| Crossing Closures | Improvement Classification Level | Estimated Cost | Estimated Public Benefit* |
Ratio: Benefit/Cost |
| Lamar | 3 | $50,000 | NA | NA |
| FM 2977 | 3 | $50,000 | $1,300,000 | 26 |
| Benton | 3 | $50,000 | $130,000 | 2.6 |
| Total Identified Improvements | $150,000 | $1,430,000 | ||
*Public benefit could only be estimated for crossing closures which would be rerouted to a grade separated crossing. However, all crossing closures produce a public benefit of improved safety.
Lamar Drive is a two-lane roadway that crosses the railroad at-grade in Fort Bend County near the city of Rosenberg. Approximately 2,500 vehicles cross the BNSF at this location daily. Lamar Drive is identified to be closed at the intersection with the BNSF Galveston Subdivision in order to reduce public safety hazards currently associated with the existing at-grade crossing.
Access to adjacent properties will be maintained via the existing roadway network and traffic may be rerouted to the east on US 90A or to the west to FM 1640 to cross the railroad. Right-of-way acquisition of the adjacent properties will not be required since no new construction is required.
The crossing closure is estimated to cost $50,000. The estimated public benefit could not be calculated for this crossing closure since the traffic would be rerouted to other at-grade crossings; however, the closure would produce a safety benefit for the traveling public.
Farm-to-Market (FM) 2977 is a two-lane roadway that crosses the railroad at-grade in Fort Bend County east of the city of Rosenberg. Approximately 3700 vehicles cross the BNSF at this location daily. FM 2977 is identified to be closed at the intersection with the BNSF Galveston Subdivision in order to reduce public safety hazards currently associated with the existing at-grade crossing.
Access to adjacent properties will be maintained via the existing roadway network. Traffic may be rerouted to the adjacent roadway to the east on US 59, which is a grade separated crossing. Right-of-way acquisition of the adjacent properties will not be required since no new construction is required.
The crossing closure is estimated to cost $50,000. The estimated public benefit calculated for the crossing closure of FM 2977 is $1,300,000, which is 26 times greater than the estimated cost to implement the crossing closure.
Benton Road is currently a two-lane roadway that crosses the railroad at-grade in Fort Bend County east of the city of Rosenberg. Benton Road is identified to be closed at the intersection with the BNSF Galveston Subdivision in order to reduce public safety hazards currently associated with the existing at-grade crossing.
Access to adjacent properties will be maintained via the existing roadway network. Traffic may be rerouted to the adjacent roadway to the east US 59, which is a grade separated crossing. Right-of-way acquisition of the adjacent properties will not be required since no new construction is required.
The crossing closure is estimated to cost $50,000. The estimated public benefit calculated for the crossing closure of Benton Road is $130,000, which is over two times greater than the estimated cost to implement the crossing closure.
Identified Improvements
125 East 11th Street . Austin, Texas 78701 
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