Feb 17, 2026 Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO)

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IT IS NOW 130, AND I'LL CALL THIS MEETING OF THE ABILENE METROPOLITAN PLANNING

[1. Call to Order. ]

FIRST ITEM ON THE AGENDA IS TO STATE THAT PUBLIC COMMENT CAN BE MADE ON ANY ITEM ON THE AGENDA. ITEM NUMBER TWO AND THREE, WE HAVE MINUTES FROM THE MEETING THAT WE HAD

[Items 2 & 3]

AUGUST 19TH WAS OUR LAST FULL MEETING, AND THEN NOVEMBER 14TH WAS WHEN WE HIRED OUR NEW DIRECTOR, WHO WILL INTRODUCE IN JUST A MINUTE.

SO ARE THERE ANY DELETIONS, ADDITIONS OR CORRECTIONS TO THE MINUTES THAT HAVE BEEN PROVIDED TO US? IF SO, IF THERE'S NOTHING, I'LL ENTERTAIN A MOTION.

I'LL MAKE A MOTION. WE APPROVE BOTH SETS.

OKAY. I'LL SECOND. WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND.

ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE.

AYE. ANY OPPOSED? BOTH ITEMS. TWO AND THREE MINUTES ARE APPROVED.

[4. Receive a Report, Hold a Discussion, and Take Action on the FY 2026 Performance Measures for Safety (PM 1), Pavement and Bridge Performance (PM 2), System Performance (PM 3), Transit Asset Management (TAM), and Public Transportation Agency Safety Plan (PTASP). ]

RECEIVER REPORT. HOLD THE DISCUSSION AND PUBLIC HEARING AND TAKE ACTION ON THE FY 2026 PERFORMANCE MEASURES FOR SAFETY PM1 PAVEMENT AND BRIDGE PERFORMANCE, PM2 SYSTEM PERFORMANCE PM3 TRANSIT ASSET MANAGEMENT, TAM AND PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION AGENCY SAFETY PLAN.

TASB BY CRAIG WHO IS DIRECTOR.

THANK YOU. GOOD AFTERNOON.

SO THIS IS OUR ANNUAL UPDATE OF THE SAFETY PERFORMANCE MEASURES.

THE PM1 SAFETY IS IS REQUIRED TO BE UPDATED ANNUALLY, AS IS THE TRANSIT AND SAFETY MANAGEMENT, THE PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION AGENCY SAFETY PLAN.

BOTH THOSE NEED TO BE REVIEWED AND CONFIRMED EVERY YEAR.

AND THEN, IN CONJUNCTION WITH UPDATING THE THE TRANSPORTATION IMPROVEMENT PROGRAMS, THE TIP THE OTHER ITEMS PERFORMANCE MEASURES NEED TO BE UPDATED.

WE ARE DOING THIS ALL AS ONE.

FIVE I GUESS FIVE SET OF FIVE IN ORDER TO MAKE IT EASIER FOR THE REVIEWERS TO CONFIRM THAT OUR ITEMS HAVE BEEN REVIEWED BY YOU AND APPROVED, WE HAVE TWO OPTIONS. WHEN WE WHEN WE DO THESE PERFORMANCE MEASURES, WE CAN EITHER AS AN MPO, WE YOU CAN EITHER MAKE YOUR OWN PERFORMANCE MEASURES, OR YOU CAN ADOPT THE PERFORMANCE MEASURES THAT TEXDOT AND THE DESIGNATED RECIPIENT OF THE TRANSIT FUNDS HAVE DONE.

THE TYPICAL FORM IN TEXAS IS TO ADOPT TEX DOT'S AND THE TRANSIT SO THAT THERE'S UNITY OF PURPOSE AMONG THE AGENCIES.

THAT AND THAT IS WHAT STAFF AND THE TAC DO RECOMMEND.

I'LL, I GUESS I'LL STOP THERE FOR ANY QUESTIONS.

THE WE ARE THESE ARE THE SAME PERFORMANCE MEASURES THAT YOU'VE SEEN PREVIOUSLY.

THEY'RE JUST ALL TOGETHER AS ONE SET.

OKAY. ANY QUESTIONS ON THE FIVE ITEMS THAT ARE PART OF THIS FORMAT? OKAY. IF NOT, THEN THERE'S NOTHING SPECIAL OR SPECIFIC IN THE MOTION.

NOPE. IT'S THE THE RECOMMENDATION IS FOR ACTUALLY, IT IS THE APPROVAL OF THE RESOLUTION.

SO AS PART OF THE APPROVAL PROCESS.

THANK YOU. SIR. THE WE ARE REQUIRED TO HAVE RESOLUTIONS NOW VERIFYING THAT THAT WE HAVE REVIEWED AND APPROVED THE PERFORMANCE MEASURES.

AND SO THE RECOMMENDATION FROM THE TAC AND STAFF IS TO APPROVE RESOLUTION 2601 THAT SUPPORTS, FOR PLANNING AND PROGRAMING PURPOSES, TEXT DOTS, THREE PERFORMANCE MEASURES AND THE TWO PERFORMANCE MEASURES FOR THE REGIONAL FROM THE REGIONAL RECIPIENT OF TRANSIT FUNDS.

CITYLINK. OKAY. THAT'S THE RECOMMENDATION FROM STAFF.

I MOVE THAT WE APPROVE RESOLUTION 26.01.

MOTION. SECOND. AND A SECOND.

ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE. AYE.

ANY OPPOSED? THE RESOLUTION IS APPROVED.

MOVE TO ITEM NUMBER FIVE.

RECEIVE A REPORT. HOLD A DISCUSSION AND PUBLIC HEARING AND TAKE ACTION.

I APOLOGIZE. THE PREVIOUS ITEM SAID A PUBLIC HEARING.

WAS THE PUBLIC HEARING NEEDED FOR THAT BEFORE WE TOOK ACTION.

I DO NOT BELIEVE IT IS NEEDED FOR THAT.

IT IS FOR THE TIP THOUGH.

SO THIS ONE SAYS PUBLIC HEARING.

DO I NEED A PUBLIC HEARING ON THIS ONE? YES.

SO AS PART OF THE STRATEGIC HIGHWAY SAFETY PLAN, TXDOT LOOKS AT THE SOME SOME OF THE SPECIFIC ITEMS, AREAS OF NEED THAT HAVE BEEN IDENTIFIED.

ALSO TXDOT. I'M SORRY, I'LL BE ON ITEM FIVE.

JUST ON FOUR. OKAY. I JUST REALIZED THAT WE HADN'T APPROVED THAT YET.

SO ITEM FIVE TAKE ACTION ON THE WALDRIP INTERCHANGE SAFETY PROJECT AND PINE STREET

[5. Receive a Report, Hold a Discussion and Public Hearing, and Take Action on the Waldrop Interchange Safety Project and Pine Street Safety Project.]

