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Grade Separations |
Improvement Classification Level |
Estimated Cost |
Estimated Public
Benefit |
Ratio:
Benefit/Cost |
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FM 1640 |
3 |
$14,000,000 |
$1,800,000 |
0.13 |
|
FM 2759 (Crabb River) |
3 |
$13,000,000 |
$600,000 |
0.05 |
|
FM 521 |
3 |
$6,400,000 |
$700,000 |
0.11 |
|
Total Identified Improvements |
$33,400,000 |
$3,100,000 |
|
FM 1640
Farm-to-Market (FM) 1640 is currently a four-lane roadway that crosses the railroad at-grade in
Fort Bend County near the city of Richmond. Approximately 5,400 daily vehicles
cross the BNSF at this location. The identified four lane roadway overpass would
intersect with Thompson Road and separate vehicular traffic from the BNSF
Galveston Subdivision. In order to maintain grade separation of vehicular
traffic from the railroad as well as connectivity between Thompson Road and FM
1640, Thompson Road is also identified as a four-lane roadway overpass.
Access to adjacent properties will be maintained via access roads alongside FM
1640 as well as Thompson Road along with at-grade u-turns located beneath the
overpass on each side of the railroad. Right-of-way acquisition of the adjacent
commercial properties accounts for approximately 16 percent of the estimated
cost to implement this grade separation.
The grade separation of FM 1640 is estimated to cost $14,000,000. The estimated
public benefit calculated for the grade separation of FM 1640 is $1,800,000,
which is 13 percent of the estimated cost of construction.
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FM 2759
Farm-to-Market (FM) 2759 is currently a two lane roadway that crosses the railroad at-grade in
Fort Bend County near the city of Booth. Approximately 1,600 daily vehicles
cross the BNSF Railroad at this location. The identified two-lane roadway
overpass would intersect with Thompson Road and separate vehicular traffic from
the BNSF Galveston Subdivision.
In order to maintain grade separation of vehicular traffic from the railroad as
well as connectivity between Thompson Road and FM 2759, Thompson Road is also
identified as a two-lane roadway overpass. Access to adjacent properties will be
maintained via access roads alongside FM 2759 as well as Thompson Road along
with at-grade u-turns located beneath the overpass on each side of the railroad.
Right-of-way acquisition of the adjacent residential properties accounts for
approximately 9 percent of the estimated cost to implement this grade
separation.
The grade separation of FM 2759 is estimated to cost $13,000,000. The estimated
public benefit calculated for the grade separation of FM 2759 is $600,000, which
is five percent of the estimated cost of construction.
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FM 521
Farm-to-Market (FM) 521 is currently a two-lane roadway that crosses the railroad at-grade in
Fort Bend County near the city of Arcola. Approximately 11,900 daily vehicles
cross the BNSF Railroad at this location. The identified two-lane roadway
overpass would separate vehicular traffic from the BNSF Galveston Subdivision.
The typical overpass bridge length was extended in order to maintain the grade
separation and vertical clearance over the potential railroad connection in the
NE quadrant of the FM 521/BNSF Galveston Subdivision intersection.
Access to adjacent properties will be maintained via access roads alongside the
main roadway along with at-grade u-turns beneath the overpass on each side of
the railroad. Estimated right-of-way acquisition costs of the adjacent
undeveloped properties are negligible when compared to the estimated cost to
implement this grade separation.
The grade separation of FM 521 is estimated to cost $6,400,000. The estimated
public benefit calculated for the grade separation of FM 521 is $700,000, which
is approximately 11 percent of the estimated cost of construction.
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Identified Improvements
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