| Grade Separations | Improvement Classification Level | Estimated Cost | Estimated Public Benefit |
Ratio: Benefit/Cost |
| FM 1960 | 3 | $11,000,000 | $870,000 | 0.08 |
| Total Identified Improvements | $11,000,000 | $870,000 | ||
FM 1960 is currently a six-lane roadway with a continuous left turn lane. The road crosses the railroad at-grade in northwestern Harris County and is adjacent to Willowbrook Mall. Approximately 87,800 vehicles cross the BNSF Railroad at this location daily. The identified six-lane overpass would separate vehicular traffic from the BNSF Houston Subdivision.
Access to adjacent properties will be maintained via access roads alongside the main roadway along with at-grade u-turns located beneath the overpass on the east side of the railroad. On the west side of the railroad, the access roads will connect to the local roadway network that serves Willowbrook Mall.
Cost
Right-of-way acquisition of the adjacent commercial and industrial properties accounts for approximately 14 percent of the estimated cost to implement this grade separation.
The grade separation of FM 1960 is estimated to cost $11,000,000. The estimated public benefit calculated for the grade separation of FM 1960 is $870,000, which is approximately 8 percent of the estimated cost of construction.
Identified Improvements
125 East 11th Street . Austin, Texas 78701 
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