SO AS PART OF THE STATE STRATEGIC HIGHWAY SAFETY PROGRAM,

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AND TXDOT HAS A NEW TOOL THAT THEY ALSO LET MPOS USE.

IT'S AASHTO AIR SAFETY THAT IS REALLY GOOD AT DOING A NETWORK SCAN AND ANALYSIS AS PART OF USING THOSE DOING THE SHOW AND GETTING READY FOR THE UP OR THE UTP AND TIP TEXT IDENTIFIED A LOCATION OF CRASHES THAT THE FIX WOULD COST APPROXIMATELY THE SAME AS ABOUT $6 MILLION AS THE PINE STREET PROJECT COST, BUT IT DELIVERS BETWEEN 400 AND 800% MORE SAFETY BENEFIT.

ALSO, THE PINE STREET PROJECT IS NOT QUITE READY TO GO YET.

AND THIS PROJECT, THE WALDRIP INTERCHANGE, CAN BE LET IN 2027.

THE. LOOKING AT THE ANALYSIS, PINE STREET HAS 28 CRASHES OVER THE LAST FIVE YEARS VERSUS 144 AT THE WALDRIP INTERSECTION.

THERE WAS ONE ALSO WALDRIP HAD ONE FATALITY AND ONE SERIOUS INJURY CRASH DUE TO THE NATURE OF THE HIGH SPEED CRASHES.

THE PROPOSAL FOR WALDRIP INTERCHANGE IS TO LENGTHEN THE RAMP, CREATE A LONGER RUNOUT FOR DECELERATION, AND TO ABSORB SOME OF THE MOBILIZATION COSTS BY DOING IT IN CONJUNCTION WITH A MAINTENANCE PROJECT, SO THAT IT IS, AGAIN BUYING MORE SAFETY FOR THE SAME BASIC FUNDS.

THIS WOULD BE PUT INTO THE UTP AND TIP AHEAD OF PINE STREET.

SO THAT'S ACTUALLY WHAT THIS ITEM IS ASKING FOR IS IN OUR PRIORITIZATION PROCESS MOVING THE WALDRIP INTERCHANGE SAFETY PROJECT ABOVE THE PINE STREET PROJECT.

AND THEN IN THE NEXT TWO ITEMS, IF THAT IS WHAT YOU CHOOSE TO DO, THE NEXT ITEMS WOULD BE CONFIRMING THAT FOR BOTH UTP AND TIP.

ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS ON THE WALDRIP INTERCHANGE SAFETY PROJECT? SO THE ONLY CHANGE JUST THAT EXTENSION OF THAT LOOP? YES, THAT THAT IS THE THAT IS WHAT THE SAFETY FUNDS WOULD BE USED FOR.

BUT THERE IS MAINTENANCE FUNDS THAT ARE BEING USED ALSO THAT ARE I GUESS DOWNSTREAM THAT THAT WOULD BE DONE IN CONJUNCTION WITH THIS TO, TO ARRANGE TO BETTER FACILITATE SOME OF THE FLOW IN THAT AREA ALSO.

BUT THE SAFETY PROJECT ITSELF IS, IS JUST THE, THE THAT RAMP LOOP. IS THERE GOING TO BE ANYTHING ASSOCIATED WITH THE MERGING LANES ON 8384. I JUST YEAH. BRYCE.

THANK YOU. JUDGE BRYCE AND ABILENE AREA OFFICE.

YES. THERE ARE OTHER IMPROVEMENTS AS PART OF THIS PROJECT.

FARTHER NORTH. THE ONE THING IS, THERE'S A LOT OF RIGHT NOW, CURRENT TURBULENCE IN THE OPERATION OF THE NORTHBOUND 83 TRAFFIC CAUSED BY THE ENTRANCE FROM LOOP 322 AS WELL AS THE ENTRANCE.

RIGHT AS THAT ONE IS JUST NOW GETTING ON.

WE HAVE THE ENTRANCE FROM HILL STREET THAT'S ALSO GETTING ON, AND THEN WE HAVE THE DOWNSTREAM EXIT TO FM 89.

AND SO, YES, AS PART OF THIS PROJECT THE WHOLE FUNDING SCENARIO WOULD INCLUDE IMPROVEMENTS TO NORTHBOUND 83 IN ORDER TO BRING THE WESTBOUND LOOP 322 TO NORTHBOUND WINTERS FREEWAY RAMP THAT WILL COME ON AS ACTUALLY AN ADDITIONAL LANE INSTEAD OF HAVING TO MERGE IN BUT IN ORDER TO DO THAT SAFELY, WE NEED TO REDIRECT THE ENTRANCE FROM HILL STREET BACK AROUND TO ACTUALLY THE ACCESS ROAD INSTEAD OF LETTING THEM GET IMMEDIATELY ONTO THE MAIN LANES, AND SO THAT THAT AUXILIARY LANE WILL EXTEND FROM LOOP 322 RAMP TO THE EXISTING FM 89 EXIT, AND THEN THE TRAFFIC THAT IS ON THE ACCESS ROAD STILL HAS THE EXISTING ENTRANCE TO THE NORTH, RIGHT BEFORE THE FM 89 INTERSECTION.

DOES THAT MAKE SENSE? AND BECAUSE OF ALL THAT THEY WERE DOING ON THE NORTHBOUND SIDE, BECAUSE THE GRADING AND EVERYTHING ELSE, WE'VE ACTUALLY ALSO GOT TO DO IMPROVEMENTS TO SOUTHBOUND 83, BASICALLY CLOSE THE MEDIAN UP WITH THE CONCRETE MEDIAN BARRIER.

ALL RIGHT. THANKS A LOT. GOOD.

AND I THINK YOU HAD SOME QUESTIONS.

SO IS THE IS THE PLAN STILL TO TRY TO COME BACK TO THIS PINE STREET PROJECT JUST IN THE NEXT THE NEXT PLAN OR.

YEAH. NO. SO SO THE WE WOULD MOVE THE PINE STREET TO 2032, WHICH IS FOR FISCAL CONSTRAINT REASONS.

IT'S OUTSIDE OF THE TIP YEARS BECAUSE WE'RE NOT SURE EXACTLY WHAT THE FISCAL CONSTRAINT IS WITHIN THE TIP YET.

AND 2032, IT LOOKS LIKE THE A POT OF OF FUNDING THAT WOULD BE AVAILABLE FOR THAT FOR

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THANK YOU. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? DO I NEED TO HAVE A PUBLIC HEARING ON THIS? THIS ONE? NO, SIR. OKAY, SO WITH THAT, I'LL ENTERTAIN A MOTION ON APPROVING THE CHANGE TO REMOVE PINE STREET AND ADD THE WALDORF INTERCHANGE TO THE TIP AND UTP.

I'LL MAKE A MOTION. WE MAKE THAT CHANGE.

SECOND, HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND.

ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE.

AYE. ANY OPPOSED? MOVE TO ITEM NUMBER SIX.

