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Montgomery County Comprehensive Transportation Improvement Program

The Texas Council of Engineering Companies (TCEC) awarded Pate Engineers, Inc., (PATE) a Silver Medal in the 2005 Engineering Excellence Awards Competition in the category of Studies, Research and Consulting Engineering Services for their work on the Montgomery County Comprehensive Transportation Improvement Program for Montgomery County.

Montgomery County called on PATE to provide professional and technical services to revitalize the failing, 22-project, 2001 Mobility Plan. Serving as a full partner with the State and the County, PATE developed an innovative funding strategy that utilizes a combination of pass-through tolls and conventional toll projects. Reviewing the transportation projects themselves, PATE recommended phasing the list into Phase 1 and "Future Phase". Technical analysis of proposed improvements revealed a number of issues that may solve one problem but not address the overall, area issue, thus PATE made further recommendations to alter improvements to meet the greater need rather than simply patch an immediate concern.

By expanding the role of the engineer and partnering with the State of Texas and Montgomery County, PATE was able to open up new possibilities for the County's mobility program. Although Montgomery County must front the cost of the Phase 1 projects, the State will pay back about 79 percent of these projects costs. Montgomery County's pass-through tolling program is the first in the State of Texas.


Current Condition	Proposed Electronically Tolled Direct Connect