Proposed Railroad Crossing ClosuresM E M 0
June 3, 1982
TO: Rufus Nye - City Manager
FROM: Dean Boyer, Director of Engineering & Utilities
SUBJECT: Proposed Railroad Crossing Closures
On May 20, 1982, a staff meeting was held to discuss the Union
Pacific Railroad Co.'s proposal, dated May 12, 1982, to close various
street -railroad crossings along their McPherson Branch. The follow-
ing individuals attended this meeting:
Don Bassett Traffic Engineer
Dean Boyer Director of Engineering & Utilities
Don Hoff Assistant City Engineer
Glenn Kochanowski Captain Police Department
Keith Rawlings Director of Planning & C.D.
Dave Robertson Fire Chief
Darrell Wilson Assistant Police Chief
Harold Schmidt U.S.D. 305
After reviewing the impact of the proposed crossing closures,
the above staff members agreed to modify the Union Pacific Railroad
Co.'s proposal to some extent. The conclusions reached at this meet-
ing are summarized below and addresses all platted crossings along the
Union Pacific Railroad between South Street and Neal Avenue.
RECOMMENDED CROSSING STATUS
Crossingsto Remain Open
South St.
Center St.
Prescott St.
Crawford St.
Republic Ave.
Ellsworth Ave.
Claflin Ave.
Cloud St.
Wayne Ave.
Montclair Dr.
Magnolia Rd.
Belmont Blvd.
Edward St.
Neal Ave.
Crossings to be Closed
Bond St.
Wilson St.
Beloit Ave.
Minneapolis Ave.
Jewell Ave.
Kirwin Ave.
Raymond Ave.
Kensington Rd.
All of the above recommendations are in accordance with the Trans-
portation Plan, as approved by the Salina Planning Commission on Janu-
ary 5, 1982, with one exception. The Transportation Plan specified that
Raymond Avenue should not be considered for closing. The staff recommends
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Proposed Railroad Crossing Closures (cont.)
that a pedestrian only crossing be maintained on Raymond Avenue.
Further staff considerations were for pedestrian crossings to
be constructed at all crossings that are closed and the possibility
of Fourth Street being two-way traffic on both the east and west side
of the tracks from Crawford Street to Cloud Street. If two-way traf-
fic were allowed on both sides of the tracks, we would also have to
prohibit all parking on Fourth from Crawford to Cloud.
The crossing signals proposed for the crossings that are to re-
main open are constructed under a federal program which provides
funding through the State Department of Transportation on a 90% Fed-
eral -10% other basis. 0n each project, as they are proposed, the
railroads have requested the City pay the 10% share. 0n these projects
we have always indicated the City has no funds available to pay the 10%
share and it is our opinion that if the federal tax dollars are paying
90% of the project, the railroads should be willing to pay the 10%
others share. The City has agreed to paint and maintain the appropriate
street markings, as required, with these projects.