[6. Receive a Report, Hold a Discussion and Public Hearing, and Take Action on Preliminary Submission of the FYs 2027-2030 Transportation Improvement Program (TIP). ]

IS THE THE SUBMITTAL FOR OF THE INITIAL DRAFT TIP FOR INFORMAL APPROVAL OR INFORMAL FISCAL REVIEW BY FHWA AND FTA, AND FOR FISCAL CONSTRAINT ACTIVITIES BY TXDOT. AND AS I MENTIONED EARLIER, MAKING SURE THAT IT IS FISCALLY CONSTRAINED AND PRIORITIZES PRIORITIZING PROJECTS THROUGH THAT THAT THIS SECTION, THE INITIAL PRELIMINARY DRAFT GOES THROUGH THIS PROCESS RUNS THROUGH APRIL WHICH IS YOUR NEXT MEETING. AND THAT WOULD AT THAT POINT WILL BE REQUESTING RELEASE OF THE TIP FOR PUBLIC COMMENT AND FINAL ADOPTION IN JULY.

SO IN YOUR MEETING, IT WOULD BE IN JUNE.

YOU'D YOU'D RELEASE THE TIP IN APRIL AND APPROVE IT IN JUNE, WHICH GETS US OUR, OUR SCHEDULE VERY, VERY NEATLY.

THE ONLY CHANGE RIGHT NOW, WHAT THE TIP IS, IS WE TOOK THE LAST TWO YEARS OF THE EXISTING 25 TO 28 TIP.

MOVE THOSE TO MAKE FOR THE FIRST TWO YEARS, 27 AND 28 OF THIS TIP 29 AND 30 DO NOT HAVE PROJECTS IN THEM YET. THERE ARE AT A STATEWIDE LEVEL, THERE'S NO FEDERAL AUTHORIZATION.

AND AND AT THE STATEWIDE LEVEL IS WHEN THE STIP WILL BE CONSTRAINED.

SO TXDOT HAS NOT PROGRAMED FUNDS FOR OUR AREA IN 29 AND 30, WHICH GIVES US SOME CUSHION OVER THE COURSE OF THE INITIAL REVIEW.

WE'LL FIND OUT HAVE A MUCH BETTER IDEA OF WHAT FUNDS ARE AVAILABLE GIVEN THE INFLATION OF PROJECTS, WHAT CAN BE PUT INTO 29 AND 30 AND THAT 29 AND 30 WOULD ALSO THEN HAVE ANOTHER CHANCE DURING THE DEVELOPMENT OF THAT TIP THAT THAT'S A REALLY LONG EXPLANATION.

BUT THE WE HAVE NOT DONE A CALL FOR PROJECTS FOR 29 AND 30, AND WE DON'T HAVE THE FUNDING IDENTIFIED FOR THAT UNTIL AFTER THE ADOPTION OF THE TIP AND UTP IN AUGUST. SO WHAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR NOW IS APPROVAL FOR SUBMISSION OF THIS PRELIMINARY DRAFT FOR FISCAL REVIEW BY TEXDOT AND FEDERAL HIGHWAY AND ONLY PROJECTS ARE LISTED IN 28 AND 29 OR 27 AND 28.

OKAY. ANY QUESTIONS ON THE CHANGE TO THE TIP? THERE'S NO PUBLIC HEARING LISTED FOR THAT.

SO I'LL ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO APPROVE THE UPDATE TO THE TIP.

SO MOVED. SECOND, HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND.

ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE. AYE.

ANY OPPOSED? THE UPDATE TO THE TIP HAS BEEN APPROVED.

MOVE TO ITEM NUMBER SEVEN. RECEIVE A REPORT, HOLD A DISCUSSION AND TAKE ACTION ON THE TEN

[7. Receive a Report, Hold a Discussion and Public Hearing, and Take Action on the Ten-Year Unified Transportation Plan (UTP). ]

AS AS I MENTIONED BEFORE, AS TEXDOT IS GOING THROUGH THE ANNUAL UPDATE OF THE UTP AND ONE OF THE ITEMS ON ON THAT IS NEW PROJECTS.

ONE OF WHAT THIS ITEM IS DOING IS REQUESTING, AS PART OF WHAT TXDOT SUBMITTED, INCLUSION OF THE PINE STREET PROJECT IN 2032 AND AND MOVING THE WALDROP INTERCHANGE INTO 2027.

ONE OF THE THINGS I WANTED TO POINT OUT DURING THIS ITEM IS THE INFLATION THAT IS OCCURRING RIGHT NOW IN PROJECT COSTS BETWEEN 20 AND ON THE SLIDE 20.

BETWEEN 2016 AND 2025, THERE WAS AN 83% INCREASE IN PROJECT COSTS.

AND SO THAT A PROJECT THAT IS IN 2025 THAT COSTS $3.8 MILLION WILL COST OVER $5 MILLION

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THE WHICH IS ONE OF THE COMPOUNDING FACTORS IN PRIORITIZATION.

PRIORITIZING THAT PROJECT IS TAKING THAT INFLATION INTO ACCOUNT, WHICH IS WHY IT IS ACTUALLY BEYOND THE YEARS OF THE TIP.

SO THE UTP PROCESS BEGAN IN JANUARY, AND THE FIRST STEPS ONE AND TWO IS PROVIDING TARGETS TO THE DISTRICTS AT A WEEK AGO.

SO ABOUT TEN DAYS AGO, THE TEXAS TRANSPORTATION COMMISSION APPROVED THE TARGETS AND FUNDING AMOUNTS FOR EACH DISTRICT IN THE STATE.

TXDOT LAST WEEK SUBMITTED THE FINAL MOBILITY PROGRAM FOR OUR AREA, AND THAT IS BEING AS PART OF THE THE TIP AND UTP PROCESS BEING EVALUATED FOR FISCAL CONSTRAINT AND PRIORITIZATION.

I MENTIONED THE THE SWITCHING OF PINE STREET AND WALDROP.

OTHER THAN THAT, NONE OF THE MAINTENANCE AND GROUP PROJECTS HAVE BEEN LISTED.

THE THE TIP OR THE UTP IS REMAINING BASICALLY THE SAME AS WHAT WAS APPROVED LAST YEAR.

ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS ON THE UTP INFLATION? ANY QUESTIONS ON THE UTP? I'LL ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO APPROVE THE CHANGES TO UTP.

SO MOVED. SECOND, HAVE A MOTION A SECOND.

ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE.

AYE. ANY OPPOSED? ITEM NUMBER SEVEN HAS BEEN APPROVED.

[8. Receive a Report, Hold a Discussion, and Take Action on the Amendment 1 of the FYs 2026-2027 Unified Planning Work Program (UPWP). ]

UNIFIED PLANNING WORK PROGRAM UP WHEN THE IN AUGUST YOU APPROVED THE 2026 2027 UNIFIED PLANNING WORK PROGRAM.

FEDERAL HIGHWAY APPROVED IT WITH SOME REQUIREMENTS.

