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May 14, 1999
Mr. Jack Baier
Public Utilities Commission
Logan Tower, Office Level 2
1580 Logan Street
Denver, CO 80203
RE: APPLICATION OF CITY OF GREELEY FOR AUTHORITY TO CONSTRUCT
SIDEWALK AND PEDESTRIAN CROSSING
DOCKET NO. 98A-482R
Dear Mr. Baier:
Enclosed please find the City of Greeley's Certificate of Service forwarding the City's witness
lists with attached exhibits to the interested parties in the above captioned matter. I would
appreciate your placing these documents in the appropriate file.
Thank you for your cooperation and if you have any questions, please feel free to contact our
office.
Very truly yours,
O OF C ATTO Y
Jeffrey . P ' sC
Depu City Attorney
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cc: James Gatlin w/encl.
All interested parties of record w/encl.
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BEFORE THE PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION
OF THE STATE OF COLORADO
IN THE MATTER OF THE APPLICATION OF THE ) DOCKET NO. 98A-482R
CITY OF GREELEY, COLORADO, FOR )
AUTHORITY TO CONSTRUCT A SIDEWALK )
AND PEDESTRIAN CROSSING ACROSS ) CERTIFICATE OF
THE RAILROAD TRACKS ON BOTH SIDES ) SERVICE
OF 13'H STREET IN GREELEY )
TO THE INTERESTED PARTIES IN THIS MATTER AND ALL INTERESTED PERSONS,
FIRMS OR CORPORATIONS:
I hereby certify that I served a true and correct copy of the City of Greeley's witness lists
dated November 6, 1998 and May 12, 199, along with attached exhibits which will be presented
by the City of Greeley, via U.S. Mail, proper postage prepaid, this 14th day of May, 1999, to the
interested parties as follows:
Jack Baier Sue K. Grabler
Public Utilities Commission Manager Public Projects
Logan Tower, Office Level 2 Union Pacific Railroad Company
1580 Logan Street 1400 W. 521'd Avenue
Denver, CO 80203 Denver, CO 80221
Linda Siderius Michael A. Paras, Superintendent
Deputy Attorney General of Transportation Services
Regulatory Law Section Union Pacific Railroad Company
1525 Sherman, 5d'Floor 1400 W. 52nd Avenue
Denver, CO 80203 Denver, CO 80221
Dana Johnson Cliff Shoemaker, Director of
Railroad Liaison Engineer Industrial and Public Projects
Colorado Dept. of Transportation Union Pacific Railroad Company
4201 East Arkansas, Room 289 1416 Dodge Street
Denver, CO 80222 Omaha, NE 68179
W.H. Bloskas& Associates Gerald O. Everett, Jr.
P.O. Box W Superintendent of Transportation Svcs.
Greeley, CO 80632 Union Pacific Railroad Company
2645 New York Avenue
Wichita, KS 67219
Certificate of Service
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Larry and Betty Wray Alternative Properties, LLC
4492 N. Monroe Avenue 928 13th Street
Loveland, CO 80538 Greeley, CO 80631
I.L. Marr&Bradley S. Mirich Constance L. Harbert
609 131 Street Commission Chair, Weld County
Greeley, CO 80631 P.O. Box 758
Greeley, CO 80632
Bruce Barker
Weld County Attorney
P.O. Box 758
Greeley, CO 80632
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imervention f request that the following individuals and c mon ne ;1'1(w:co 1,4 zinnc;11 ..4,141‘,,It
fii.4. 1 -4th t. IfIi:llroad Crossing Sidewalk Project in (4, I) ';.1; 1
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Ms. Pat NIontoya, Prineipai
Jefferon filementare School
131:7 1th Avenue
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1t inay not have been clear in the application, but the Cite is requesting the t iP Railroad install the
crossing material at the Railroad's expense. This is how we have handled concrete.ribber crossing
material improvements in the past.
