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Broadway and Jasper Street Sewer <br /> The Broadway and Jasper St sewer was originally constructed circa 1890's and is a brick pipe varying in size <br /> from 36" to 84" in diameter, both circular and egg shaped. The Jasper Street relief sewer was constructed in the <br /> 1940's, a circular concrete pipe 54" in diameter. The Broadway and Jasper Street sewers start near Grand <br /> Avenue and combine at Martian Luther King Jr Dr. and Prairie St. The system then extends south until it <br /> connects to a diversion structure owned and operated by the Sanitary District of Decatur on South Main St. near <br /> the Greenwood Cemetery. The total footage of pipe is approx. 22,600 feet. See the attached location maps. <br /> Railroad Agreements <br /> The Jasper and Broadway Sewers cross the Norfolk Southern Railroad twice, Decatur & Eastern Illinois <br /> Railroad, and Canadian National Railroad, see attached location map. The Norfolk Southern and Decatur& <br /> Eastern Illinois Railroad both require an updated pipeline agreement. The Norfolk Southern Agreements each <br /> requires a $700 coordination fee, certificate of insurance, and 51,950 risk management fee and the Decatur& <br /> Eastern Illinois Railroad requires a 51,750 processing fee, 54,500 encroachment fee, $1,500 annual licensee fee, <br /> and certificate of insurance. <br /> All rehabilitation work will require the contractor to apply for a construction permit for each railroad. Flagging <br /> by the railroad will be required during the construction work. <br /> LEGAL REVIEW: The agreement(s) were reviewed by Legal on August 8. 2026. <br /> PRIOR COUNCIL ACTION: <br /> See Appendix A for a listing of prior Council actions. <br /> POTENTIAL OBJECTIONS: There are no known objections. <br /> INPUT FROM OTHER SOURCES: <br /> Burns and McDonnell Company, Inc., Decatur& Eastern Illinois Railroad, Norfolk Southern Railroad. <br /> Canadian National Railroad <br /> STAFF REFERENCE: Matt Newell, Public Works Director and Paul Caswell, City Engineer. Matt Newell <br /> will attend the City Council meeting to answer any questions of the Council on this item. <br /> BUDGET/TIME IMPLICATIONS: Budget Impact: Funding for this project is from the Sanitary Sewer <br /> Fund which is supported by the sewer user charge. <br /> Staffing Impact: Staff time is allocated to manage the design services. <br /> This memorandum was prepared by Paul Caswell, P.E., City Engineer. <br /> Attach: 2 <br /> ATTACHMENTS: <br /> 1. 2026-82 Resolution Authorizing the Execution of an Agreement with Norfolk Southern Railway-1 w <br /> Exhibit 1 <br /> 2. 2026-82-FIGURE 1-Critical Sewers <br /> 3. 2026-82 Location Maps <br /> 4. 2026-82 Appendix A <br />