THEY THEY MADE IT THEIR APPROVAL CONTINGENT ON ADDRESSING SOME OF THE REQUIREMENTS.

ALSO, SINCE THE APPROVAL AT FEDERAL LEVEL, SOME OF THE ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS FOR UP HAVE BEEN HAVE COME OUT ABOUT WHAT CAN AND CAN'T BE PUT INTO THE UP, ALONG WITH TEXDOT PROVIDING WORK ORDER NUMBER TWO, WHICH IS THE UPDATED LIST OF FUNDING AND PROVIDES AN UPDATED LIST OF FUNDING FOR 2027.

SO THOSE COMBINED WERE INCORPORATED INTO THE PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO THE UP BECAUSE OF THE VOLUME OF OF CHANGE IN TEXT.

I ACTUALLY INCLUDED BOTH THE TRACK CHANGE VERSION OF THE UP AND THE CLEAN VERSION.

THE CLEAN VERSION STARTS ON PAGE 121 121.

THE PAGE 75 IS WHERE THE TRACK CHANGE VERSION STARTS.

THE PRIMARY DIFFERENCE IS REMOVING ALL OF THE REQUIREMENTS RELATED TO CARBON, CARBON RELATED TO EQUITY AND THOSE THOSE ITEMS PER THE NEW EXECUTIVE ORDER.

AND THE FUNDING HAS ACTUALLY INCREASED IN 2027, BASED ON THE EARLY RETURNS OF FEDERAL AUTHORIZATION THAT HAS HAS RENEWAL OF THE FEDERAL AUTHORIZATION, WHICH EXPIRES AT THE END OF THIS FISCAL YEAR AND SO WOULD NOT APPLY TO 2027 UNLESS THERE IS A CONTINUING RESOLUTION.

THE PRINCIPAL CHANGE IN THE TEXT OF THE UPDATE IS ADDITIONAL FUNDING INTO TASK TWO, WHICH IS DATA GATHERING.

WITH THE EXPANSION OF THE MPO BOUNDARY THAT'S BEEN PROPOSED.

IN LOOKING AT IT, I DON'T FEEL COMFORTABLE WITH THE LEVEL OF FUNDING THAT WAS IN TASK TWO, ALTHOUGH TEXDOT I HEARD ON A CALL TODAY, TXDOT IS ACQUIRING DATA THAT THEY'RE GOING TO GIVE TO MPOS AS PART OF THEIR STATEWIDE.

SO SOME OF SOME OF MY CONCERNS WERE HAVE BEEN RELIEVED BASED ON TODAY'S CALL.

BUT IT'S STILL WE'RE MORE THAN DOUBLING IN GEOGRAPHIC ACREAGE IN OUR MPO.

AND SO I ADDED ADDITIONAL FUNDING INTO TASK TWO.

I ALSO INCLUDED SOME OUT OF STATE TRAVEL.

I DO DO DO SOME OUT-OF-STATE TRAVEL.

AND IF IT'S NOT MENTIONED, THEN THAT CAN'T BE ALLOWED.

SO OUT-OF-STATE TRAVEL WAS ALSO ADDED INTO THE.

UP. OTHER THAN THAT THE CHANGES WERE WERE COMING INTO COMPLIANCE WITH FEDERAL HIGHWAYS.

COMMENTS. ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS ON THE AMENDMENT UP CHANGES?

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I'LL MAKE THE MOTION THAT WE APPROVE HAVE A MOTION SECOND AND A SECOND.

ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE.

AYE. ANY OPPOSED? UP. UPDATES BEEN APPROVED WITH AMENDMENT ONE MOVED ON TO NUMBER NINE.

[9. Discussion and review of transportation projects.]

MR. CHAIRMAN, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD, BRYCE TURRENTINE ABILENE AREA OFFICE.

AND IT'S ALWAYS MY PLEASURE TO BE ABLE TO PRESENT TEXTILES PROJECTS.

WE'LL START AS USUAL WITH THE CONCURRENT CONSTRUCTION.

SO IT'LL BE ALL THE ONES THAT ARE IN RED WITH THE RED NUMBERS.

THE FIRST ONE IS YES, BUFFALO GAP ROAD IS STILL GOING ON.

SIGNS ARE STILL UP. WE'VE ACTUALLY BEEN WAITING FOR WEATHER ATTEMPTS TO COME AROUND SO THAT WE CAN GET THE FINAL PAVEMENT MARKINGS DOWN ON THAT PROJECT, AND THERE IS A FEW OTHER LITTLE CLEANUP ITEMS THAT WE NEED THE CONTRACTOR TO ADDRESS.

THE NEXT TWO ROWS ARE ACTUALLY THE SAME PROJECT.

IT'S OUR INTERCHANGE OUT BY THE LANDFILL FOR FM 3034, WHERE THE NEW OVERPASS FOR WINTERS FREEWAY WILL GO OVER.

THAT PROJECT IS PROGRESSING NICELY.

WE DO HAVE THEM UNDER A MILESTONE RIGHT NOW TRYING TO FINISH THE HEART OF THE CROSSING FOR THE NEW CROSSING FOR FM 3034.

ALSO ANTICIPATE STARTING ON THE FIRST OF THE DRILL SHAFTS BEFORE THE END OF THE MONTH.

SO GOING OKAY ON THAT ONE? THE NEXT TWO PROJECTS ARE KIND OF TOGETHER AS WELL.

THEY WERE SOME OF OUR SAFETY BARRIER PROJECTS.

THE BULK OF THE WORK ON THAT ONE IS COMPLETE WITH RSI.

THEY GOT A LITTLE BIT OF CLEANUP. THEY HAD SOME ISSUES WITH THEIR DELINEATORS ON TOP OF THE BARRIERS. A LOT OF THE REFLECTORS WERE PEELING OFF, AND SO THEY'VE ACTUALLY GOT TO COME IN AND REPLACE ALL THOSE.

AND SO WE'LL HAVE A LANE CLOSURE ON ACTUALLY FOR THAT NEXT WEEK I BELIEVE.

AND THEN THEY SHOULD BE DONE AND WE'LL BE ABLE TO CLOSE THAT PROJECT OUT.

THE NEXT ONE IS ALSO ANOTHER IMPACTFUL PROJECT.

IT'S OUR RAIL CORRIDOR PROJECT REDOING SEVEN OF THE INTERSECTION CROSSINGS WITH THE UP.

RIGHT NOW WE'RE WORKING AT PIONEER AND SHELTON.

AND OBVIOUSLY PIONEER IS BEING VERY IMPACTFUL WITH THE FIRE STATION NEARBY.

WE ARE WORKING AS BEST WE CAN TO KEEP THINGS MOVING.

GIVEN THE WEATHER AND THE CONDITIONS AND THE COORDINATION OF ALL THE PARTIES INVOLVED BUT WE ARE SEEING SOME MORE WORK ACTIVITIES ABLE TO PROCEED THIS WEEK.

