CITY COUNCIL AGENDA ITEM
ACTION REQUESTED:
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Adopt the resolution approving the Third Amendment to the Intergovernmental Agreement between the City of Naperville, the City of Aurora and the Naperville Township for the additional land acquisition and additional design engineering for the North Aurora Road Underpass
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DEPARTMENT: Transportation, Engineering and Development
SUBMITTED BY: Matt Calpin, Project Engineer
BOARD/COMMISSION REVIEW:
N/A
BACKGROUND:
In 2015, Naperville, Aurora and the Naperville Township initiated the land acquisition process to acquire the necessary right-of-way and construction easements for the reconstruction and widening of the North Aurora Road Underpass at the EJ&E Railroad (currently, the Canadian National Railway). In 2016, Naperville, Aurora and the Naperville Township initiated design engineering to develop a final design for the project.
The City of Naperville entered into an Intergovernmental Agreement with the City of Aurora and the Naperville Township to share in the costs associated with improving the North Aurora Road Underpass. The original agreement and subsequent amendments one and two defined the general scope of the project and identified that the project would consist of multiple phases of work. The first amendment of the agreement provided for the distribution of costs associated with land acquisition necessary for the completion of the project. The second amendment of the agreement provided for equal distribution of costs associated with design engineering of the project.
DISCUSSION:
During the detailed design process for the project and discussions with the railroads, the need for the following additional land acquisition and engineering activities was identified:
* Acquiring an additional construction easement and renewal of previous expiring temporary construction easements Burlington Northern Santa Fe (BNSF) railroad.
* Design of a retaining wall modification along the BNSF tracks to accommodate...
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