Exhibit A Preparation

The district or RRD assigned consultant
 prepares the Exhibit A plan set following the diagnostic inspection to show all work to be done on the project by TxDOT, the local government and the railroad company.
Starting on September 1, 2022, a Scope of Work Sheet may be used on certain projects in lieu of an Exhibit A plan set. See the Scope of Work Sheet segment below for more information.
For
roadwork, sidewalk work or
 crossing closure projects, the local government may choose to prepare the Exhibit A plans showing details of the closure or may seek assistance from the district.
If the local government wants to be reimbursed with Section 130 funds for either preliminary engineering or construction activities, an executed advanced funding agreement shall be in place prior to obligation of the funds. No local government work is authorized for reimbursement prior to the written authorization for that phase of work.
All Exhibit A’s must be signed, sealed, and dated by the engineer designing the plans.
On local roadways, the following items of work are typically constructed by the local government:
  • Median installation.
  • Civil features such as curb and gutter, guardrail, retaining walls and culverts.
  • Traffic signal adjustments.
  • Utility adjustments.
  • Removing sight distance obstructions such as vegetation.
  • Signing and striping (may be performed by TxDOT).
  • Roadway alignment improvements.
  • Installing conduit for traffic signal preemption.
The proposed civil work may be funded by the affected road agency or Section 130.
 The railroad company may be willing to perform these duties as part of negotiating the final agreement.
The railroad company provides materials and labor for:
  • Active warning devices and railroad cabin.
  • Track circuitry.
  • Traffic control.
  • Providing a preemption connection between railroad cabin and traffic signal cabin
    (to determine limits during diagnostics)
    .
  • Replanking (crossing surface).
These items are reimbursed by TxDOT under
Section 130
 funding.
For details on how to develop an Exhibit A plan set, see Chapter 7 of this Manual.
RRD
 will review and approve Exhibit A’s, as well as any preemption forms, prior to preparing the individual project agreement.