AND WE'RE TRYING TO LINE OUT OUR SCHEDULE WITH U.P.

IN ORDER TO DO THE CUTOVER.

THAT'LL HAVE TO BE DONE TO OPEN THAT INTERSECTION.

SO HOPEFULLY WE'LL GET SOME GOOD NEWS SOON.

THE NEXT ONE IS ANOTHER ONE OF OUR SAFETY BARRIER PROJECTS.

THAT ONE WAS ALSO ON WINTER'S FREEWAY.

THAT PROJECT IS PRETTY MUCH COMPLETE.

WE GOT A LITTLE BIT OF A CLEANUP, AND THEN WE'LL BE ABLE TO CLOSE IT OUT. AND THEN ITEM NUMBER SIX IS OUR FM 1235 WIDENING.

NOT A WHOLE LOT TO REPORT ON THAT ONE. THEY HAVE FINISHED THE DRAINAGE STRUCTURES AND THEY'VE BEEN MAKING GOOD PROGRESS ON ONE SIDE OF THE ROAD. AND AS SOON AS WE GET THAT ONE PAVED, WE'LL SWITCH AND WORK ON THE OTHER SIDE.

THEN NUMBER SEVEN IS CERTAINLY A BIG PROJECT FOR THE COMMUNITY.

WE GOT OUR SUPER2 PROJECT ON STATE HIGHWAY 36 THAT STARTS JUST SOUTH OF THE AIRPORT AND RUNS DOWN INTO CALLAHAN COUNTY.

THAT PROJECT IS GOING AS EXPECTED.

PRETTY MUCH ON SCHEDULE THEN.

PROJECT NUMBER EIGHT ON YOUR LIST IS OUR SIDEWALK PROJECT THAT IS GOING ON ON STATE HIGHWAY 36 OR EAST SOUTH 11TH FROM TREADWAY OUT.

THAT PROJECT IS MOVING ALONG AT A PRETTY GOOD CLIP, THINKING THEY'LL BE APPROACHING TREADWAY BY THE END OF MARCH.

AND THEN THAT PROJECT, ONCE WE'RE DONE ON STATE HIGHWAY 36, IT DOES HAVE ANOTHER SEGMENT ON IT THAT'S ON BUSINESS 20.

AND SO WE'LL BE MOVING THERE NEXT WHENEVER WE GET DONE ON STATE HIGHWAY 36.

AND THEN OUT OF NINE, I OWE YOU AN APOLOGY. THAT'S AN ANOMALY THAT SNUCK BACK ONTO MY MAP.

THAT PROJECT WAS COMPLETED EARLY LAST YEAR, SO I'LL TRY TO GET THAT CLEANED UP.

SO THAT'S IT FOR THE CURRENT CONSTRUCTION. ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT ANY PARTICULAR PROJECT? ALL RIGHT. MUST BE THE QUALITY PRESENTATION PLAN PROJECTS.

ALL RIGHT. WE GOT A LOT ON THE LIST.

THE FIRST ONE IS SOME TRAFFIC SIGNAL IMPROVEMENTS AT SOUTH 14TH AND SALES.

IT'S PART OF OUR PARTNERING WITH THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT.

SO MAX RICHARD, JUST LET ME KNOW IF Y'ALL GOT ANYTHING TO ADD TO ANY OF THESE DURING YOUR PRESENTATION. I'LL MOVE THROUGH THEM QUICK.

NUMBER TWO IS FM 3438.

THAT'S ILLUMINATION. IT'S ANOTHER SAFETY PROJECT ON THE WEST SIDE OF TOWN.

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NUMBER THREE IS FM 1082.

IT'S A WIDENING PROJECT.

NUMBER FOUR IS FM 1750.

THAT'S ANOTHER OF OUR CIP PROJECTS.

TO ADD A LEFT AND RIGHT TURN LANES ON ODOM LANE.

ITEM FIVE IS OUR. Y'ALL MAY HAVE HEARD OF THAT ONE.

IT'S OUR JUDGE ELY OVERPASS PROJECT FOR INTERSTATE.

THAT'S GOING TO BE VERY IMPACTFUL. IT DOES LET VERY SOON.

SO I THINK WE'RE ALL LOOKING FORWARD TO GETTING THAT ONE STARTED AND GETTING THAT ONE DONE. NUMBER SEVEN IS ANOTHER OF OUR SAFETY TURN LANE PROJECTS.

THAT ONE'S ON BUFFALO GAP ROAD.

THAT'S A PROJECT THAT THE COMMUNITY HAS BEEN LOOKING FOR FOR A VERY LONG TIME. AND IT'S ANOTHER ONE THAT'S GOT MPO FOCUS.

NUMBER EIGHT IS A SHARED USE PATH.

BICYCLE PED IMPROVEMENTS ON ARNOLD BOULEVARD FOR 3438 OUT OF NINE IS ANOTHER SAFETY PROJECT. THAT ONE IS TO INSTALL SIGNALS AT STATE HIGHWAY 36 AND MAPLE.

THAT'S RIGHT NEAR THE CEDAR CREEK TRAILHEAD.

AND SO I THINK IT'S TO HELP THE CITY SHARED USE PATH MAKE IT ACROSS STATE HIGHWAY 36.

ITEM TEN IS ANOTHER SIDEWALK PROJECT.

THAT ONE IS ANOTHER PARTNERING WITH LOCAL GOVERNMENT.

SO THAT ONE'S ON OLD ANSON ROAD FROM I 20 DOWN TO AMBLER.

AND THEN THE NEXT TWO ARE ADDITIONAL SIGNAL IMPROVEMENTS WITH THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT.

SO I'M NOT GOING TO SPEND A LOT OF TIME ON THOSE. AND THEN ITEM 13 OR PROJECT 13 IS THE ONE THAT WE JUST TALKED ABOUT FOR ITEM FIVE.

SO THAT ONE WILL ACTUALLY DROP OFF OF THIS LIST.

AND YOU'LL SEE THE THE WALDRIP INTERCHANGE PROJECT COME ONTO THIS LIST.

AND 14 IS ANOTHER SIGNIFICANT PROJECT FOR THE AREA.

IT'S THE IMPROVEMENTS ON 322 NEAR STATE HIGHWAY 36 INVOLVES SOME RAMPING AND SOME OTHER STUFF IN ORDER TO IMPROVE OPERATIONS AROUND THERE.

LET'S SEE. AND THEN 15 AND 16, THOSE ARE MORE SAFETY PROJECTS.

AGAIN, I GUESS EVERY TXDOT PROJECT IS A SAFETY PROJECT, BUT THESE HAVE SPECIFIC SAFETY FUNDS ASSOCIATED WITH THEM.

