 The Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) issued the 2009 Statewide Transportation Enhancement Program (STEP) Call for Projects on October 9, 2009. As stipulated in the “Texas Transportation Enhancement Program Guide 2009,” projects that fall within the North Central Texas Council of Governments (NCTCOG) Metropolitan Planning Area (MPA) (click here for Map) must be submitted to NCTCOG for approval prior to the submission to TxDOT. A letter of support for eligible projects will be provided by NCTCOG to local governments to include in their completed applications to their local TxDOT District Office.
On January 29, 2010, the Regional Transportation Council approved the following project rankings that have been provided to local TxDOT districts:
TxDOT, Dallas District
TxDOT, Fort Worth District
TxDOT, Paris District
We are requesting that applicants please submit the NCTCOG Project Summary form (click here to download form) by November 13, 2009, 5 p.m., in order to receive a Letter of Support from NCTCOG. Project Summary forms should be sent to the address below:
North Central Texas Council of Governments
Deborah Humphreys
Transportation Planner
616 Six Flags Drive, Suite 200
Arlington, TX 76011
Final STEP Applications are due to your local TxDOT District Office by December 11, 2009, 5 p.m. (in the form of 1 original signed nomination form, 2 hard copies and 2 discs). Please send 1 hard copy and 1 disc of the final application submittal to NCTCOG (mailing address listed above) so that projects can be evaluated based on Regional Transportation Council (RTC) standards and criteria, and rankings provided to TxDOT.
October 9, 2009 |
TxDOT opens 2009 STEP Call for Projects |
November 13, 2009, 5 p.m. |
Project Summary Submittals due to NCTCOG |
Week of November 30, 2009 |
Letters of Support Mailed out to Applicants |
December 11, 2009, 5 p.m. |
2009 STEP Applications Due to TxDOT (2 hard copies and 2 discs) |
December 11, 2009, 5 p.m. |
2009 STEP Applications Due to NCTCOG (1 hard copy and 1 disc) |
Please see the following links for additional information.
TxDOT Transportation Enhancement Website
Texas Transportation Enhancement Program Guide 2009
2009 Nomination Form and Instructions
Important Documents
NCTCOG Project Summary Form
NCTCOG STEP Calendar
NCTCOG Regional Screening List
NCTCOG Ranking Criteria
NCTCOG MPA Boundary Map
NCTCOG Surface Transportation Technical Committee (STTC) Meeting, October 23, 2009
NCTCOG STEP Presentation Karla Weaver, NCTCOG
NCTCOG STEP Workshop, October 15, 2009
TxDOT Enhancement Program Presentation Phil Hays – TxDOT Fort Worth District Richard Mason – TxDOT Dallas District
Question and Answer Session (Coming Soon)!
For information on the 2005-2006 Statewide Transportation Enhancement Program Call for Projects, please click here.
Contact: Deborah Humphreys at dhumphreys@nctcog.org or (817) 608-2394 or Karla Weaver at kweaver@nctcog.org or (817) 608-2376. |
