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DEPARTMENT: Engineering
SUBMITTED BY: Jill Kersey
PRESENTED BY: Michael Giardullo
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Fort Ogden Railroad Crossing Request for Direction
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REQUESTED MOTION:
To approve the closure of the SW Georgia St., SW Kentucky St. and SW Senate St. crossings and direct staff to proceed with the bidding of the FY 26/27 Annual Paving Project.
SUMMARY:
The DeSoto County Engineering Department has been coordinating the paving of County roads in the Fort Ogden area with Seminole Gulf Railway’s Crisi Grant work. The paving was originally planned in the CIP for FY 24/25 and the project was moved back twice to accommodate Seminole Gulf grant schedule. We are now planning this project for early FY 26/27 and the design is currently underway.
In addition to the cost of the paving operation which will be funded through the FY 26/27 Annual Paving project, Seminole Gulf Railway requires $984.75 per track foot for a minimum of 30 LF per crossing. Note, 3 of the 5 crossings in this area have a siding, so there are 2 crossings per roadway (estimated $60,000 for Seminole Gulf instead of $30,000). There are 5 roadway crossings in this area: SW River Street, SW Georgia Street, SW Kentucky Street, SW Massachusetts Street and SW Senate Street.
Seminole Gulf has requested the closure of 3 of these crossings (Georgia, Kentucky and Senate) refer to the attached exhibit. In addition, Seminole Gulf has offered a $20,000 credit towards the cost of replacing a crossing in a different area.
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