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Grade Separations |
Improvement Classification Level |
Estimated Cost |
Estimated Public
Benefit |
Ratio:
Benefit/Cost |
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Bay Area Blvd |
3 |
$20,000,000 |
$9,800,000 |
0.49 |
|
Broadway |
3 |
$13,000,000 |
$1,700,000 |
0.13 |
|
Lawndale |
3 |
$18,000,000 |
$3,200,000 |
0.18 |
|
Lockwood |
3 |
$7,600,000 |
$1,100,000 |
0.14 |
|
Total Identified Improvements |
$58,600,000 |
$15,900,000 |
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Bay Area Boulevard
Bay Area Boulevard is currently a six-lane roadway that crosses the railroad
at-grade in southeast Harris County near the city of Webster. Approximately
57,900 daily vehicles cross the UPRR at this location. The identified six-lane
roadway overpass would intersect with Galveston Road and separate vehicular
traffic from the UPRR Galveston Subdivision. According to collision data
received from the H-GAC Traffic Safety Program and the FRA, four crashes
occurred at the Bay Area Boulevard crossing between 1990 and 2003.
In order to maintain vehicular traffic from the railroad as
well as connectivity between Galveston Road and Bay Area Boulevard, Galveston
Road is also identified as a four-lane roadway overpass.
Access to adjacent properties will be maintained via access roads alongside Bay
Area Boulevard as well as Galveston 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 19 percent of the
estimated cost to implement this grade separation.
The Bay Area Boulevard is estimated to cost $20,000,000. The
estimated public benefit calculated for the grade separation is $9,800,000,
which is 49 percent of the estimated cost of construction.
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Broadway Street
Broadway Street is currently a four-lane roadway that crosses the railroad
at-grade in Harris County in the city of Houston, located just west of the
225-Loop 610 intersection. Approximately 14,700 daily vehicles cross the UPRR at
this location. The identified four-lane roadway overpass would intersect with
Galveston Road and separate vehicular traffic from the UPRR Galveston
Subdivision. According to collision data received from the H-GAC Traffic Safety
Program and the FRA, two crashes occurred at the Broadway Street crossing
between 1990 and 2003.
In order to maintain vehicular traffic from the railroad as
well as connectivity between Galveston Road and Broadway Street, Galveston Road
is also identified as a four lane roadway overpass. Access to adjacent
properties will be maintained via access roads alongside Broadway Street as well
as Galveston 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
and school properties accounts for approximately 20 percent of the estimated
cost to implement this grade separation.
The Broadway Street is estimated to cost $13,000,000. The
estimated public benefit calculated for the Broadway Street
is $1,700,000, which is approximately 13 percent of the estimated cost of
construction.
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Lawndale Street
Lawndale Street is currently a four lane roadway that crosses the railroad
at-grade in Harris County in the city of Houston. Approximately 24,100 daily
vehicles cross the UPRR at this location. The identified four-lane roadway
overpass would separate vehicular traffic from the UPRR Galveston Subdivision
and the UPRR Glidden Subdivision. According to collision data received from the
H-GAC Traffic Safety Program and the FRA, nine crashes occurred at the Lawndale
Street crossing between 1990 and 2003.
Right-of-way acquisition of the adjacent commercial, industrial, and residential
properties accounts for approximately 14 percent of the estimated cost to
implement this grade separation.
Access to adjacent properties west of the Glidden Subdivision will be maintained
via access roads alongside Lawndale Street along with an at-grade u-turn located
beneath the overpass on the west side of the railroad. The identified closure of
the existing at-grade crossings of Lawndale and Evergreen Streets require a
reroute to 75th Street for traffic traveling in the north-south direction across
the railroad. The Lawndale Street grade separation requires a new location to
the north of the existing Lawndale Street. The new grade separation impacts
commercial, industrial, and residential properties. Access to adjacent
properties along Lawndale Street east of the Glidden Subdivision continues to be
provided by the existing roadway network.
The Lawndale Street is estimated to cost $18,000,000. The
estimated public benefit calculated for the Lawndale Street
is $3,200,000, which is approximately 18 percent of the cost of construction.
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Lockwood Drive
Lockwood Drive is currently a four-lane roadway that crosses the railroad
at-grade in Harris County in the city of Houston. Approximately 21,200 daily
vehicles cross the UPRR at this location. The identified four lane roadway
underpass would run beneath the railroad as well as Harrisburg Boulevard,
separating vehicular traffic from the UPRR Galveston Subdivision.
Access to adjacent properties will be maintained via at-grade access roads
alongside Lockwood Drive along with an at-grade u-turn located above the
underpass on the north side of the intersection of Lockwood Drive and Harrisburg
Boulevard. Harrisburg Boulevard would remain at-grade, meaning that traffic
along Harrisburg Blvd would run above the traffic on Lockwood Drive.
Connectivity between Lockwood Drive and Harrisburg Boulevard would require
traffic to reroute to other existing roadways. For example, traffic could reach
Harrisburg Boulevard from Lockwood Drive by traveling east on Park Drive and
north on Dumble Street to reach Harrisburg Boulevard. Another connection
alternative would be to utilize Sherman Street, which intersects with Lockwood
Drive, in conjunction with any of the north-south running roadways north of
Harrisburg Boulevard.
Due to the identified closures of Walker Street, Rusk Street, Capitol Street,
and Texas Avenue, adjacent properties south of Harrisburg Boulevard must acquire
access to Lockwood Drive by means of either Park Drive or Harrisburg Boulevard.
The Lockwood Drive is estimated to cost $7,600,000.
Right-of-way acquisition of the adjacent commercial, industrial, and residential
properties accounts for approximately 15 percent of the estimated cost to
implement this grade separation. The estimated public benefit calculated for the
Lockwood Drive is $1,100,000, which is approximately 14
percent of the estimated cost of construction.
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Identified Improvements
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