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PRIORITIZATION OF RAILROAD GRADE
SEPARATIONS ALONG THE BURLINGTON
NORTHERN SANTA FE RAILROAD AT JACKSON
STREET, MADISON STREET, MARY STREET, SPRUCE
STREET, TYLER STREET, AND MISSION INN AVE
Mobility and Infrastructure Committee
February 8, 2024
Public Works Department
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3 1. On March 17, 2015, City Counc il received a report on the prioritization of grade separation projects and continued discussion of the Madison Street/BNSF, Third Street/BNSF, Spruce Street/BNSF and Jackson Street/BNSF rail crossings and requested staff return with data on all locations
including pedestrian, bicycle, and commercial traffic
counts within 30 days.
BACKGROUND
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4 2. On May 5, 2015, City Council approved the Mary Street, Third Street, Spruce Street and Jackson Street rail
crossings for conceptual grade separation design and
future funding opportunities.
3. On April 11, 2017, City Council selected Third Street as the top priority railroad grade separation and directed the Public Works Department to issue a RFP to complete the
Project Approval and Environmental Documents phase
of the project.
BACKGROUND
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5 • Since 2009 City has completed 6 grade separations.
• Currently Public Works is working on the final design and right-of-way acquisition for the 3rd St. grade separation which is scheduled to begin construction in 4th quarter of 2025. Project is fully funded.
• In September 2023, Public Works collected traffic,
pedestrian, and rail crossing data.
DISCUSSION
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6 DISCUSSION
eligible for $12.08 MM in local TUMF funding
Table 1 – Rail Crossing Traffic Data (Collected September 2023) TUMF Network
No. of
Passenger
Buses
No. of School
Special Need
Vans
No. of School
Buses
Average Daily
Bicycle Counts
Average Daily
Pedestrian
Counts
Average Daily
Traffic Counts
Street/BNSF
Rail Crossing
No28-312187,884Jackson Street
Yes410125238113,923Madison Street
No546756812,149Mary Street
No1644563216,255Spruce Street
No8826367915,407Tyler Street
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7 Table 2 – Rail Crossing Data
Estimated Cost
($MM)
Freeway
Connectivity
Railroad
Quiet Zone
2017 RCTC Priority
Group
Train Accidents:
Fatal/Non-Fatal
(Past 10 Years)
Gate Down Time
(Minutes)
Average Daily Train
Count
Street/BNSF Rail
Crossing
60.0NoYes30/015690Jackson Street
60.0YesYes12/018490Madison Street
60.0NoYes30/018090Mary Street
75.0YesNo*11/019690Spruce Street
100.0+YesYes12/114592Tyler Street
DISCUSSION
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8 • Based on the traffic and rail crossing data including train accidents history, RCTC ranking, and freeway
connectivity, the Public Works Department is
recommending the following priority ranking of projects:
1. Madison St.
2. Spruce St.
3. Jackson St.
4. Mary St.
5. Tyler St.*(additional review required)
DISCUSSION
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9 Strategic Priority No. 6 Infrastructure, Mobility and Connectivity Goal No. 6.2 – Maintain, protect, and improve assets and infrastructure within the City’s built environment to ensure and enhance reliability, resiliency, sustainability, and facilitate connectivity.
STRATEGIC PLAN ALIGNMENT
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10 JACKSON STREET RAIL CROSSING
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11 MADISON STREET RAIL CROSSING
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13 SPRUCE STREET RAIL CROSSING
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14 TYLER STREET RAIL CROSSING
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15 That the Mobility & Infrastructure Committee review and provide recommendation to the City Council to:
1.Approve the proposed Grade Separation Priority Ranking as follows: (1) Madison Street, (2) Spruce Street, (3) Jackson Street, (4) Mary Street, (5) Tyler Street, and (6) Mission Inn Avenue; and
2. Direct the Public Works De partment to explore funding opportunities in-order to begin the Project Approval and Environmental Documents phase of the Madison Street
grade separation.
RECOMMENDATIONS
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