With this list of supporters, we assume our application to be complete as indicated under CMS.A
40-6-109.5. If it is not complete, please let me know what is needed.
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Mr. Bruce Smith, Director
Public Utilities Commission
Logan Tower, Office Level 2
1580 Logan St.
Denver, CO 80203
Enclosed are the exhibits for the June 4th PUC Hearing on the sidewalk crossing over the UP
Railroad tracks at 13th Street in the City of Greeley, Docket No. 98A-482R. If there are any
questions, please call me at (970) 350-9793.
Please add the following name to the previously submitted list of those speaking in behalf of the
project:
Officer Steve Duus
Patrol and Enforcement
919 7th St.
Greeley, CO 80631
Sincerely,
Bill Andrews
Transportation Planner
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CITY OF GREELEY 13TH STREET
RAILROAD CROSSING SIDEWALK
Cost Estimate for Total Project p. 1
Greeley/Evans Weld County School District Support Letter p. 2
Jefferson Elementary School Student Letter of Concern p. 3
Photo Copy of Students and Resident Crossing the Tracks p. 4
Assistant City Attorney Letter to Union Pacific Railroad p. 5,6
Union Pacific/Great Western Railroad Corridor Study Recommendations p. 7-9
Union Pacific Railroad Cost Estimate for Sidewalk p. 10
Attachments
Exhibit "A" - Jefferson School Boundary
Exhibit"B" - Jefferson School Area and 13th Street Sidewalk
13TH STREET RAILROAD CROSSING COST ESTIMATE
FOR A SIDEWALK UP TO AND OVER THE UNION PACIFIC TRACKS
Union Pacific Sidewalk Across the Tracks $47,500
Material 19,837
Labor 27,663
City of Greeley Sidewalks, Traffic Control, and UP Crossing Material $7,700
Sidewalk Leading up to the Railroad Sidewalk $6,700
Traffic Control 1,000
Total Cost of Project $55,200
The City proposes that the UP Railroad pay for the labor, and the City will pay for the crossing
material, sidewalk leading up to the Railroad crossing, and traffic control.
Cost Allocation:
UP $27,663 50.1%
City 27,537 49.9%
$55,200 100.0%
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Tony Pariso,Superintendent
811 15th Street•Greeley, Colorado 80631
970-352-1543
May 12, 1999
Bill Andrews
Transportation Planner •
1000 10th Street
Greeley, CO 80631
Dear Mr. Andrews:
Anytime there is a railroad crossing near a school, we are concerned with the
safety of children; especially, when that school is an elementary school.
Approximately 35 students live west of Jefferson Elementary and must cross the
railroad tracks every school day.
It has been my observation that a rather long train travels through that area
approximately every hour throughout the day.
Although the staff at Jefferson Elementary has provided training for students on
appropriate ways of crossing those tracks, it is clear that the crossings at 13th
Street and 16th Street need to be improved to help ensure safe routes for
students to travel. I urge you to help improve these crossings.
Sin erely,
Anthony M. ariso
Superintendent of Schools
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Pat Montoya,Principal—1315 4th Avenue,Greeley, CO 80631 — 970-352-3654
May 122, 1999
Mr. Bill Andrews
City of Greeley
1000 10th Avenue
Greeley, CO 80631
Dear Mr. Andrews:
I am writing to again voice my concerns about the safety of the children who cross
the railroad tracks to and from school each day. As a fifth grade teacher, I
studied the problem from the point of view of a teacher and a parent, and was very
concerned. At that time, my students and I discovered that about 35 children
crossed the tracks, four times a day, for 180 school days. That means that a total
of 25,200 pedestrian crossings take place during the course of a regular school
year. Jefferson School now has many more activities taking place during the
summer as well, due to the activities which are carried on by the Sunrise
Neighborhood Center, the Migrant Summer School, and free breakfasts and
lunches which are served at the Jefferson School cafeteria. Thus the actual
number of pedestrian crossings is actually much higher than 25,200.
