Sugar Land council authorizes submission of TxDOT TA grant applications for ADA plan, Brazos River bridge

The Sugar Land City Council on May 21 authorized city staff to submit applications to the Texas Department of Transportation’s 2025 Transportation Alternatives (TA) set-aside program to fund an ADA compliance and transition plan and a proposed Brazos River multimodal bridge connecting Greatwood to Brazos River Park.

City staff said the TA funding would target pedestrian and bicycle connectivity and planning work; the council approved a resolution (No. 25 33) that authorizes the city manager or designated official to apply for, accept, reject, alter or terminate the grant if offered. "This is a grant program that TxDOT put an open call out for, which is for transportation alternatives. It's also called the TA grant," Melanie, a city staff member, told the council. "This is specifically for pedestrian and bicyclist…