FROM:
Engineering
SUBJECT:
Title
Approve Public Highway At-Grade Crossing Agreement with Union Pacific Railroad Company for the Etiwanda Avenue at Slover Avenue Intersection Widening Project
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RECOMMENDATION:
Recommendation
1. Approve and authorize the City Manager to enter into the Public Highway At-Grade Crossing Agreement with Union Pacific Railroad Company for the Etiwanda Avenue at Slover Avenue Intersection Widening Project.
2. Authorize the City Manager to enter into any future individual amendments of $100,000 to the Public Highway At-Grade Crossing Agreement for the Etiwanda Avenue at Slover Avenue Intersection Widening Project
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COUNCIL GOALS:
• To invest in the City’s infrastructure (streets, sewers, parks, etc.) by maintaining and improving the city's existing infrastructure.
• To invest in the City’s infrastructure (streets, sewers, parks, etc.) by focusing on relief of traffic congestion.
• To invest in the City’s infrastructure (streets, sewers, parks, etc.) by utilizing Measure-I Funds wisely.
DISCUSSION:
The Etiwanda Avenue at Slover Avenue Intersection Widening Project consists of the reconstruction and widening of Slover Avenue, east of Etiwanda Avenue within the existing Union Pacific Railroad (UPRR) right-of-way and existing at grade track crossing. The project improvements include the installation of a sidewalk and raised median island along Slover Avenue and gate installations where none currently exist at the rail crossing.
The agreement defines the roles and responsibilities of both the City of Fontana and UPRR for the construction and ongoing maintenance of the crossing. The City will be responsible for the roadway improvements while the UPRR will conduct all improvements within the rail right-of-way, including the installation of the gates, controls, and systems.
The agreement includes the cost of constructing the improvements and ongoing annual maintenance costs for the crossing once completed. The City will have one year from the effective date of the agreement to begin construction within the railroad right-of-way.
The project is scheduled to go out to bid by early 2026, with construction commencing by Summer 2026.
FISCAL IMPACT:
The fiscal impact associated with the approval of this agreement is $1,152,707.00 and is included in the FY 2025-2026 Capital Improvement Program Budget in Project 37603350-245-A-8329 and 37603350-630-A-8329, funded by both Measure I Arterial Fund 245 and the matching Circulation Mitigation Fund 630. Annual maintenance fees of $20,136.00 will be included in future budgets within the Public Works Utilities and Streets Division’s Operating Budget.
MOTION:
Approve staff recommendation.