lane on southbound MacArthur Blvd. The
start time for the project was January 24, 2004, and the contractor had 60 working days to
complete it.
On February 24, 2004, a preconstruction meeting was held on this project. At the
preconstruction meeting I was somewhat surprised that DART was not represented at the
meeting, given the fact that one of the major components of the widening of the roadway is the
widening of the crossing of the DART right -of -way. When I questioned the absence of DART, I
was informed that they had not responded to the preconstruction meeting notice.
In April 2004, I was copied on correspondence from TxDOT to Dallas County concerning the
fact that the plans did not address the detour to divert vehicular, as well as train traffic, during
construction phasing for work within the DART right -of -way. Not only was it not addressed, but
the contractor was now requesting additional compensation. Dallas County's response to the
TxDOT letter was the same as my reading of the contract, the plans in no way stated that the road
would need to be closed for any period of time for the DART crossing work.
To date there have been numerous conversations between Dallas County, TxDOT and myself
concerning this project and the proposed road closure. I have requested from TxDOT a schedule
of the propose road closure since May 2004. Because of the time delay in getting this project
started by TxDOT, our force main contractor has been working in the area. TxDOT has recently
informed me that they wish to close the intersection at 8:00 p.m. September 10, 2004 until 6:00
P.m., September 12, 2004.
"CITY OF COPPELL ENGINEERING - EXCELLENCE BY DESIGN"
The Traffic Control Plan we received is included. It is a hand-drawn plan generally showing
proposed traffic movement, if the road is allowed to be closed for the weekend.
The following would be the traffic movements:
1. Southbound MacArthur Blvd. would exit at Riverchase Dr. to Fairway Dr., turn west on Belt
Line Rd., and then back south on MacArthur Blvd. to proceed in a southerly direction.
2. Northbound MacArthur Blvd. would turn east on Belt Line Rd., then take Fairway Dr. to
Riverchase Dr. to north MacArthur Blvd.
3. East or west Belt Line Rd. would exit at Fairway Dr., turn onto Riverchase Dr., and then onto
MacArthur Blvd.
Staff will be available to discuss this at the Council meeting.
"CITY OF COPPELL ENGINEERING . EXCELLENCE BY DESIGN"
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