IT IS RAMP REALIGNMENTS ON INTERSTATE FOUR, OLD ANSON ROAD, THE RAMPS TO THE WEST BECAUSE OF ALL THE TRUCK TRAFFIC NEAR THE COUNTY AND ALL THE NEW INCREASED DEVELOPMENT GOING ON 17 IS GOING TO BE ANOTHER TRAFFIC SIGNAL PROJECT.

THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT AND THEN 18 IS OUR REPAVING OF 277 FROM WINTERS FREEWAY OUT TO THE PREVIOUS PROJECT.

THAT'S WHAT I'VE GOT ON THE LIST RIGHT NOW.

JUDGE ELY, THAT OVERPASS GOES OVER THE INTERSTATE.

CORRECT THE OTHER WAY AROUND INTERSTATE.

INTERSTATE WILL BE GOING OVER JUDGE ELY.

CORRECT. THANKS FOR THAT CLARIFICATION. AND THEN SOME OF THESE ELMDALE ROAD ISSUES THAT THE CITY'S BEEN HAVING WITH EXPANSION OUT THERE, A LOT OF THAT WILL BE ADDRESSED WITH THE I-20 WIDENING CORRECT.

THERE ARE IMPROVEMENTS AT THE ELMDALE ROAD INTERSECTION AS PART OF THE SCHEMATIC THAT WAS BEING DEVELOPED. I'M NOT GOING TO TRY TO SUGGEST THAT WHAT IS CURRENTLY PLANNED WITH THAT SCHEMATIC IS GOING TO BE ABLE TO ADDRESS WHAT WE ALL KNOW NOW IS GOING TO HAPPEN WITH TRAFFIC AT ELMDALE. SO I WOULD SUGGEST THAT I'M GOING TO HAVE TO WORK WITH ANTHONY.

WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO GO BACK AND LOOK AT THAT SCHEMATIC AND MAKE SURE. BUT I THINK BEFORE THAT PROJECT EVER HAPPENS, WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO LOOK AT SOME OTHER IMPROVEMENTS THAT WE CAN DO IN THE INTERIM FOR THAT INTERSECTION.

THANK YOU. IF I'M NOT OVERCOMMITTING.

YES. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? THANKS, BRYCE. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. NOW, THE CITY OF ABILENE'S PRESENTATION OF TRANSPORTATION PROJECTS.

GOOD AFTERNOON. ALL RIGHT.

SO WE'LL START WITH THE YELLOW PROJECTS.

THOSE ARE THE ONES CURRENTLY UNDER CONSTRUCTION.

THE SOUTH 27 SIGNAL IMPROVEMENTS.

THERE'S JUST SOME MINOR PUNCH LIST ITEMS LEFT ON THAT, AND THEN THAT WILL BE TAKEN OFF THIS LIST.

CYPRESS STREET RECONSTRUCTION.

MOST OF MY UPDATES. CRAIG, CAN YOU ADVANCE THE SLIDE, PLEASE, SIR? OKAY. THANK YOU.

THANK YOU. YEAH. SO I'LL GO OVER THE FIRST ONE AGAIN.

IN YELLOW IS THE CURRENT CONSTRUCTION SOUTH 27 SIGNAL IMPROVEMENTS.

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CYPRESS STREET RECONSTRUCTION.

MOST OF MY UPDATES ARE PERTAINING TO THE PEDESTRIAN PLAZA.

CURRENTLY, THE CITY IS WORKING ON DOING SOME TRENCHING FOR THE CONDUIT FOR THE UTILITIES THERE. AND THEN FOR THE NEXT ITEM THE NEXT TWO ITEMS, ACTUALLY, POLARIS AND GREAT LAKES CHEESE.

THOSE ARE BOTH DCOA PROJECTS BASICALLY RIPPING OUT THE ASPHALT, REPLACING IT WITH CONCRETE.

SO THOSE WOULD BE REMOVED FROM THIS LIST.

THE FIFTH ITEM IS KIND OF OUR BIG CITY PROJECT RIGHT NOW.

SOUTH 14TH. AS YOU ALL HAVE PROBABLY SEEN OR HEARD ABOUT CURRENTLY THEY'RE WORKING ON THE SOUTH LANE. IT'S BARRICADED ALL THE WAY OFF.

THERE'S TRAFFIC CONTROL FOR THAT. IS GOING THROUGH AND WORKING THROUGH, DOING SOME OF THEIR UPDATES. AND THEN WE ALSO HAVE OUR CONTRACTOR WORKING FROM WILLIS TO BARROW. THEY STARTED THAT MONDAY.

THEY SET UP THE TRAFFIC CONTROL AND THEN TODAY THEY STARTED MILLING THAT OUT.

SO THERE WILL BE SOME ON AND OFF DELAYS AND LANE CLOSURES THROUGHOUT FOR THE NEXT POTENTIAL SEVEN MONTHS, MAYBE A LITTLE BIT MORE DEPENDING ON THE WEATHER. AND THEN THE SIXTH ITEM, BRYCE ALREADY MENTIONED IT.

THIS IS AN CIP PROJECT THROUGH THEM CURRENTLY.

THE CONTRACTORS JUST WERE WAITING ON MATERIALS TO BE ORDERED FOR THAT POTENTIAL START DATE AROUND JUNE OR MAY.

FOR ITEM NUMBER SEVEN IN YELLOW BUTTERFIELD MEADOWS.

THAT'S JUST AN ALLEY THAT WE'RE RECONSTRUCTING. CURRENTLY, THEY JUST STARTED ON THE FIRST PHASE OF THAT, DEMOING THAT OUT, AND THEN THEY'LL BE REPLACING IT WITH A CONCRETE.

THE EIGHTH ITEM IN YELLOW IS CURRY LANE AND BUFFALO GAP.

THAT PROJECT WAS PUT ON FOR LAST MONTH'S UPDATES FOR THE TAC MEETING.

IT'S ACTUALLY ALREADY WILL BE COMPLETED.

THERE'S A COUPLE LITTLE PUNCH LIST ITEMS LEFT, BUT THOSE IMPROVEMENTS ARE DONE SO YOU WON'T ACTUALLY SEE THAT ANYMORE ON THIS LIST.

AND THAT IS ALL I HAVE FOR CURRENT CONSTRUCTION.

DO WE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? NO. OKAY. AND THEN THE NEXT SET OF PROJECTS I'LL GO OVER IS THE PROJECTS IN BLUE, WHICH IS OUR DESIGN PROJECTS.

ITEM ONE, I BELIEVE IT'S ONE A AND ONE B, THAT'S JUST A MAPLE NORTH PHASE ONE AND TWO.

STILL IN THE EASEMENT ACQUISITION PHASE FOR THOSE OUR LAND MANAGERS WORKING TO GET APPRAISALS DONE FOR THAT.

WE ARE MAKING PROGRESS.

