Tower 55 TSPE Fort Worth Chapter BNSF Railway

Tower 55 TSPE – Fort Worth Chapter BNSF Railway French Thompson, III Public Private Partnerships 9/30/2020 1

What is Tower 55? Busiest Rail Junction in the United States 2

Tower 55 - 1952 (Pre-Interstate) Tower 55 9/30/2020 3

Tower 55 - 1963 Tower 55 I-30 I-35 9/30/2020 4

Tower 55 – Today (Physical Problem) I-35 Tower 55 I-30 9/30/2020 5

Tower 55 – Today (Volume Problem) 9/30/2020 6

The Solution 9/30/2020 7

Project Purpose Increase Economic Productivity • Add train volume capacity through the sector • Reduce shipping delays and costs • Reduce train and vehicle congestion Improve Livability in the Fort Worth community • Close grade crossings • Improve pedestrian mobility and safety Improve Environmental Sustainability • Reduce idling/emissions in non-attainment area • Avoid fuel consumption related to re-routing • Avoid incremental freight-demand shift to roadways 8

Cost and Funding Sources: • NCTCOG & The T: 2. 5 million $ • City of Fort Worth: $ 1. 0 million • Tx. DOT: $ 1. 0 million • TIGER II Funding: $34. 0 million • BNSF & UP: $65. 2 million Total Funding: 103. 7 Million 9

BNSF Project Overview Three capacity gains • Additional track across diamond • Increased velocity and efficiency • Ability to stage trains at the diamond without blocking crossings BNSF Construction activity • 24, 000 TF of rail • Three new bridges • Improvement to one bridge • 800’ retaining wall • Architectural ROW fencing • New signal system 10

Engineering Details - Civil HDR – Design AUI – General 30 Subs Excavation: 37, 950 CY Embankment: 47, 670 CY Subballast: 13, 500 CY 9/30/2020 11

Engineering Details - Structures Retaining Walls: • #1 (Belknap to Peach St): • Soldier Pile Wall - 643 LF, Max Height - 24 ft. • #2 (Gounah to Cold Springs Road): • Soldier Pile Wall = 868 LF, Max Height =20 ft. • T-wall = 467 LF, Max Height = 15 ft. Major Culverts: • 8’ x 8’ Precast Reinforced Box Culvert = 90 LF 9/30/2020 12

Engineering Details - Structures Crash Walls: • Weatherford/Belknap Overpasses: Cast-In-Place Reinforced Concrete with Reinforced Concrete Drilled Shafts Bridges: Rosedale: • 165 LF, 4 -span Ballast Deck, Precast Concrete Highway Beams, Reinforced Concrete Drilled Shafts / Columns / Caps; 9/30/2020 13

Engineering Details - Bridges Gounah Street & Cold Springs Road: • 3 -span Ballast Deck • Double Cell Concrete Beam Approaches • Steel Girder Center Span • Reinforced Concrete Drilled Shafts, Columns & Caps • Gounah: 94 LF • Cold Springs Road: 114 LF 9/30/2020 14

Cold Springs Road Overpass 9/30/2020 15

Box Culvert 8’ x 8’ Precast Reinforced Box Culvert - 90 LF 9/30/2020 16

Retaining Walls 9/30/2020 17

Retaining Walls 9/30/2020 18

BNSF Track Work and Contractor Coordination 9/30/2020 19

BNSF Track Work and Contractor Coordination 9/30/2020 20

Challenges: Active Railroad 9/30/2020 21

Challenges: Urban Environment 9/30/2020 22

Challenges: Urban Environment 9/30/2020 23

Challenges: Administration • Jointly funded by USDOT/Federal Railroad Administration, Tx. DOT, City of Fort Worth, North Central Texas Council of Governments and two railroads • Public funding changed the processes regarding Permitting, ROW Acquisitions, Utility Adjustments, and Design Review Process • Coordinating design AND construction w/ various Stakeholders which included the City of Fort Worth, Tx. DOT, multiple developers, Utility Companies, and Neighborhood Associations • FRA/Tx. DOT required a “Flow-down Agreement” to be developed by the BNSF and Union Pacific, which was incorporated into Contract Documents • Infrastructure which was designed and constructed by the BNSF on behalf of the City of Fort Worth required the development of a Community Facilities Agreement (CFA) which appropriated funding by the BNSF versus the Co. FW 9/30/2020 24

Tower 55 – Public Impacts 3 2 1 4 3. 1 st and Peach Crossing Closures 4. New Diamonds and Lancaster Bridges 1. Cold Spring Rd Overpass 2. Gounah St Overpass 9/30/2020 25

Schedule Updates • Anticipated substantial completion – September 2014 • Crossing Closures – Late July 2014 • 1 st Street and Peach Street • In advance of school year to ensure safe traffic flows • Grade separations reconstruction – Completed • Gounah Street • Cold Springs Road • Awaiting city of Fort Worth to complete roadwork to reopen underpasses for vehicluar traffic 9/30/2020 26

Gounah St. Overpass Reconstruction Improve Street Alignment and Clearances w/ New Double -Track Bridge Improve Emergency Vehicle Access Provide safe walkway to/from Nash Elementary School Existing Proposed 27

Cold Springs Rd. Reconstruction Improve Street Alignment and Clearances w/ New Double -Track Bridge Improve Emergency Vehicle Access Improve horizontal and vertical clearance for motoring public Existing Proposed 28

East Lancaster St. Bridges • Built in 1906 (est) • Most complicated bridge structure replacement on project • Coordinated by UP • Phasing is key to construction under traffic • Close coordination with local partners for detours and traffic control 29

East Lancaster St. Bridges • • Rehabilitate abutment wall Re-deck entire structure Bridge Rehabilitation • • Encapsulate center posts with micro piles Extend Lifespan of existing structure Re-decking Location Abutment Rehab Historic Bridge Beam 30

Peach St. At-grade Crossing Closure Existing at-grade crossing to be closed New track on east side Fencing installed to channel pedestrians to Gounah grade separation Existing – Looking east 31

1 st St. Crossing Closure Existing at-grade crossing to be closed Traffic to be routed to adjacent roadways Existing – Looking south Existing – Looking east 32

So, why is this important? • Nationwide Freight network impacts • Improved Commerce and Mobility (just-in-time inventory) • One bottleneck affects the whole rail corridor • Large impact of multiparty TIGER projects and PPP’s • Importance of long range transportation planning and cooperative design 9/30/2020 33

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