Meandering Road is one of the primary roadways that provides access to the Naval Air Station Fort Worth, Joint Reserve Base (NAS Fort Worth, JRB) for military personnel. Meandering Road serves as a vital connection to the east gate entrance of the base through the cities of Fort Worth and River Oaks. This 1.4 mile connection of roadway was identified in the Planning Livable Military Communities Study recently conducted by North Central Texas Council of Governments (NCTCOG) as a candidate for near-term reconstruction due to the capacity demand accessing the base, security and safety needs of the base, deteriorating pavement conditions, confusing intersections and lengthy vehicle back-ups during military reserve and national guard training weekends. Over the past 18 months, local government and military partners have worked to develop preliminary design concepts for reconstruction of Meandering Road to increase westbound capacity with additional roadway capacity, intersection improvements, street lights and bicycle and pedestrian enhancements. NCTCOG has programmed $1,000,000.00 in the Dallas-Fort Worth Transportation Improvement Program (TIP) to complete the full Plans, Specification and Engineering (PS&E) design and environmental clearance of ultimate improvements along Meandering Road/LTjg Barnett Road. To effectively move this improvement forward, the City of Fort Worth was asked to lead this design and environmental clearance effort working in close coordination with the City of River Oaks, Tarrant County, NAS Fort Worth and the NCTCOG through a Local Project Advance Funding Agreement (LPAFA) with TxDOT in the amount of $1,000,000.00, which was authorized by Mayor and Council Communication (M&C C-27708), Resolution No. 4625-05-2016. Conceptual cost estimates for the reconstruction of Meandering Road range from $10 to $15 million. The Regional Transportation Council (RTC) has committed that the NCTCOG, working with funding partners, will fund the right-of-way acquisition and construction improvements following completion of design and environmental by the City (see attached letter from RTC). Funding to support construction and any needed right of way will come from regional funding sources other than the City of Fort Worth given that the primary goal of the project is a regional effort to serve the military facility. M/WBE OFFICE – Lamb-Star Engineering, L.P., is in compliance with TxDOT's DBE goal of zero percent based on the project's Federal funding, type of work, location, overall and item cost estimate values, subcontracting opportunities, certified DBE firms in vicinity of the project location, and the size of the project. Lamb-Star Engineering, L.P., was selected for this project on the basis of a Request for Qualifications (RFQ) advertised by Transportation and Public Works in the Fort Worth Star-Telegram on February 16 and February 23, 2017 specifically relating to the Meandering Road project. Firms were invited to submit their qualifications for performing engineering professional services based on a set of criteria regarding the design and construction of Meandering Road. Lamb-Star Engineering, L.P., met or exceeded the criteria set forth in the RFQ with their submittal.
The portion of the project within the Fort Worth City Limits is located in COUNCIL DISTRICT 7, Mapsco 60Q, 60R, and 61N. |
