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Home My WebLink About20020615.tiff RESOLUTION RE: APPROVE APPLICATION TO CONSTRUCT CROSSING SIGNALS AND GATES AT THE EXISTING GRADE CROSSING OF WCR 51 AND BURLINGTON NORTHERN AND SANTA FE RAILWAY COMPANY, AND AUTHORIZE CHAIR TO SIGN - COLORADO PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION WHEREAS, the Board of County Commissioners of Weld County, Colorado, pursuant to Colorado statute and the Weld County Home Rule Charter, is vested with the authority of administering the affairs of Weld County, Colorado, and WHEREAS, the Board has been presented with an Application to Construct Crossing Signals and Gates at the Existing Grade Crossing of Weld County Road 51 and the Burlington Northern and Santa Fe Railway Company from the County of Weld, State of Colorado, by and through the Board of County Commissioners of Weld County, on behalf of the Department of Public Works, to the Colorado Public Utilities Commission, with terms and conditions being as stated in said application, and WHEREAS, after review, the Board deems it advisable to approve said application, a copy of which is attached hereto and incorporated herein by reference. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Board of County Commissioners of Weld County, Colorado, that the Application to Construct Crossing Signals and Gates at the Existing Grade Crossing of Weld County Road 51 and the Burlington Northern and Santa Fe Railway Company from the County of Weld, State of Colorado, by and through the Board of County Commissioners of Weld County, on behalf of the Department of Public Works, to the Colorado Public Utilities Commission be, and hereby is, approved. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED by the Board that the Chair be, and hereby is, authorized to sign said application. The above and foregoing Resolution was, on motion duly made and seconded, adopted by the following vote on the 13th day of March, A.D., 2002. BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS /) � � �1� WE COUNTY,IEOL�RADO ATTEST: atIk. Glen aad, hair Weld County Clerk to t �1 .. ett yr !gar " David E.i ng, Pro-Tem BY: Deputy Clerk to the B.t M. J. eile J/ RO D AS T M: ✓! c L✓� ' liam H. Jerke ounty Attorney R bert D. Ma den Date of signature: %I 2002-0615 CC' : e(C ,',/� I/0� EG0046 11*-6 i MEMORANDUM TO: Clerk to the Board DATE: March 11, 2002 CFROM: Frank B. Hempen, Jr. 1 Director of Public Works/County Engineer- COLORADO SUBJECT: Agenda Item Please place the following item on the Board's next agenda: Approval of the proposed WCR 51/Burlington Northern and Santa Fe Railway Grade Crossing Improvement; DOT Crossing No. 057212N; in connection with the proposed CALPINE Power Plant. Upon approval, please return the "original" documentation to Public Works for submittal to the Public Utilities Commission, State of Colorado. The appropriate documentation is attached. Enclosures pc: Public Utilities Commission file WCR 51 file Burlington Northern Railroad file Santa Fe Railroad file • M:\WPFILESTrancie\AGENDA-3.112C.wpd 2002-0615 AR.t !AFFECTS F.INtal; I T:p 1 `1i Esj,,, /600 L,r,nd«vn• Late J100 ()error Colorado .,0201 (303)x;>x too February 22, 2002 [kV!Mil xr«,xno Mr. Frank Hempen County Engineer Weld County Public Works Department 1111 H Street PO Box 758 Greeley, Colorado 80632 RE: Proposed Weld County Road 51/Burlington Northern& Santa Fe Railway Grade Crossing Improvements; DOT Crossing No. 057212N; in connection with the proposed CALPINE Power Plant. Dear Mr. Hempen, Per our telephone conversations, enclosed are one original of the PUC application document and 15 sets of exhibits A, B, C and D for the application for the referenced project. The PUC requires submittal of one Signed Original and 12 copies of the application document with exhibits. I would appreciate being notified when the application is submitted to the PUC. If you have any additional questions, please contact me at 303-839-8300. Thank you for your time and attention to this project. Sincerely,X,),.c_27: Roger S. Boraas, P.E. Project Manager—Rail Services Group HNTB Corporation Enclosure cc: Mr. David Perkins—CALPINE 35001 Project File • BEFORE THE PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION OF THE STATE OF COLORADO IN THE MATTER OF THE APPLICATION ) OF WELD COUNTY, BY AND THROUGH ITS ) COUNSEL,TO CONSTRUCT CROSSING SIGNALS ) AND GATES AT THE EXISTING GRADE CROSSING ) OF WELD COUNTY ROAD 51 AND THE ) BURLINGTON NORTHERN AND SANTA FE ) RAILWAY COMPANY, DOT NUMBER 057212N,AT ) MILEPOST 509.1 ON THE BRUSH SUBDIVISION, ) EAST OF THE TOWN OF HUDSON, IN WELD ) COUNTY, COLORADO ) Weld County, a body corporate and politic, hereinafter referred to as "Applicant"or the "County",by and through it's counsel, hereby applies to the Public Utilities Commission of the State of Colorado(PUC) for an order authorizing the construction of flashing light signals and gates at the existing Weld County Road 51 at-grade crossing of the Burlington Northern and Santa Fe Railway (the "Railroad")track and right of way at Milepost 509.1 on the Brush Subdivision, east of the town of Hudson, Colorado (the"Project"). The County presents the following information in support of its application: 1. Weld County is duly established under the laws of the State of Colorado and through its Public Works Department is duly authorized to construct,maintain and operate roadways in Weld County, Colorado. 