PILLAR: Sustainable
AGENDA DATE: February 25, 2026
COUNCIL DISTRICT(S):|910|DEPARTMENT: Department of Transportation and Public Works
PRIORITY: Infrastructure
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SUBJECT
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Authorize payment to the Union Pacific Railroad Company (UPRR) for an agreement with UPRR, previously approved on August 9, 2017, by Resolution No. 17-1165, for the construction, maintenance, and use of a new grade-separated overpass structure within the UPRR right-of-way for Cockrell Hill Road from La Reunion Parkway to Singleton Boulevard, to include payment to UPRR for the right to construct, maintain, and repair a public overpass - Not to exceed $238,632.00 - Financing: 2024B Certificates of Obligation Fund
*In alignment with Infrastructure Management Plan.
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BACKGROUND
This project includes the extension of Cockrell Hill Road across the Union Pacific Railroad tracks with a new bridge and the reconstruction of 1500 linear feet of Vinson Street north of the bridge including curb, gutter, sidewalks, drainage, water and wastewater utilities, and a new traffic signal at the intersection of Cockrell Hill Road and Singleton Boulevard. The bridge will be a four-lane divided section, and the roadway will be a five-lane undivided section with a continuous left turn lane.
On August 9, 2017, the City Council authorized an agreement with the Union Pacific Railroad Company (UPRR) for the construction, maintenance, and use of a new grade separated overpass structure within the UPRR right-of-way for Cockrell Hill Road from La Reunion Parkway to Singleton Boulevard by Resolution No. 17-1165.
It is now necessary to execute and pay UPRR for the right to construct, maintain, and repair a public overpass.
This action will authorize payment to the Union Pacific Railroad Company (UPRR) for an agreement with UPRR, previously approved on August 9, 2017, by Resolution No. 17-1165, for the construction, maintenance, and use of...
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