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Railroad Grade Separation Grant
Office of the Mayor
Simon Nyi
Revised
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Authorizing the Mayor to enter into cooperative grant agreements with and accept financial assistance from the Ohio Rail Development Commission (ORDC) for the Point Place Railroad Grade Separation project; authorizing the acceptance, deposit, appropriation and expenditure of grant proceeds into the Capital Improvement Fund in an amount not to exceed $5,500,000; authorizing the Mayor to accept bids and award contracts related to the design and engineering; and declaring an emergency.
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SUMMARY & BACKGROUND:
The City of Toledo has been awarded a $5,500,000 grant from the Ohio Rail Development Commission (ORDC) for design and engineering of the Point Place Railroad Grade Separation project.
In 2025, the ORDC completed a planning study to evaluate eliminating at-grade railroad crossings on the CSX railroad tracks in Point Place to improve access and mobility between the Point Place peninsula and the rest of Toledo. Two preliminary alternatives identified in the study were construction of a grade separation at N. Summit Street (crossing #867115R) and E. Manhattan Blvd (867101H). Several crossings were also studied for closure.
The $5,500,000 grant awarded by the ORDC will be used to select the preferred alternative and to perform design and engineering for the project. No matching funds are required.
Passage of this ordinance is required to enable the City of Toledo to accept outside funding for this project.
Summary
NOW THEREFORE Be it ordained by the Council of the City of Toledo:
SECTION 1. That the Mayor is authorized to enter into and execute a grant agreement with and to accept and deposit financial assistance from the Ohio Rail Development Commission (ORDC) in an amount not to exceed $5,500,000 for the Point Place Railroad Grade Separation project upon such terms and conditions as approved by the Director of Public Utilities and the Director o...
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