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Committee flags railroad agreement with UPRR as top risk for bridge projects
Summary
Members identified the agreement with UPRR as the leading risk on an example bridge project, noting crossings and access can delay construction by months to a year and recommended documenting mitigation steps in the report template.
During the template walkthrough, Tova singled out the project’s agreement with UPRR as the top major risk and recommended that the template document how the agency is managing that risk and timelines to resolve it. "Number 1 item under major risk items is our agreement with, UPRR," Tova said, urging teams to explain how imminent risks are being managed.
Committee members described practical consequences. Ted urged early contractor engagement to identify necessary crossings, noting railways often slow approvals: "They can delay a job a year just because you gotta get to the other side of the track." Members asked staff to add a mitigation/management column in the report to explain steps taken and expected resolution horizons.
