2021-014 - Approving an Agreement with the State of Texas for maintenance, control, supervision and regulation of certain State Highways

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Forth 1038 (Rev. 03/12) Page 2 of 6 COVERAGE 1. This agreement is intended to cover and provide for State participation in the maintenance and operation of the following classifications of State Highways within the City: A. Non -Controlled Access highways or portions thereof which are described and/or graphically shown as "State Maintained and Operated" highways in Exhibit "A," which is attached hereto and made a part hereof. B. All State highways or portions thereof which have been designated by the Texas Transportation Commission or maintained and operated as Controlled Access Highways and which are described and/or graphically shown in Exhibit "B; which is attached hereto and made a part hereof. 2. In the event that the present system of State highways within the City is changed by cancellation, modified routing, or new routes, the State will terminate maintenance and operation and this agreement will become null and void on those portions of the highways which are no longer on the State Highway System; and the full effect and all conditions of this agreement will apply to the changed highways or new highways on the State Highway System within the City; and they shall be classified as "State Maintained and Operated" under paragraph 1 above, unless the execution of a new agreement on the changed or new portions of the highways is requested by either the City or the State. 3. Exhibits that are a part of this agreement may be changed with both parties' written concurrence. Additional exhibits may also be added with both parties' written concurrence. GENERAL CONDITIONS 1. The City authorizes the State to maintain and operate the State highways covered by this agreement in the manner set out herein. 2. This agreement is between the State and the City only. No person or entity may claim third party beneficiary status under this contract or any of its provisions, nor may any non-party sue for personal injuries or property damage under this contract. 3. This agreement is for the purpose of defining the authority and responsibility of both parties for maintenance and operation of State highways through the City. This agreement shall supplement any special agreements between the State and the City for the maintenance, operation, and/or construction of the State highways covered herein, and this agreement shall supersede any existing Municipal Maintenance Agreements. 4. Traffic regulations, including speed limits, will be established only after traffic and engineering studies have been completed by the State and/or City and approved by the State. 5. The State will erect and maintain all traffic signs and associated pavement markings necessary to regulate, warn, and guide traffic on State highways within the State right-of-way except as mentioned in this paragraph and elsewhere in this agreement. At the intersections of off -system approaches to State highways, the City shall install and maintain all stop signs, yield signs, and one-way signs and any necessary stop or yield bars and pedestrian crosswalks outside the main lanes or outside the frontage roads, if such exist. The City shall install and maintain all street name signs except for those mounted on State maintained traffic signal poles or arms or special advance street name signs on State right-of-way. All new signs installed by the City on State right-of-way shall meet or exceed the latest State breakaway standards and be in accordance with the Texas Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices, latest edition and revision. All existing signs shall be upgraded on a maintenance replacement basis to meet these requirements 6. Subject to approval by the State, any State highway lighting system may be installed by the City provided the City shall pay or otherwise provide for all cost of installation, maintenance, and operation except in those installations specifically covered by separate agreements between the City and State.