Canal Street
Canal Street is currently a four-lane roadway that crosses the
railroad at-grade in Harris County in the eastern portion of the city of
Houston. Approximately 10,500 vehicles, including METRO buses, cross the Union
Pacific Railroad (UPRR) at this location daily.
Overpass
The identified four-lane roadway
overpass would improve public safety by separating vehicular traffic from the UPRR East Belt Subdivision. According to collision data received from the H-GAC
Traffic Safety Program and the FRA between 1990 and 2003, one crash occurred at
the Canal Street crossing.
Environmental Constraints
Some of the environmental constraints located in the vicinity of
Canal Street are leaking petroleum storage tanks, schools, and cemeteries. A
METRO bus route also runs along Canal Street at this location. Access to
adjacent properties will be maintained via access roads alongside the main
roadway along with at-grade u-turns located beneath the overpass on each side of
the railroad.
Cost
Right-of-way acquisition of the adjacent
residential and industrial properties accounts for nearly 45 percent of the
estimated cost to implement this grade separation.
The grade separation of Canal Street is estimated to cost
$11,000,000. The estimated public benefit calculated for the grade separation of
Canal Street is $1,900,000, which is approximately 17 percent of the estimated
cost of construction.
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Harrisburg Boulevard
Harrisburg Boulevard is currently a four-lane roadway that
crosses this double track segment of the railroad at-grade in Harris County in
the eastern portion of the city of Houston. Approximately 14,900 vehicles
including METRO buses cross the UPRR at this location daily.
Overpass
The identified
four-lane roadway overpass would separate vehicular traffic from the UPRR East
Belt Subdivision. According to collision data received from the H-GAC Traffic
Safety Program and the FRA between 1990 and 2003, four crashes occurred at the
Harrisburg Boulevard crossing.
Access to adjacent properties will be maintained via access
roads alongside the main roadway along with at-grade u-turns located beneath the
overpass on each side of the railroad.
Environmental Constraints
Some of the environmental constraints located in the vicinity of
Harrisburg Boulevard are leaking petroleum storage tanks, schools, and
cemeteries. A METRO bus route also runs along Harrisburg Boulevard at this
location.
Access to adjacent properties will be maintained via access
roads alongside the main roadway along with at-grade u-turns located beneath the
overpass on each side of the railroad.
Cost
Right-of-way acquisition of the adjacent
residential and industrial properties accounts for nearly 50 percent of the
estimated cost to implement this grade separation.
The grade separation of Harrisburg Boulevard is estimated to
cost $14,000,000. The estimated public benefit calculated for the grade
separation of Harrisburg Boulevard is $3,500,000, which is approximately 25
percent of the estimated cost of construction.
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Hirsch Road
Hirsch Road is currently a two-lane roadway that crosses the
railroad at-grade near Gulf Coast Junction in Harris County in the city of
Houston, located northeast of the US 59-Loop 610 intersection. Approximately
10,200 vehicles cross the UPRR at this location daily.
Overpass
The identified two-lane
roadway overpass would separate vehicular traffic from the UPRR East Belt
Subdivision. Access to adjacent properties will be maintained via access roads
alongside the main roadway along with at-grade u-turns located beneath the
overpass on each side of the railroad.
Environmental Constraints
Some of the environmental constraints located in the vicinity of
Hirsch Road are transmission lines and churches. Access to adjacent properties
will be maintained via access roads alongside the main roadway along with
at-grade u-turns located beneath the overpass on each side of the railroad.
Cost
Right-of-way acquisition of the adjacent residential and public and
institutional properties accounts for approximately 18 percent of the estimated
cost to implement this grade separation.
The grade separation of Hirsch Road is estimated to cost
$6,100,000. The estimated public benefit calculated for the grade separation is
$1,600,000, which is approximately 26 percent of the estimated cost of
construction.
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Lyons Avenue
Lyons Avenue is currently a two-lane roadway that crosses the
railroad at-grade in Harris County in the city of Houston, located east of the
US-90 and I-10 (a.k.a. Wayside Drive) intersection. Approximately 7,100 vehicles
cross the UPRR at this location daily.
Overpass
The identified four-lane roadway overpass
would separate vehicular traffic from the UPRR East Belt Subdivision. According
to collision data received from the H-GAC Traffic Safety Program and the FRA
between 1990 and 2003, one crash occurred at the Lyons Avenue crossing.
Access to adjacent properties will be maintained via access
roads alongside the main roadway along with at-grade u-turns located beneath the
overpass on each side of the railroad.
Cost
Right-of-way acquisition of the adjacent
commercial and industrial properties accounts for approximately 15 percent of
the estimated cost to implement this grade separation.
The grade separation of Lyons Avenue is estimated to cost
$6,700,000. The estimated public benefit calculated for the grade separation is
$1,000,000, which is approximately 15 percent of the estimated cost of
construction.
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Wallisville Road
Wallisville Road is currently a two-lane roadway that crosses
the railroad at-grade in Harris County in the city of Houston, located near the
northeast corner of Loop 610. Approximately 2,600 vehicles cross the UPRR at
this location daily.
Overpass
The identified four-lane roadway overpass would separate
vehicular traffic from the UPRR East Belt Subdivision.
Environmental Constraints
Some of the environmental constraints located in the vicinity of Wallisville
Road are a pipeline owned by Equilon Pipeline Company, LLC as well as the
proximity of the floodplain. The preliminary layout of the overpass lies inside
the 100 year flood zone.
Access to adjacent properties will be maintained via access
roads alongside the main roadway along with at-grade u-turns located beneath the
overpass on each side of the railroad.
Cost
Right-of-way acquisition of the adjacent industrial and
public and institutional properties accounts for approximately 11 percent of the
estimated cost to implement this grade separation.
The grade separation of Wallisville Road is estimated to cost $8,200,000. The
estimated public benefit calculated for the grade separation is $2,900,000,
which is approximately 35 percent of the estimated cost of construction.
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Identified Improvements
