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A resolution approving an application for a railroad crossing elimination grant from the United States Department of Transportation to the Metropolitan Government, acting by and through the Nashville Department of Transportation & Multimodal Infrastructure (NDOT), to conduct a planning project study to evaluate alternatives to improve the local rail and highway infrastructure to enhance rail safety.
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WHEREAS, the United States Department of Transportation is accepting applications for a railroad crossing elimination grant with an award of $680,000.00 with a required cash match of $170,000.00 to conduct a planning project study to evaluate alternatives to improve the local rail and highway infrastructure to enhance rail safety; and,
WHEREAS, the Metropolitan Government, acting by and through NDOT, is eligible to participate in the grant program; and,
WHEREAS, it is to the benefit of the citizens of the Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County that this grant application be approved.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE METROPOLITAN GOVERNMENT OF NASHVILLE AND DAVIDSON COUNTY:
Section 1. That the grant application for a railroad crossing elimination grant with an award of $680,000.00, a copy of which is attached hereto and incorporated herein, is hereby approved, and the Nashville Department of Transportation & Multimodal Infrastructure is authorized to submit said grant application to the United States Department of Transportation.
Section 2. That this resolution shall take effect from and after its adoption, the welfare of The Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County requiring it.
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This resolution approves an application for a railroad crossing elimination grant from the United States Department of Transportation to the Nashville Department of Transportation and Multimodal Infrastructure. If awarded, the grant amount would be $680,000 with a required cash match of $170,000. The grant would be used to provide for a Planning Project Study to evaluate alternatives and plan for the elimination of three existing CSX main line Highway - Rail Grade Crossings (Reeves Road; Antioch Pike; and Camper Road); elimination of two three-way stop intersections; one stop intersection; construction of a new grade separation between CSX Transportation Railroad’s main line track and Antioch Pike; replacement of an existing substandard grade separation (CSX over Bell Road) with a wider clear span structure; and construction of a Collins Park Road Extension to provide an alternate road access to Camper Road, west of CSX main line.