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Crossing Closures |
Improvement Classification Level |
Estimated Cost |
Estimated Public
Benefit* |
Ratio:
Benefit/Cost |
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Cravens |
3 |
$50,000 |
$660,000 |
13.2 |
|
Douglas/Morton |
3 |
$50,000 |
$190,000 |
3.8 |
|
Eighth |
3 |
$50,000 |
NA |
NA |
|
Evergreen |
3 |
$50,000 |
NA |
NA |
|
Fifth |
3 |
$50,000 |
NA |
NA |
|
Fourth |
3 |
$50,000 |
NA |
NA |
|
Haviland |
3 |
$50,000 |
$100,000 |
2 |
|
Richwood |
3 |
$50,000 |
NA |
NA |
|
Sixth |
3 |
$50,000 |
NA |
NA |
|
Third |
3 |
$50,000 |
$530,000 |
10.6 |
|
Total Identified Improvements |
$500,000 |
$1,480,000 |
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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.
Cravens Road
Cravens Road is currently a two-lane roadway that crosses the railroad at-grade
in Fort Bend County in Missouri City. Approximately 2600 vehicles cross the UPRR
at this location daily. Cravens Road is identified to be closed at the
intersection with the UPRR Glidden Subdivision in order to reduce public safety
hazards currently associated with the existing at-grade crossing. According to
collision data received from the H-GAC and the FRA, five crashes occurred at the
Cravens Road crossing between 1990 and 2003.
The only environmental constraint identified is the presence of wetlands,
which would not be affected by the crossing closure. Access to adjacent
properties will be maintained via the existing roadway network and right-of-way
acquisition of adjacent properties will not be required since no new
construction is required.
The vehicular traffic along Cravens Road could be rerouted to Beltway 8,
which is currently grade separated from the railroad, or Gessner Road, which is
included as a potential grade separation in this study. The crossing closure is
estimated to cost $50,000. The estimated public benefit calculated for the
closure of Cravens Road is $660,000, which is over 13 times greater than the
cost of implementing the closure.
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Douglas/Morton Street
Douglas Street (as it is called north of the railroad) / Morton Street (as it is
called south of the railroad) is currently a two-lane roadway that crosses the
railroad at-grade in Fort Bend County in the city of Richmond. This crossing is
identified to be closed at the intersection with the UPRR Glidden Subdivision.
The environmental constraints located in the vicinity of this street consist
of leaking petroleum storage tanks, churches, a police station, a fire station,
the 100-year floodplain, and historic sites. The environmental constraints would
be minimally affected, if at all, by the crossing closure, since no new
construction is required, and alternate routes such as Collins Road, 10th
Street, and 2nd Street are available to cross the railroad maintaining access to
all existing properties.
Access to adjacent properties will be maintained via the existing roadway
network. The vehicular traffic along Douglas/Morton Street could be rerouted to
adjacent Collins Road, which is included as a potential grade separation as part
of this study.
The crossing closure is estimated to cost $50,000. The estimated public
benefit calculated for the closure of Douglas/Morton Street is $190,000, which
is over 3 times greater than the cost of implementing the closure.
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4th, 5th, 6th, and 8th Streets
4th, 5th, 6th, and 8th Streets are currently two-lane roadways that cross the
railroad at-grade in Fort Bend County in the city of Richmond. These crossings
are identified to be closed at the intersection with the UPRR Glidden
Subdivision in order to reduce public safety hazards currently associated with
the existing at-grade crossings.
The environmental constraints located in the vicinity of these streets
consist of leaking petroleum storage tanks, churches, a police station, a fire
station, the 100-year floodplain, and historic sites. The environmental
constraints would be minimally affected, if at all, by the crossing closure,
since no new construction is required, and alternate routes such as Collins
Road, 10th Street, and 2nd Street are available to cross the railroad
maintaining access to all existing properties.
The crossing closures are each estimated to cost $50,000. The estimated
public benefit could not be calculated for these crossing closures since the
traffic would be rerouted to other at-grade crossings; however, the closures
would produce a safety benefit to the traveling public.
