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Crossing Closures |
Improvement Classification Level |
Estimated Cost |
Estimated Public
Benefit* |
Ratio:
Benefit/Cost |
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Lamar |
3 |
$50,000 |
NA |
NA |
|
FM 2977 |
3 |
$50,000 |
$1,300,000 |
26 |
|
Benton |
3 |
$50,000 |
$130,000 |
2.6 |
|
Total Identified Improvements |
$150,000 |
$1,430,000 |
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*Public benefit could only be estimated for crossing closures which
would be rerouted to a grade separated crossing. However, all crossing
closures produce a public benefit of improved safety.
Lamar Drive
Lamar Drive is a two-lane roadway that crosses the railroad at-grade
in Fort Bend County near the city of Rosenberg. Approximately 2,500 vehicles
cross the BNSF at this location daily. Lamar Drive is identified to be closed at
the intersection with the BNSF Galveston Subdivision in order to reduce public
safety hazards currently associated with the existing at-grade crossing.
Access to adjacent properties will be maintained via the existing roadway
network and traffic may be rerouted to the east on US 90A or to the west to FM
1640 to cross the railroad. Right-of-way acquisition of the adjacent properties
will not be required since no new construction is required.
The crossing closure is estimated to cost $50,000. The estimated public benefit
could not be calculated for this crossing closure since the traffic would be
rerouted to other at-grade crossings; however, the closure would produce a
safety benefit for the traveling public.
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FM 2977
Farm-to-Market (FM) 2977 is a two-lane roadway that crosses the railroad at-grade in
Fort Bend County east of the city of Rosenberg. Approximately 3700 vehicles
cross the BNSF at this location daily. FM 2977 is identified to be closed at the
intersection with the BNSF Galveston Subdivision in order to reduce public
safety hazards currently associated with the existing at-grade crossing.
Access to adjacent properties will be maintained via the existing roadway
network. Traffic may be rerouted to the adjacent roadway to the east on US 59,
which is a grade separated crossing. Right-of-way acquisition of the adjacent
properties will not be required since no new construction is required.
The crossing closure is estimated to cost $50,000. The estimated public benefit
calculated for the crossing closure of FM 2977 is $1,300,000, which is 26 times
greater than the estimated cost to implement the crossing closure.
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Benton Road
Benton Road is currently a two-lane roadway that crosses the railroad at-grade
in Fort Bend County east of the city of Rosenberg. Benton Road is identified to
be closed at the intersection with the BNSF Galveston Subdivision in order to
reduce public safety hazards currently associated with the existing at-grade
crossing.
Access to adjacent properties will be maintained via the existing roadway
network. Traffic may be rerouted to the adjacent roadway to the east US 59,
which is a grade separated crossing. Right-of-way acquisition of the adjacent
properties will not be required since no new construction is required.
The crossing closure is estimated to cost $50,000. The estimated public benefit
calculated for the crossing closure of Benton Road is $130,000, which is over
two times greater than the estimated cost to implement the crossing closure.
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Identified Improvements
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