Construction and maintenance agreement requirements
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Construction and maintenance agreement requirements

TxDOT routinely enters into construction and maintenance agreements with railroad companies, which provide TxDOT license and permission to perform work within railroad right of way. A separate Contractor Right-of-Entry agreement will then be executed between the contractor and railroad company to allow the contractor onto railroad right of way.

As a part of these agreements, completion of guidance and procedural documents related to the development of C&M agreements between TxDOT and various railroad companies is required, including:

Schematic examples

Submitted with preliminary engineering agreement
Schematic examples Format
New Overpass Schematic New Overpass
Widened At-Grade Crossing Schematic Widened At-Grade Crossing
Widened Underpass Schematic Widened Underpass

Exhibit "A" examples

Submitted for design approval
Exhibit "A" examples Format
New Overpass New Overpass
Widened At-Grade Crossing Widened At-Grade Crossing
Widened Underpass Widened Underpass
Joint Right-of-Way Usage Joint Right-of-Way Usage

Other documentation for design approval examples

Other documentation for design approval examples Format
Proposed Construction Project Photos
Proposed Construction Project Photos
Design Conformance to Railroad Guidelines Report for Overpass Projects Design Conformance to Railroad Guidelines Report (for Overpass Projects)
Overhead Checklist for KCS Railway for Overpass Projects Overhead Checklist for KCS Railway (for Overpass Projects) XLSX
Boring Logs for Bridge Projects Boring Logs (for Bridge Projects)
Typical Selection Report for Underpass Projects Typical Selection Report (for Underpass Projects)
Hydraulics Analysis Hydraulics Analysis
Track Outage (Absolute Work Window) Track Outage (Absolute Work Window)
Railroad Scope of Work Matrix Railroad Scope of Work Matrix XLSX

Real estate

Real estate Format
Metes and Bounds Property Description - Example Metes and Bounds Property Description - Example
Sample Area Map for UPRR and BNSF Projects
Sample Area Map for UPRR and BNSF Projects

Pipe and wire crossings and encroachments on railroad right-of-way

Pipe and wire crossings and encroachments on railroad right-of-way Format
Union Pacific Railroad Pipeline Forms Union Pacific Railroad Pipeline Forms HTML
Union Pacific Railroad Wireline Forms Union Pacific Railroad Wireline Forms HTML
Pipeline Cooper E-80 Loading Calculations - Example
Pipeline Cooper E-80 Loading Calculations

Traffic signal pre-emption

Traffic signal pre-emption Format
Traffic Signal Layout – Example Traffic Signal Pre-emption
Existing Traffic Signal Timing Data - Example Existing Traffic Signal Timing Data – Example
Pre-emption Form (TxDOT Form 2304) Pre-emption Form (TxDOT Form 2304) HTML

Railroad grade separation projects

Railroad grade separation projects that remove an active warning device Format
Procedures Procedures
Theoretical Structure Theoretical Structure
Railroad Five Percent Cost Estimate Railroad Five Percent Cost Estimate XLS