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JULY 23, 2013 13-340 RESOLUTION
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PURPOSE: APPROVAL OF VARIANCE FOR CLOSURE OF MAIN STREET /
CANADIAN NATIONAL RAILROAD FOR NEW RAIL INSTALLATION
/ AUGUST 2013
INITIATED BY: DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS
WHEREAS, CN Railroad is upgrading the rail through Oshkosh, which includes
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several crossings, one being Main Street south of the 24 Avenue intersection; and
WHEREAS, CN Railroad requests a variance to Section 25-23 of the Municipal
Code which requires State, County, and certain other roads to maintain a passageway
open to traffic during construction work; and
WHEREAS, Main Street/State Highway 45 is required to retain a passageway open
to traffic during construction; and
WHEREAS, maintaining an open passageway for traffic while installing rail would
not be possible; and
WHEREAS, they will be coordinating with the Department of Transportation for an
acceptable detour route and providing the required message boards posted a week prior to
the closure along with approved detour routes.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Common Council of the City of
Oshkosh that a variance from Section 25-23 of the Oshkosh Municipal Code is granted
allowing the closure of Main Street/State Highway 45 from August 5 through August 7,
2013.
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Engineering department
CP11444/ 1607 West 2nd St.
Appleton,WI 54914
July 18, 2013
Mr. Pete Gulbronson, P.E., C.D.T.
Civil Engineer Supervisor
Direct Line (920) 236-5063
RE: Permission to close Main Street for Railroad crossing
improvements
Dear Mr. Gulbronson,
CN Railroad (CN) is requesting that the City of Oshkosh grant a
`variance to close' State Hwy 45 (Main Street) on the south side of
Oshkosh during the dates of Aug 5 through Aug 7. The finish date is
contingent on track availability and production scheduling, but our
goal is to finish on time. CN agrees to work between the hours of
07:00 and 22:00 (no earlier, no later as required by the City) each day
until the project is complete. The reason for this closure is so CN can
upgrade the rail through town, which includes several crossings, one
being Main Street. Since this is a US Highway, CN will be using the
services of `Warning Lites' (Lance Mauel 920.378.0048). They'll be
responsible for coordinating with the DOT (Jared Kinziger
920.492.771 3) and providing the required message boards posted a
week prior to the closure. Also, they will design an acceptable detour
route approved by the DOT. We are in conversation with Mr. Kinziger
at the moment regarding permit requirements (if any). Aaron Knuth,
CN Track Supervisor, will be the main contact for the rail project as
well as the 24 emergency detour maintenance contact. More
information will be provided as soon as it's available.
Kind Regards,
Aaron Knuth
CN Track Supervisor
Cell # 920-572-0278
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