Current Phase: Engineering
Engineering Percent Complete: 96%
Anticipated Re-Bid Date: Fall 2024

Project Description: The Royer Street railroad crossing is non-standard and restricts the clearance of low-profile vehicles. The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) has recorded 25 non-fatal, “train vs. vehicle” accidents at this crossing since 1975. A new road and rail crossing, Twin Bridges Road (formerly referenced as Spring Creek Road), will be constructed to replace the Royer Street rail crossing. Twin Bridges Road will begin at the existing traffic signal for the entrance of the Leon Young Colorado Springs Utilities Facilities on Hancock Expressway and cross the rail to the south, passing under the US-24 (Martin Luther King Bypass), and connecting to Las Vegas Street just east of the bypass. The new roadway and rail crossing will be operational prior to the closure of the existing crossing at Royer Street.

Figure 20. PUC Noticing signage for Royer Street Railroad Crossing Closure

Figure 21. Semi-truck stuck at Royer Street Railroad Crossing

Budget

Funding Source	Estimated Project Cost1	Obligated	Spent to Date (Actual)	Percent Spent to Date2
PPRTA	$14,755,238	$4,021,781	$1,597,423	40%
Total	$14,755,238	$4,021,781	$1,597,423	40%

1. Estimated project cost includes future anticipated funding authorization. Total project cost includes known work for project life-cycle phases from planning to construction completion.
2. Actual funds spent of the current obligated amount.

Highlights:

• Subsurface Utility Engineering (SUE) field work complete. Final SUE plans in Q3 2024.
• CDOT Access permit completed.
• Railroad utility permits in review.
• Royer Street Closure track and signal plans approved by the railroads.
• Twin Bridges Road plans are still under review.
• The Construction and Maintenance agreement between the City, Union Pacific (UP), and BNSF Railway (BNSF) being drafted.