During the time that my class studied the problem of railroad safety, we also
calculated that about 13,860 railroad cars traveled that route throughout the
course of a school year. At this time, that number is probably much higher, both
because of the increased use of the school (as described above), and because of
increased rail traffic: this route is one of the nation's busiest lines!
At this time, I am concerned about the safety of the railroad crossing from the
perspective of a school administrator. We continue to do all that we can to teach
our students about train safety. In fact, I have written two grants which, I hope,
will allow us to fund the establishment of a train safety museum. I thank you for
all that you have done to study the problem of train safety, as well as to describe
some possible solutions. I wholeheartedly support the project of a safer
pedestrian crossing as part of a comprehensive plan to insure the safety of our
Jefferson children.
SSiinncerely,��-- ,,
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Brenda Garrison
Teacher on Special Assignment
JEFFERSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL MISSION STATEMENT
Our mission at Jefferson Is to provide each Individual with diversified opportunities
and experiences to become a responsible life-long thinker and learner.
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Greeley;
December 10, 1998
James P. Gatlin, Esq.
Room 830, 1416 Dodge Street
Omaha,NE 68179
RE: CITY OF GREELEY P.U.C. APPLICATION, NO. 98A-482R
Dear Mr. Gatlin:
I am in receipt of your Entry of Appearance and Notice of Intervention concerning the application
of the City of Greeley to construct a sidewalk and pedestrian crossing across UPRR tracks over
13th Street in Greeley.
As you may know, UPRR's tracks lay across 13th Street, a four lane minor arterial,just west of
Jefferson Elementary School in Greeley. In addition to adult pedestrian traffic, approximately
fifty-five young elementary school students walk across these tracks four times per day to travel
to and from school. The rubber crossing as it exists is too narrow to provide safe passage to
pedestrians, so these children and others are forced to step over the rails north and south of the
crossing. During times of snow, the children must walk in traffic.
It is under these conditions and with a solemn concern for the lives and safety of these children
that the City of Greeley has contacted UPRR in an effort to spread and minimize costs for
everyone in creating a safe crossing at this location.
We can certainly present our evidence and legal arguments at a hearing before the P.U.C..
However, all parties are aware of the very dangerous condition that exists in Greeley at the 13th
Street crossing, and we must address its cure head-on. The City of Greeley simply wishes to
spread the cost of safety enhancement equitably and fairly among those parties which stand to
bear the cost in the event of an unspeakable tragedy. The City has most recently suggested, in
conjunction with UPRR, that the City pay for costs of necessary materials and that UPRR provide
and bear the cost of the labor required for installation.
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James P. Gatlin, Esq.
December 8, 1998
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Under these circumstances, the City of Greeley and UPRR should be able to reach an agreement
as to cost sharing for a project which promises to prevent serious injury or save the life of a child.
Please contact me or the City's Transportation Planner, Bill Andrews (970-350-9793), so that we
may discuss this matter further.
Thank you for your consideration. .
Very truly yours,
OFFICE OF THE CITY ATTORNEY
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Assistant City Attorney
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"Railroad Advance Warning" signs (MUTCD Sign Code WI0-1) should be installed on
the roadway approaches.
' A continuous sidewalk is adjacent to the eastbound travel lanes, on the south side of the
crossing. Although the modular concrete grade crossing slabs are extended through the
crossing to the sidewalk area, the asphalt paving between the slabs is rough and creates
an uneven sidewalk surface. The surface should be improved and the sidewalk edge
should also be delineated (paint stripe) through the crossing zone.
On the north side of the crossing, along the westbound travel lanes, the sidewalk is not
continuous across the entire crossing. This sidewalk should be extended through the
crossing, or removed and pedestrians diverted (via signing) to the south side of the
crossing. For sidewalks that are extended through a crossing, the Union Pacific
• Railroad generally prefers that a sidewalk be located behind the crossing gate to
minimize the chance that a pedestrian would be struck by a dropping gate. The
minimum clearance is 4 feet from the center of the mast to the nearest edge of the
sidewalk.