IT'S JUST SLOWLY FOR THE SECOND ITEM, S10B, THAT IS A STREET MAINTENANCE PROJECT FROM 2025. WITH EVERYTHING THAT HAPPENED LAST YEAR, WE HAD SOME DELAYS. WE'RE WAITING ON THE WATER DEPARTMENT TO FINISH THEIR IMPROVEMENTS BEFORE WE GO BACK AND REPAVE THAT, JUST SO THAT WE'RE NOT RIPPING OUT OUR NEW PAVEMENT OUT THERE. THEY ARE CURRENTLY WORKING ON THAT.

DON'T HAVE A TIMELINE FOR THAT, BUT THAT PROJECT WILL BE COMING SOON.

IT'S 99% DESIGNED, SO I'M JUST WAITING FOR A TIMELINE WITH THEM SO WE CAN GET IT BID OUT.

THE THIRD ITEM, OLD ANSON WALKABILITY PROJECT.

BRYCE MENTIONED THIS ONE AS WELL.

THE 100% PLAN REVIEW WILL BE IN MARCH, AND THEN LATER IN THE SUMMER SHOULD BE LET ITEM NUMBER FOUR, NORTH 18TH.

THIS WAS A CONTINGENCY PROJECT FROM 2025.

WE HAD ENOUGH FUNDS FOR THAT.

SO WE ANTICIPATE IN THE SPRING THAT THAT WOULD BE LET.

THAT'S 99% DONE. DESIGN AS WELL.

ITEM NUMBER SIX. OH, NO.

NUMBER FIVE AND NUMBER SIX.

THOSE ARE BOTH PROJECTS SELECTED BY THE STREET MAINTENANCE BOARD.

THOSE ARE CURRENTLY IN DESIGN.

NUMBER FIVE IS A FULL DEPTH FROM FOR COLLEGE HEIGHTS.

IT'S FROM GRAPE TO HICKORY NORTH TO NORTH 18TH.

THERE'S A LITTLE BIT OF FULL DEPTH AND MILAN OVERLAY IN THAT PROJECT, AND WE ANTICIPATE THAT AROUND MARCH.

ITEM NUMBER SIX, S4 IS A SEALCOAT PREVENTATIVE MAINTENANCE PROJECT.

THAT'S IN DESIGN AS WELL.

ITEM NUMBER SEVEN IS LONE STAR.

IT'S A PREVENTATIVE MAINTENANCE. THIS ONE IS A CONTINGENCY PROJECT. SO WE'LL WE'LL HAVE TO COME BACK. SEE IF WE HAVE ENOUGH MONEY FOR THAT. AND THEN THAT WOULD BE DONE NEXT YEAR.

IF WE HAVE ENOUGH MONEY JUST BASED ON THE TIMELINE AND THE WEATHER CONDITIONS, IT'D JUST BE BETTER TO DO IT IN THE BEGINNING PART OF THE YEAR. ITEM NUMBER EIGHT, BARROW STREET FROM SOUTH FIRST TO 11TH.

THAT'S A FULL DEPTH THAT'S CURRENTLY IN DESIGN AND WE HOPE TO LET IT SOMETIME IN THE SUMMER. KIND OF THE SAME THING WITH NUMBER NINE.

THAT'S A FULL DEPTH FOR SOUTH 25TH FROM ROSS TO BUFFALO GAP.

AND WE ANTICIPATE THE EARLY SUMMER FOR THAT ONE.

AND THAT IS ALL I HAVE FOR UPDATES.

ANY QUESTIONS? I APPRECIATE YOU COMMENTING ON THE LIKE ON SOUTH 14TH.

ATMOS IS DOING THE WORK BEFORE WE GO IN AND PUT IN THE SURFACE.

AND THEN IN AREA NUMBER TWO, THE WATER DEPARTMENT'S WORKING ON THAT.

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SO YEAH, WE DEFINITELY WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT ANY UTILITY WORK IS DONE BEFORE WE PUT A BRAND NEW ROAD IN BECAUSE IT DEFEATS THE PURPOSE. SO WE'RE JUST TRYING TO MAKE SURE WE GET ALL THAT DONE THAT FOR THE PUBLIC'S BENEFIT. THANK YOU, THANK YOU.

AND THEN THE LAST ONE IS CITYLINK.

AND I NEED TO APOLOGIZE.

I JUST I REALIZED AS I WAS SITTING THERE THAT MY NOTES ARE FOR THE TECHNICAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE, SO I IT WAS SIMILAR TO WHAT BUT NOT THE SAME.

SO THIS IS ALL THE TAC PACKET.

SO I'M GOING TO. SO I NEED TO APOLOGIZE FOR THAT.

SO DIRECTOR'S REPORT, THE.

DO WE HAVE A CITYLINK REPORT OR SAY AGAIN, IS THERE A CITYLINK REPORT? I, I DID NOT GET ONE. AT THE TAC MEETING WE TALKED ABOUT IT.

THEY GAVE AN UPDATE THAT THE REPAIRS ON INTERNAL TO THE BUILDING WERE COMPLETED IN THE, I BELIEVE, THE RESTROOM.

AND THERE WERE THEY WERE WAITING ON SOME BIDS.

THEY'RE LOOKING TO GET A SECOND FACILITY CLOSE BY.

BUT I, I ACTUALLY SORT OF EXPECTED THEM.

THAT'S WHAT WE HAD. WHAT'S WHAT? THAT'S WHAT THEY GAVE TO THE TAC. OKAY.

THE FROM MY DIRECTOR'S REPORT.

WE COMPLETED THE APR, THE ANNUAL PROJECT EXPENDITURE REPORT THAT WAS SUBMITTED IN JANUARY ON ON WITHIN THEIR DUE DATE.

THE ANNUAL PROJECT LISTING REPORT IS NOT IS NOT DONE STATEWIDE.

I'M NOT SURE EXACTLY WHAT THE STATUS IS.

I SENT A REQUEST. THE UPCOMING WORK THAT WE'VE GOT ARE RELATED TO TEX-DOT IS GOING THROUGH AND RE REVIEWING, WORKING WITH FEDERAL HIGHWAY, REVIEWING FEDERAL FUNCTIONAL CLASSIFICATION, WHICH IS NOT THE SAME AS STATE OR AS CITY FUNCTIONAL CLASSIFICATION.

THERE'S THERE'S A FEDERAL FUNCTIONAL CLASSIFICATION. FEDERAL FUNCTIONAL CLASSIFICATION PROCESS.

OUR MPO OR OUR REGION IS UP IN STARTING IN APRIL.

SO WE'LL BE WE'LL BE DOING THAT WITH THEM.

THEY ONE OF THE ITEMS IS USING THE 2025 TRAFFIC COUNT DATA.

THAT WAS DONE. AND ELISA DID MAKE SURE THAT THE EXPANDED MPO AREA WAS INCLUDED IN THOSE TRAFFIC COUNTS. SO WE HAVE GOOD TRAFFIC COUNTS TO DO.

THE EXPANDED AREA. ALSO AS PART OF THE TRAVEL DEMAND MODEL PROCESS, WE NEED THOSE TRAFFIC COUNTS AND WE ALSO NEED SOCIOECONOMIC DATA.

