Sponsor
Alderman Helding
Title
Settlement Agreement with Union Pacific Railroad for repairs to Mound Avenue railroad bridge be approved
Resolved, that the settlement agreement as presented by Atty. Robert Hankel be approved, in concept, with final verbiage to be approved by the City Attorney's office. The settlement agreement terms are as follows:
1. With respect to the Mound Avenue Bridge, the Union Pacific Railroad Company will:
A. Maintain and repair the tie, rail and ballast conditions and, in addition, will maintain and repair the deck drainage systems;
B. The bridge retaining walls within the track embankment support structure will be repaired and additional required repairs of the bridge structure disclosed during the process, if any, will also be completed;
C. The bridge deck handrail will be maintained;
D. The middle steel column will be maintained and repaired, as will all support concrete structures for said column support located in the middle of the paved portion of the roadway; and
E. Handrails underneath the bridge and concrete sidewalk to the extent necessary, any concrete abutments and supporting structures will be repaired for that area spanned by the bridge and all supporting structures, including concrete retaining walls that are part of the bridge; for these purposes, a straight line will be drawn from the farthest edge of each structure on each side of the roadway to determine the area of the railroad's responsibility, such structure including the extension of concrete supporting walls beyond the "shadow of the bridge."
2. With regard to the Sixth Street Bridge, the railroad will complete the following:
A. The bridge and deck ties will be repaired and the deck drainage systems will be maintained and repaired;
B. Corrosion damage to the top and bottom flanges will be maintained and repaired; and
C. The middle steel column will be maintained and repaired.
3. With regard to the Ninth Stre...
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