Columbus Consolidated Government
Referrals From Mayor and Council-01/03/2006
Subject Smith Road Railroad Crossing
Description Please have staff to check to see if there are any railroad
improvements planned for the Smith Road railroad crossing. (Councilor Davis
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Assigned To David Arrington
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Response According to Ali Farhad, our Project Manager for the Railroad
Improvement Project in the CIP, there are no improvements scheduled for the
Smith Road Crossing. Our current agreement with Norfolk Southern Corporation
has improvements planned for three crossings at Williams Road Extension, 9th
St. & Broadway, and 9th St. & Veterans. This project was approved by Council
in June 2005.
On June 21, 2005 Council approved an agreement with Norfolk Southern to perform
railroad crossing improvements at Williams Road, 9th St. & Veterans, 9th St. &
2nd Ave., 9th St. & Broadway, and other crossings as needed for a sum not to
exceed $200,000. The final contract with Norfolk Southern however only
included three (3) crossings, excluding the 9th St. & 2nd Ave. crossing.
There was no explanation in the file as to why the 2nd Ave. crossing was
removed from the list. Staff is attempting to contact Norfolk Southern
concerning this matter. Repair work by Norfolk Southern has been delayed due
to the company's response to Hurricane Katrina. The Williams Road crossing
improvement is schedule to begin within a few weeks. Scheduling for
improvements at the other crossings will be coordinated with Norfolk Southern.
The total cost of repairs for work to be performed by Norfolk Southern is
$131,989 (Williams Road $27,732, 9th & Broadway $62,288, and 9th & Veterans
$41,878). In addition to the amount paid to Norfolk Southern for crossing
improvements, the City will be responsible for paving the intersections where
improvements are made. An estimate of the paving cost is currently being
developed by Staff. As soon as the City paving cost is determined I'll
provide a total estimated project cost.
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