2. The address of Weld County Public Works Department is 1111 H Street, Greeley, Colorado 80632. The County representative will be Mr. Frank Hempen. 3. The requested Project is necessitated: a. by the construction of a power plant near the existing crossing, which will contribute substantially to increased roadway traffic; and b. by the continuing development of commercial and residential areas in the vicinity of the Project. 4. Average Daily Traffic (ADT) over the crossing during the plant construction period is anticipated to be 525 vehicles, primarily during the AM and PM commute periods. Train volume is between 25 and 30 trains per day. 5. Funds have been allocated for constructing grade crossing warning devices through an agreement between Weld County and CALPINE,who will be constructing the power plant. 6. The scope of the project is to construct flashing light signals and gates, in accordance with the requirements of the Manual of Uniform Traffic Control Devices, at the existing at-grade crossing. Current protection of the existing crossing is by crossbucks and stop signs. The existing crossing surface consists of precast concrete panels and is 32' wide. No change in the crossing surface is included in the project. 7. The cost of construction of the Project will be borne entirely by the County. Maintenance of the signal installation will be by the Railroad. 8. Commencement of construction of the Project is anticipated to occur in July, 2002. Completion of the Project is anticipated to occur within three weeks of commencement. 9. No disruption of Railroad train traffic will occur. The installation will not affect the track speed or usage. All warning devices including advance warning signs will be installed in accordance with the Manual of Uniform Traffic Control Devices. 10. The installation of the signals will be in accordance with the specifications of the Public Utilities Commission and the Burlington Northern and Santa Fe Railway Company. 11. Applicants will be responsible for coordinating with affected utility companies to avoid or resolve any conflicts or concerns they may have. 12. Applicants will be responsible for acquiring all necessary rights of way, licenses or easements. 13. The adjacent property owners to the proposed Project are: State of Colorado Colorado Department of Transportation Region 4 1420 2nd Street Greeley, CO 80632 Attn: Dave Davis 970-350-2162 Richard and Linda Baumgartner 31256 Hwy 52 Prospect Valley,CO 80642 970-732-4344 Jake and Rose Grattan 24963 WCR 16 Hudson, CO 80642 970-536-4371 14. The following enclosures are made part of this application: a. Vicinity Map (Exhibit A). b. Site Plan(Exhibit B) c. Estimate of cost for the Project(Exhibit C) d. Signal Plan(Exhibit D) e. Weld County/BNSF Ry. Agreement for construction and maintenance of crossing signals (Exhibit E -to be late filed) WHEREFORE, the Applicant requests that the Public Utilities Commissioner enter an order authorizing construction and maintenance of the flashing light signals and gates at the Weld County Road 51 at-grade crossing with the Burlington Northern and Santa Fe Railway as described above. Dated at Weld County, Colorado, this /3 day of .A.--e j 2002. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have signed this Agreement this/,J —day of , 20 0g. utti BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS g rk to the Board WELD COUNTY, COLORADO r 1861 ( C?. p'y� / e1 _ U l, :�. ti By: ` 14e r1 lerk to the Board GlennVaad, Chair /3 m;2 M:\WPFILESTrancithwer5lroad.wpd VICINITY MAP N j m rice L k`. rcn 71 Sri a.l'. forest calls e.. \ q77(:Olliflt l� �.... 000000h0.,.. 1 ttaF nt it Bpr 11 4 �' L p. y't 14 Xawr,.w\( • W1 1 ., GenN • 0v d— dreL le Oll �0.0' leanr. � k _' r 'd M1 i � e ft . ai, t"SI P:v}n r' 4"4., ! 1 ©: N .n V a �"'" PROJECT ( A 1 Meeker Park �� SITE ti /l'Ile *p k arrin e Nrrll,re"6 to gmo `�sl r4 \ / i r/ `rs lel* 4 . 11 rd .1 e1e.L ygi !� /_21.1" S� ♦ 111t / .ea 1 N ° Boulder wS r��,�®®�/h claw tort f 1 © w. Vain t o ii. a1 Lea 1 . VI. I >` i _— _ _I Il1 �� I � a N, ii f_. , % 1 de, nd 6"�'^a ts11 'd'q 4r Y, meek sp is e ! 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ALL CROSSING EQUIPMENT IS BEING RELOCATED FROM 120TH AVE.DETOUR;BNSF MP 527.33. THE MATERIAL LIST BELOW REFLECTS TYPICAL REPRESENTIVE PACKAGES USED FOR ESTIMATING PURPOSE ONLY. THEY CAN BE EXPECTED TO CHANGE AFTER THE ENGINEERING PROCESS. DESCRIPTION COST TOTAL$ LABOR ELECTRICAL LABOR F/POWER TRANS SYS $ 2,200 SIGNAL FIELD LABOR 18,800 ASSOCIATED COSTS 31,600 TOTAL LABOR COST $52,600 MATERIAL CABLE $ 1,500 HXP3R SYSTEM 13,100 MISC FIELD MATERIAL 2,000 MISC WIRING MATERIAL 1,600 MISC. 5,500 TOTAL MATERIAL COST $23,700 OTHER AC POWER SERVICE $15,000 CONTRACT ENGR. 6,000 FILL DIRT 2,500 MACHINE RENTAL 3,000 PHONE SERVICE 2,500 MISC. 2,000 TOTAL OTHER ITEMS COST $31,000 PROJECT SUBTOTAL $107,300 CONTINGENCIES 10,800 PROJECT COST $118,100 EXHIBIT D SIGNAL PLAN OZ $O N iff T fn fn m\ > > m u 0 o Nm f LI: VI VI W w Li; O fn w I- ¢ o Z OLi 6 CC c7 w o o Li-' r > CO 0 n i.- m a 0 Z t9 I 3 d N P ��_ z J } f9 [r 2 " ...v. 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