REPORT TO THE CITY COUNCIL
FROM: SCOTT L. MOZIER, PE, Director
Public Works Department
BY: RANDALL W. MORRISON, PE, Assistant Director
Public Works Department, Engineering Division
JESUS AVITIA, PE, Deputy City Engineer
Public Works Department, Transportation Project Management
SUBJECT
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Approve Amendment No. 2 to Cooperative Project Agreement, Grade Separation Program, for the Blackstone Avenue and McKinley Avenue BNSF Grade Separation Project, in the amount of $27,000,000, with the Fresno County Transportation Authority (Council Districts 1 and 7)
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RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends that the City Council approve Amendment No. 2 to Cooperative Project Agreement, Grade Separation Program (GSP), Blackstone Avenue and McKinley Avenue BNSF Grade Separation Project, in the amount of $27,000,000, with the Fresno County Transportation Authority (FCTA), and authorize the Public Works Director or designee to execute the amendment on behalf of the City of Fresno.
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
The Blackstone Avenue and McKinley Avenue 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 first phase of the project is underway, with Geometric Approval Drawings in the final approval stage. The second phase of the project was started in January 2022 and is progressing towards right of way acquisition now that all preliminary title reports have been obtained. Appraisals are scheduled to start in May 2022, and Public Works Staff, with the support of FCTA, has determined a second amendment to the Cooperative Project Agreement for $27,000,000 in Measure C Grade Separation Program funding will be necessary to begin the property acquisition process in September 2022.
BACKGROUND
The City has long-planned for future grade separations at locations with high traffic volumes, such as the BNSF crossing at Shaw Avenue, which was grade-separate...
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