DEPARTMENT: Transportation
FILE TYPE: Consent Action
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Authorization To Execute Railroad Coordination Agreements For 117th Street Reconstruction
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PURPOSE/ACTION REQUESTED
* Authorize execution of four agreements with Union Pacific Railroad Company (UP) for two improved at-grade railroad crossings and two pipeline crossings on County State Aid Highway (CSAH) 32 (117th Street), County Project (CP) 32-65 in Inver Grove Heights.
* Authorize execution of agreements with National Railroad Safety Services, Inc. (NRSS) for flagging operations.
* Authorize execution of agreements with RailPros Field Services, Inc. (RailPros) for construction observation.
SUMMARY
To provide a safe and efficient transportation system, the City of Inver Grove Heights, in cooperation with Dakota County, is proceeding with CP 32-65. The project will reconstruct 117th Street East from CSAH 71 (Rich Valley Boulevard) to the Trunk Highway (TH) 52/117th Street Interchange. The project is a part of the larger CSAH 32 network in Dakota County, which connects Interstate 35W in Burnsville to TH 52 in Inver Grove Heights. The corridor serves a high volume of freight traffic. The purpose of the project is to meet 10-ton design standards, enhance transportation system efficiency and mobility, provide pedestrian and bicycle facilities, reduce access points, improve pavement conditions, and facilitate the phased development of an essential east-west transportation corridor within the region.
Dakota County Project 32-65 is included in the 2025 Capital Improvement Program (CIP). To proceed with the CP 32-65 project, Dakota County needs agreements with Union Pacific Railroad Company to improve the two at-grade crossings of one track of the Union Pacific Railroad at its Mile Post 338.30 - Albert Lee Subdivision DOT# 876418Y ($718,200) and Mile Post 516.22-Roseport Industrial Lead DOT# 184971C ($761,347) and install warning devices as required by state design requirements. The existing at-grad...
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