AND SO I'VE BEEN WORKING OR TALKING TO THE STATE DEMOGRAPHIC OFFICE.

THEY THEY RELEASED THEIR 2060 POPULATION FORECASTS OUT BY IN FIVE YEAR INCREMENTS OUT TO 2060. SO WE WILL BE SEEING YOU'LL BE SEEING THOSE AT THE NEXT MEETING.

WE'LL BE WORKING WITH THE TAC AT THE POPULATION GROWTH.

OUR AREA IS GROWING. A MAJORITY OF COUNTIES IN TEXAS ARE ACTUALLY NOT GROWING.

THEY'RE SHRINKING. SO YOU'LL SEE THE AND SOMETHING DIFFERENT FROM THE LAST TIME THE STATE DEMOGRAPHER DID THEIR FORECAST. THEY DIDN'T DO A NUMBER.

THEY ACTUALLY DID WHAT THEY THINK IS THE NUMBER.

AND THEN THEY DID A HIGHER AND LOWER.

AND ARE THEY TAKING THE APPROACH THAT THEY'RE 90% SURE THAT THE NUMBER WILL BE BETWEEN THE TOP AND BOTTOM? AND IF YOU NEED AN ACTUAL NUMBER, YOU'RE SUPPOSED TO USE THE MIDDLE NUMBER.

SO WE'LL YOU'LL BE SEEING ALL THAT NEXT TIME LOOKED AT OUR CONGESTION DATA.

AND WE DO NOT HAVE A LOT OF CONGESTION THAT IS RECURRING.

THE CONGESTION IN OUR AREA IS NON-RECURRING.

IT'S EITHER CRASH OR MAINTENANCE RELATED OR WEATHER.

THE WE WILL BE STARTING OUR SAFETY ACTION PLAN THAT USING THE SAFE SYSTEM PROCESS.

TXDOT HAS A NEW TOOL I MENTIONED EARLIER, THE ASH TOOL, WHERE THAT WE CAN USE.

SO WE'LL BE DOING A REVIEW OF OF THE LOCATION OF OUR HOT SPOTS.

I ALSO MENTIONED EARLIER THAT THE FEDERAL TRANSPORTATION LEGISLATION EXPIRES AT THE END OF THIS FISCAL YEAR. THEY HAVE A BILL HAS BEEN PROPOSED CALLED BASICS BY A GROUP OUT OF THE HOUSE. THAT ISN'T AS BIG A CHANGE AS SOME OF THE CHANGES THAT WE HAD HEARD.

BUT IT IS A RETURN TOWARDS SAFETY, MAINTENANCE AND SOME OPERATIONS.

THERE'S LESS OF THE CARBON REDUCTION AND THINGS LIKE THAT THAT ARE EVEN BEING MENTIONED. IT'S IT'S BASICALLY AIMED AT ROADS AND HIGHWAY IMPROVEMENTS.

AND YOU CAN SEE THE ON THE SLIDE THE FUNCTIONAL CLASSIFICATION ALSO.

THEY ARE ONE OF THE BIG THINGS THAT WAS ACCELERATING PROJECT DELIVERY.

AND HAVING MPOS AND REGIONAL ENTITIES SOMEHOW HELP WITH ACCELERATING PROJECT DELIVERY.

ALTHOUGH THAT IS UNCLEAR WHAT THAT MEANS.

BUT HAVING FOLLOWED THESE PROCESSES NOW FOR.

FOR MORE REAUTHORIZATIONS, AND I WANT TO ADMIT, I WILL TELL YOU THE LAST 48 HOURS IS WHEN MOST OF THE DECISIONS ABOUT WHAT IS INCLUDED

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SO ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS ON UPCOMING? ALSO, JUST WANTED TO MENTION RITA.

OUR ADMIN ASSISTANT IS IS SICK.

AND SO SHELLEY HAS BEEN VERY GRACIOUS TO HELP US OUT AND WE REALLY APPRECIATE IT.

SO ONE OF THE BULLET POINTS ON HERE IS THE FINANCIAL STATUS. IS THAT SOMETHING. OH, YES. SO THE WE ARE UNDER BUDGET WHICH IS RELATED A LOT TO STAFFING AND THE FACT THAT I HAVEN'T HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO REQUEST SOME, SOME OF THE DATA AND SOME OF THE OTHER THINGS THAT THAT ARE HAPPENING QUITE FRANKLY, BECAUSE UNTIL WE GET FURTHER IN, I WON'T KNOW EXACTLY WHAT ALL WE DO NEED.

BUT BUT WE ARE UNDER BUDGET.

ON WE'VE PAID TWO OF THE BILLS SO FAR IN THIS FISCAL YEAR, AND BOTH OF THEM HAVE BEEN UNDERNEATH THE FORECAST.

SO. OKAY. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? ANY STATUS ON THE GOVERNOR'S SIGNATURE ON THE MPO? SO THE IT APPEARS THAT THE GOVERNOR WANTS TO DO ALL THE MPO BOUNDARIES AT THE SAME TIME, AND THERE IS A LEAST ONE MPO BOUNDARY THAT IS SOMEWHAT CONTROVERSIAL.

UNTIL THAT ONE IS RESOLVED, I DON'T THINK ANY MPO BOUNDARIES ARE GOING TO I'VE HEARD NOTHING CONTENTIOUS ABOUT HOURS OR OR IT'S JUST THERE'S ONE OF THE ONE OF THE LARGE NPOS IS SOMEWHAT CONTENTIOUS.

OKAY, THANKS. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

UNDER DIRECTOR'S REPORT. IS THAT EVERYTHING? THAT'S THAT'S THAT'S ALL THAT ALL I HAVE, SIR, THAT'S ITEM NUMBER TEN.

ITEM NUMBER 11. OPPORTUNITIES FOR MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC TO MAKE COMMENTS ON MPO ISSUES.

IS THERE ANYBODY THAT WANTS TO ADDRESS ANYTHING ABOUT MPO ISSUES FROM ANY OF THE STAFF MEMBERS THAT ARE PRESENT? OPPORTUNITY NUMBER 11.

NUMBER 12, OPPORTUNITY FOR BOARD MEMBERS, TECHNICAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE MEMBERS OR MPO STAFF TO RECOMMEND TOPICS FOR FUTURE DISCUSSION OR ACTION IS ANYTHING WE NEED TO TALK ABOUT. FUTURE MEETING.

ALL RIGHT. IT IS 2:12 P.M.

I'LL REMIND EVERYONE. OUR NEXT MEETING IS APRIL 21ST AND TODAY IS THE FIRST DAY OF EARLY VOTING. SO GET OUT THERE AND VOTE.

MAY 3RD OR MARCH 3RD IS ACTUAL ELECTION DAY.

SO THIS MEETING OF THE POLICY BOARD IS ADJOURNED.

THANKS.

* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.