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Consultants brief commissioners on updated thoroughfare plan; two options presented, court urged to pick level of technical depth
Summary
Friese & Nichols and county staff presented a proposed update to Kaufman County's 2016 thoroughfare plan, offering a lighter update using regional COG data or a deeper, county-tailored modeling approach; commissioners discussed outreach and funding implications and asked staff to consider next steps.
Friese & Nichols and county staff briefed Kaufman County Commissioners Court on plans to update the county's 2016 thoroughfare plan and presented two alternative approaches: a more limited update using North Central Texas Council of Governments (NCTCOG) datasets, and a deeper, county-specific travel-demand modeling effort that would "dust off" a Kaufman subarea model and refine demographic forecasts.
The consulting team described the thoroughfare plan as a "living policy document" meant to guide right-of-way preservation, align county road plans with municipal plans, and help prioritize capital projects. Eddie Haas, presented as…
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