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Hutto EDC and city staff weigh options for Cottonwood access as Union Pacific flags 2–3 year preemption timeline
Summary
City staff told the Hutto EDC that Union Pacific Railroad has indicated any widening of the US‑79/SH‑130 crossing will require lengthy preemption approvals and possibly elimination of other crossings; staff is exploring temporary and permanent signal options, funding sources and engineering scope and fee estimates.
City staff and the Hutto Economic Development Corporation board on Nov. 10 spent an extended portion of their meeting discussing access and road design for the EDC‑owned Cottonwood properties and a related traffic signal at the SH‑130/US‑79 rail crossing.
The problem and timeline City engineering staff reported that TxDOT paused plans for a temporary traffic signal after a developer’s traffic impact analysis (TIA) prompted Union Pacific Railroad (UPRR) to require developer or city ownership of the signal design and the railroad preemption process. According to the city engineer, UPRR told staff it would take a minimum of "2 to 3 years" from final design before UPRR would sign off on the preemption required to…
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