| Grade Separations | Improvement Classification Level | Estimated Cost | Estimated Public Benefit |
Ratio: Benefit/Cost |
| Richey | 3 | $200,000 | $3,400,000 | 0.20 |
| Total Identified Improvements | $200,000 | $3,400,000 | ||
Richey Road is currently a four-lane roadway that passes underneath the Hardy Toll Road and crosses the railroad at-grade. Approximately 10,100 daily vehicles cross the UPRR at this location. The identified four-lane overpass would separate vehicular traffic along Richey Road from the UPRR Palestine Subdivision as well as the Hardy Toll Road. In order to accomplish the identified grade separation the Hardy Toll Road would be reconstructed at the same elevation of the railroad track.
Access
Access to the Hardy Toll Road will be achieved by constructing elevated ramps to the Richey Road overpass. Access to East Hardy Street from Richey Road will be achieved via a trumpet intersection configuration in the northeast quadrant which allows for the interchange of a two-way street to another multiple lane roadway with minimal traffic mix. Current access to adjacent properties will be maintained along Richey Road, East Hardy Street, and the Hardy Toll Road.
Environmental Constraints
The environmental constraints located in the vicinity of Richey Road consist of adjacent industrial properties and wetlands. Right-of-way acquisition of the adjacent properties accounts for less than one percent of the estimated cost to implement this grade separation.
Cost
The grade separation of Richey Road is estimated to cost $17,000,000. The estimated public benefit calculated for the grade separation of Richey Road is $3,400,000, which is approximately 20 percent of the estimated cost of construction.
Identified Improvements
125 East 11th Street . Austin, Texas 78701 
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