REPORT TO THE CITY COUNCIL
FROM: SCOTT L. MOZIER, PE, Director
Public Works Department
BY: HARMANJIT DHALIWAL, PE, Assistant Director
Public Works Department, Special Projects & Capital Management Division
FABIOLA LOPEZ, Projects Administrator
Public Works Department, Special Projects & Capital Management Division
SUBJECT
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Approve Amendment No. 4 to Measure "C" Cooperative Project Agreement, Grade Separation Program, for the Blackstone & McKinley BNSF Grade Separation Project, in the amount of $8,000,000.00, for a total increased agreement amount not to exceed $66,500,000.00, with the Fresno County Transportation Authority (Council Districts 1 and 7).
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RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends the City Council approve Amendment No. 4 to Measure "C" Cooperative Project Agreement, Grade Separation Program (GSP), for the Blackstone & McKinley BNSF Grade Separation Project, in the amount of $8,000,000, for a total increased agreement amount not to exceed $66,500,000, with the Fresno County Transportation Authority (FCTA), and authorize the Public Works Director or designee to sign the amendment on behalf of the City of Fresno.
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
The Blackstone and McKinley BNSF Grade Separation Project will eliminate two existing at-grade crossings by grade separating North Blackstone Avenue and East McKinley Avenue under the BNSF Mainline Track. The preliminary engineering phase of the project is in progress, with the 90% design package currently being developed. The right of way phase of the project started in January 2022 and is currently in the right of way acquisition stage. On October 10, 2024, the Council authorized staff to apply to the State of California's competitive Local Partnership Program (LPP) for up to $25 million in construction funding for the project. In June 2025, the City received notification that the project would not be awarded the additional LPP grant funding. Staff has been working to secure additional project fun...
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