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Evergreen Street
Evergreen Street is currently a two-lane roadway that crosses the railroad
at-grade in Harris County in southeast Houston. This crossing is identified to
be closed at the intersection with the UPRR Glidden Subdivision in order to
reduce public safety hazards currently associated with the existing at-grade
crossing. According to collision data received from the H-GAC and the FRA, one
crash occurred at the Evergreen Street crossing between 1990 and 2003.
The vehicular traffic along Evergreen Street could be rerouted to adjacent
75th Street. The environmental constraints located in the vicinity of this
street consist of churches and a leaking petroleum storage tank. Access to the
churches would be maintained through alternate routes in the existing roadway
network, and the petroleum tank would not be affected by a road closure.
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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Haviland Street
Haviland Street is currently a two-lane roadway that crosses the railroad
at-grade in Harris County in southwest Houston. According to collision data
received from the H-GAC Traffic Safety Program and the FRA, two crashes occurred
at the Evergreen Street crossing between 1990 and 2003. This crossing is
identified to be closed at the intersection with the UPRR Glidden Subdivision in
order to reduce public safety hazards currently associated with the existing
at-grade crossing.
The environmental constraints located in the vicinity of this street consist
of schools, churches, and leaking petroleum storage tanks. The petroleum tanks
would be unaffected by the crossing closure, and access to the schools and
churches would be maintained with the alternate route along Hillcroft Street.
Right-of-way acquisition of the adjacent properties will not be required for the
crossing closure since no new construction is required.
The vehicular traffic along Haviland Street could be rerouted to adjacent
Hillcroft Street, which is included as a potential grade separation as part of
this study. The rerouting of traffic from Haviland Street to an adjacent grade
separated crossing would reduce public safety hazards currently associated with
the existing at-grade crossing.
The crossing closure is estimated to cost $50,000. The estimated public
benefit calculated for the closure of Haviland Street is $100,000, which is two
times greater than the estimated cost of implementing the closure.
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Richwood Street
Richwood is currently a two-lane roadway that crosses the railroad at-grade in
Fort Bend County in northeast Rosenberg. This crossing is identified to be
closed at the intersection with the UPRR Glidden Subdivision and the BNSF
Galveston Subdivision in order to reduce public safety hazards associated with
the existing at-grade crossing.
The environmental constraints located in the vicinity of this street consist
of a church as well as commercial and residential properties. Right-of-way
acquisition of the adjacent properties will not be required since no new
construction is required.
Access to adjacent properties will be maintained via the existing roadway
network. Traffic may be rerouted to adjacent roadways to the southwest to River
Road, or to the northeast to Collins Road, which is included as a potential
grade separation in this report.
The crossing closure is estimated to cost $50,000. The estimated public
benefit could not be calculated for the closure of Richwood Street since traffic
may be redirected to another at-grade crossing; however, the closure would
produce a safety benefit for the traveling public.
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Third Street
Third Street is currently a two-lane roadway that crosses the railroad at-grade
in Fort Bend County in the city of Rosenberg. Approximately 2500 vehicles cross
the UPRR and the BNSF at this location daily. This crossing is identified to be
closed at the intersection with the UPRR Glidden Subdivision and the BNSF
Galveston Subdivision in order to reduce public safety hazards currently
associated with the existing at-grade crossing.
The environmental constraints located in the vicinity of this street include
multiple churches, a cemetery, a school, and a railroad museum. Access to
adjacent properties will be maintained via the existing roadway network. Traffic
may be rerouted west on Avenue D or Avenue I, and then south on Houston Street
to cross the railroad. An additional route to cross the railroad may be provided
by an overpass connecting 7th Street and 8th Street, which is identified as a
potential grade separation.
The crossing closure is estimated to cost $50,000. The estimated public
benefit calculated for the closure of Third Street is $530,000, which is over 10
times greater than the estimated cost of implementing the closure. Back to top
Identified Improvements
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