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<br /> TEXAS TRANSPORTATION COMMISSION <br /> HA YS County MINUTE ORDER Page lof2 <br /> <br /> District AUSTIN <br /> <br /> WHEREAS, in HAYS COUNTY, on INTERSTATE HIGHWAY 35 at Centerpoint Road, an <br /> interchange reconstruction project is currently being developed; and <br /> WHEREAS, this project is necessary due to increased daily traffic volumes around a major <br /> DE ~ ~hOPPing mall in !he City of San Marcos (the "city"); and <br /> D?E <br /> DC~ ~ WHEREAS, the city has requested that the interchange project be redesigned at an increase <br /> DME t-t-- in cost to elevate the Interstate Highway 35 mainlanes over Centerpoint Road; and <br /> DTS r+- <br /> DOA tt--- WHEREAS, the Texas Department of Transportation (the "department") concurs with tbe <br /> DDE ! more expensive redesign; and <br /> ROW <br /> ACCT WHEREAS, since the city has requested a different and more costly design than was <br /> PIa originally proposed, the city is committing $1,000,000 toward the project; and <br /> fA I <br /> AA WHEREAS, the Texas Transportation Commission acknowledges the city's offer to assume <br /> AE partial financial responsibility for the development of the project; and <br /> ~Lt[ WHEREAS, this action is consistent with the 1997-2001 Strategic Plan strategy to plan, <br /> design, and manage highway projects; <br /> NOW THEREFORE, IT IS ORDERED that the executive director is directed to tender the <br /> following proposal to the city: <br /> Provided the city will: <br /> 1. Donate S 1 ,000,000 toward the interchange reconstruction project at Interstate <br /> Highway 35 over Centerpoint Road. <br /> 2. Provide 100 percent of all right of way costs, and agree to provide for the adjustment of <br /> utilities in compliance with standards of the department. <br /> The department will: <br /> 1. Provide for the construction costs estimated at $4,300,000 to be funded in the Austin <br /> District's allocation of Category 2, Interstate Maintenance of the 1998 Unified <br /> Transportation Program <br /> 2. Provide design plans, specifications and estimates, right of way documentation, <br /> environmental documents and clearances, and let the project to contract. <br /> IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that when this Minute Order is declared'operative, the <br /> executive director is authorized to proceed in the most feasible and economical manner with project <br />