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PTRA Subdivision – Grade Separations

Grade Separations Improvement Classification Level Estimated Cost Estimated Public Benefit Ratio:
Benefit/Cost
Federal Road Blvd 3 $7,000,000 $2,300,000 0.33
Total Identified Improvements $7,000,000 $2,300,000  

Federal Road

Federal Road is currently a four-lane roadway that crosses the railroad at-grade in eastern Harris County. Approximately 26,300 vehicles cross the PTRA tracks just east of the American Rail Yard daily at Federal Road. The identified four-lane overpass would separate vehicular traffic along Federal Road from the PTRA North Shore Subdivision.

Access along Federal Road to and from adjacent properties will be achieved via at-grade access roads alongside the overpass as well as u-turn loops beneath the overpass on each side of the railroad.

Environmental Constraints

Some of the environmental constraints located in the vicinity of Federal Road consist of adjacent industrial properties, which consist of oil refineries and power plants. Right-of-way acquisition of the adjacent properties accounts for less than two percent of the estimated cost to implement this grade separation.

Cost

The grade separation of Federal Road is estimated to cost $7,000,000. The estimated public benefit calculated for the grade separation is $2,300,000, which is approximately 33 percent of the estimated cost of construction.

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