3.1.5 10" Street
At the 10" Street crossing, the timber planks that are used as crossing material are old
and uneven. Of the four tracks crossing the street, two do not have any crossing
treatment; asphalt is poured between outside rails. Each crossing should be upgraded
with modular concrete slabs.
The sidewalk on the north side of 10" Street is not continuous through the crossing.
Crossing materials should be extended through the crossing to the sidewalk to provide a
continuous pedestrian route. The crossing material should also be extended on the
south side of the crossing to allow for the future installation of a sidewalk on this side
Iof the street.
3.1.6 13" Street
As noted in Table 2-1, the 13" Street crossing has modular rubber grade crossing slabs
that are in fair to good condition. The crossing is equipped with,cantilever-style
overhead warning lights and gates.
Sidewalks on both sides of the 13" Street crossing are not continuous over the tracks,
requiring pedestrians to either step across the tracks or walk in the roadway through the
crossing. On the north side of the crossing, the discontinuity of the detached sidewalk
is quite short. The crossing materials should be extended and the sidewalk completed.
On the south side, the sidewalk discontinuity extends from the crossing west to 7"
Avenue. Again, the crossing should be extended and the sidewalk completed.
Jefferson Elementary School is located immediately east of the 13" Street crossing.
With the current configuration of the school district boundaries, approximately 35
schoolchildren are reported to cross at this location each school day. Although
crossing guards assist students in crossing 13" Street immediately adjacent to the
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Union Pacific/Great Western Railroad Corridor Study
school, there has not been a guard assigned by the Greeley Police Department to assist
children in crossing the tracks.
A pedestrian overpass was explored as an option at the 13ib Street crossing. A
schematic drawing of the pedestrian overpass concept is shown on Figure 3-4. The
overpass was designed in conformance with the Americans with Disabilities Act
providing gradual slopes separated by landings every 30 feet. The construction cost of
this overpass is estimated at $600,000, exclusive of right-of-way.
Other alternatives to enhance crossing safety include stationing crossing guards at the
tracks, redrawing District boundaries to eliminate the need for students to cross the
tracks, and busing of students who live on the west side of the tracks. A full
examination of these school policy alternatives is beyond the scope of this report, and
are suggested for further study.
3.1.7 16ih Street
The 16th Street crossing has modular rubber grade crossing slabs that are in good
condition. The crossing is equipped with cantilever-style overhead warning lights and
gates.
There are no sidewalks in the immediate vicinity of the crossing. A sidewalk exists
along the south side of 16ib Street, although it terminates approximately 200 feet west
and 250 feet east of the railroad crossing. Pedestrians either step across the tracks or
walk in the roadway through the crossing. The crossing materials should be extended to
the south and the sidewalk should be completed.
3.1.8 18th Street
As noted in Table 2-1, the 181h Street crossing has timber planks in fair to poor
condition. The crossing is equipped with warning lights and gates.
The crossing treatment at this location should be updated with the concrete panel and
rubber flange treatment, extended far enough to the south to allow for a pedestrian
crossing. The existing sidewalk on the southwest side of the crossing should be
extended to the crossing. On the east side, a sidewalk should be constructed from the
crossing to the driveway in front of Platte Chemical Company.
3.1.9 22'd Street
The 22nd Street crossing has modular rubber grade crossing slabs that are in good to
fair condition. The crossing is equipped with roadside and median warning lights and
1 gates.
New grade crossing materials, when required, should be installed to extend beyond the
edge of the traveled way to facilitate pedestrian movements across the tracks. No
additional pedestrian improvements are necessary at the crossing until such time
sidewalks are installed in this corridor.
