Brittany Bay Boulevard

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Brittany Bay Boulevard

• Friendswood City Council
• March 20, 2006

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Brittany Bay Boulevard

• Purpose of this meeting
• Provide brief background
• Present pros and cons of each alternative
• Identify other possible pros and cons
• Work toward Council consensus for preferred
  alternative so that the PE/EA can be completed

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Brittany Bay Boulevard

• Purpose of Brittany Bay
• Improve mobility for the City
• Relief for FM 518
• Approaching Buildout
• Improve mobility for the Area
• League City
• Friendswood
• Pearland

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Past Council Action

• R98-23 Major Thoroughfare Plan
• R98-38 PE/EA Authorization
• R99-27 Conceptual Alignment
• R2000-07 PE/EA Authorization
• R2001-31 Revised Major Thoroughfare Plan
• R2003-07 Bond Election Canvassing

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2003 Bond Election

• PROPOSITION NO 3
• FOR THE ISSUANCE OF 4,055,000 BONDS FOR THE
  IMPROVEMENT OF STREETS AND THOROUGHFARES
  INCLUDING FRIENDSWOOD LINK ROAD, BRITTANY BAY
  BOULEVARD EXTENSION, VARIOUS LOCAL STREETS, AND
  THE ACQUISITION OF ANY NECESSARY RIGHTS OF WAY
• 1847 out of 2630 votes (70.2)

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Funding Process

• PE/EA TXDOT program to get on the TIP
• Establish alternative alignments
• Receive public input
• Select preferred alignment
• Complete PE/EA for preferred alignment
• TIP provides 80 of design and construction
  costs
• Federally funded
• Regionally competitive (HGAC)
• 4 year program

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Options

• Red Route
• Yellow Route
• Purple Route
• No build

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Brittany Bay Route Summary
FM 528
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Option 1 Red Route

• Pros
• Consistent with CEDC planning recommendations
• Consistent with West Ranch development
• Consistent with Friendswood Lakes Blvd
• Follows pipeline corridor (east of 528)
• Cons
• Inconsistent with Advisory Committee
• Possible displacement(s)

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Option 2 Yellow Route

• Pros
• Consistent with CEDC planning recommendations
• Straightest proposed alignment
• Gravel roadway already in existence (east of 528)
• Cons
• Inconsistent with Advisory Committee
• Inconsistent with West Ranch development
• Inconsistent with Friendswood Lakes Blvd
• Possible displacement(s)

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Option 3 Purple Route

• Pros
• Consistent with Advisory Committee
• Consistent with CEDC planning recommendations
• Consistent with West Ranch development
• Consistent with Friendswood Lakes Blvd
• Follows pipeline corridor (east of 528)
• Cons
• Possible displacement(s)

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Option 4 No build

• Pros
• No ROW to be acquired
• No funds required
• No displacements
• Cons
• Inconsistent with 2003 Bond Election
• Inconsistent with Regional Mobility Plan
• Inconsistent with Comprehensive Plan
• Inconsistent with Major Thoroughfare Plan
• Inconsistent with CEDC planning recommendations
• Inconsistent with West Ranch development

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Impact Summary
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Next Steps

• Council to endorse a Preferred Alignment
• Complete the PE/EA
• The project could be added to the TIP for
  federal funding in 2010 or later