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Salina St Reconstr - RR tiesCITY OF DUBUQUE, IOWA MEMORANDUM Febnmry 13, 2001 TO: FROM: SUBJECT: The Honorable Mayor and City Council Members Michael C. Van Milligen, City Manager Salina Street Reconstruction - Railroad Crossing Public Works Director Mike Koch is recommending a change from concrete panels to wooden railroad ties on portions of the S alina Street Reconstruction Project. I concur with the recommendation and respectfully request Mayor and City Council approval. MCVM/jh Attachment cc: Barry Lindahl, Corporation Counsel Tim Moerman, Assistant City Manager Michael A. Koch, Public Works Director CITY OF DUBUQUE, IOWA MEMORANDUM February 13, 2001 TO: FROM: SUBJECT: Michael C. Van Milligen, City Manager Michael A. Koch, Public Works Director Salina Street Reconstruction - Railroad Crossing INTRODUCTION The following is a request for a change from concrete panels to wooden railroad ties on portions of the Salina Street Reconstruction Project. DISCUSSION The underground work on the Salina Street Reconstruction Project will commence around March, 2001. Work will begin with the cleaning of the storm sewer, the repair of the watermain, and the storm sewer installation that will cross beneath the railroad tracks. This work will require sections of the railroad track be removed so that the utilities may be replaced within the railroad's right-of-way. The project, as it was awarded, included asphalt paving between the rails. The Charter Street crossing and the cul-de-sac were to be precast concrete panels, at an approximate cost of $78,440. The railroad company is now recommending the concrete panels that were originally bid with the project be replaced with wooden ties between the rails. Given the high truck usage of this street, railroad personnel have indicated that there would likely be too much movement in the precast concrete panels to withstand the traffic. Wooden crossings would have a longer life in this application and would reduce the project cost by 942,440. According to Corporation Counsel, Barry Lindahl, the cost of the crossing at Charter Street should be that of the railroad. They should also pay for asphalt crossing at Camp. RECOMMENDATION I would recommend that the contract be modified to include two wooden timber crossings at the cul-de-sac and at Charter Street instead of precast panels. The railroad company has stated that it will only pay the cost for an asphalt crossing at Camp Street and for the timber crossing only at Charter Street. They have indicated that they will not participate financially on concrete panels since this is above the railroad's standards for new construction. ACTION TO BE TAKEN The City Council is requested to concur in the modification to Salina Street. MAK/vjd Prepared by Michael Felderman ED O M_ (D ~D O © _Q c- O C O (D (- © _C EL <( (D JD E (D O O