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Susan K. Grabler IJIMI Wesi 52nd Avenue • Denver. Colorado H0221 Bus(3113)%4-41199
Manager Industry & Public Projects Fax 13031 964-4119 7
December 15, 1998
CROSSING/PUBLIC
CO/GREELEY
13TH STREET
MP 51.38/GREELEY SUB
DOT# 804 367T
AWO 31069 PID 31469
Mr. Bill Andrews
Transportation Planner
City of Greeley
1000 10th Street
Greeley, CO 80631
Dear Bill:
Attached please find the revised estimates dated December 10, 1998 labeled Exhibit "A" for the
proposed installation of concrete sidewalks on both sides of the 13th Street crossing. I have also
attached revised duplicate counterparts of our standard Construction Agreement for your further
handling with the City Council. If acceptable, please have the agreements executed by the
appropriate individuals and return both counterparts to me for my further handling with
management. Please also attach a copy of the Resolution authorizing the expenditure. If you have
any questions, please give me a call at (303) 964-4099.
Sincerely,
Susan K. Grabler
Manager Industry & Public Projects
Attach.
cc: Kurt J. Anderson - Omaha
James P. Gatlin - Omaha
. DATE: 1998-12-10
ESTIMATE OF MATERIAL AND FORCE ACCOUNT WORK
BY THE
UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD
DESCRIPTION OF WORK:
GREELEY SUB / MP 51 .38 / GREELEY. COLORADO
PROPOSED INSTALLATION OF SIX SETS OF NEW CONCRETE ROAD. CROSSING PANELS
AT 13TH ST. TO SERVE AS SIDEWALKS FOR THE CITY OF GREELEY, COLORADO.
INSTALL 60 TF OF NEW 133 LB. CONCRETE ROAD CROSSING MATERIAL OVER (3)
TRACKS (10 TF ON EACH SIDE OF CROSSING) , A TOTAL OF 42 EA. 10 FT. CROSS
TIES. AND OTM.
PID: 31469 AWO: 31085 MP.SUBDIV: 51 .38'. GREELEY
SERVICE UNIT: 14 CITY: GREELEY STATE: CO
DESCRIPTION QTY UNIT LABOR MATERIAL RECOLL UPRR TOTAL
ENGINEERING WORK
ENGINEERING 1164 1164 1164
LABOR ADDITIVE 929 929 929
TOTAL ENGINEERING 2093 2093 2093
SIGNAL WORK 10 10 10
MATL STORE EXPENSE 8 8 8
SALES TAX 208
SIGNAL 206 . 206
TOTAL SIGNAL 224 224 224
TRACK & SURFACE WORK 2356
BALAST 1 .00 CL 1744 612 2356 900
BILL PREP 900 900
COMPANY EQUIPMENT USAGE 1850 1850 1850
EQUIPMENT RENTAL 4000 4000 4000
FOREIGN LINE FREIGHT 179 179 179
HOME LINE FREIGHT 900 . 900 900
LABOR ADDITIVE 10764 10764 10764
MATL STORE EXPENSE 459 459 459
OTM 644 745 1389 1389
RDXING 60.00 TF 2694 8461 11155 11155
SALES TAX 465 465 465
SIG-HWY XNG 1400 1400 1400
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TRK-SURF. LIN 1940 1940 1940
XTIE 42.00 EA 5484 1942 7426 7426
TOTAL TRACK & SURFACE 25570 19613 45183 45183
LABOR/MATERIAL EXPENSE 27663 19837
RECOLLECTIBLE/UPRR EXPENSE 47500 0
ESTIMATED PROJECT COST 47500
EXISTING REUSEABLE MATERIAL CREDIT 0
SALVAGE NONUSEABLE MATERIAL CREDIT 0
RECOLLECTIBLE LESS CREDITS
THE ABOVE FIGURES ARE ESTIMATES ONLY AND SUBJECT TO FLUCTUATION. IN THE EVENT OF
AN INCREASE OR DECREASE IN THE COST OR QUANTITY OF MATERIAL OR LABOR REQUIRED,
UPRR WILL BILL FOR ACTUAL CONSTRUCTION COSTS AT THE CURRENT EFFECTIVE RATE.
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