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Modesto approves crossing agreement with Union Pacific to advance Seventh Street Bridge project
Summary
Council voted 6-0 to authorize an agreement with Union Pacific Railroad to permit and fund improvements to the at-grade crossing at Seventh Street and B Street as part of the Seventh Street Bridge reconstruction; Stanislaus County remains the lead agency for the bridge project.
The Modesto City Council on April 22 authorized an agreement with Union Pacific Railroad to secure additional rights and to pay for crossing improvements at the intersection of Seventh Street and B Street, a required step for the city’s Seventh Street Bridge reconstruction project.
Toby Wells, the city’s director of engineering services and city engineer, told council the agreement has two parts: a permit to work in and around Union Pacific’s right-of-way, and payment to Union Pacific for the track and crossing improvements needed to match the rebuilt intersection. “That railroad crossing needs to be widened, new…
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