Title
Construction Agreement with CSX Transportation, Inc.
Action
Action:
A. Approve a Construction Agreement with CSX Transportation, Inc. in the amount of $1,291,638 to upgrade two existing at-grade railroad crossings on Rhyne Road at Mount Holly Road, and
B. Authorize the City Manager to amend the Construction Agreement with CSX Transportation, Inc. consistent with the purpose for which the Agreement was approved.
Body
Staff Resource(s):
Debbie Smith, Transportation
David Smith, Transportation
Anthony Tagliaferri, Transportation
Explanation
* The Charlotte Department of Transportation (CDOT) operates and maintains a transportation system that includes traffic signals and supporting infrastructure to manage traffic operations throughout the city.
* CDOT maintains traffic signals at over 900 intersections across the city, including those on streets maintained by the North Carolina Department of Transportation (NCDOT).
* On November 8, 2021, City Council adopted a resolution authorizing the City Manager to negotiate and execute a Municipal Agreement with NCDOT in the amount of $400,000 for constructing a traffic signal at the intersection of Mount Holly Road, Rhyne Road, and Sonoma Valley Drive, bordering both Council Districts 2 and 3.
* CSX Transportation, Inc. (CSX) must upgrade railroad crossing equipment to properly interact with the traffic signal before the signal can be constructed and operated safely.
* CDOT will install the remaining items necessary to complete the traffic signal and will operate the signal as part of the existing signal systems in the area.
* Since 2021, CSX has completed the design of the railroad improvements needed to operate a signal at this intersection and additional private developer funds have been committed.
* The current budget estimate for the traffic signal and railroad equipment is $1,550,000 which includes:
* $400,000 in NCDOT funds,
* $900,000 in private developer funds, and
* $250,000 in city funds.
* The proc...
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