Item 22 - Approve Adjustments & CIP Amendment, & Agreements with Mark Thomas, So Cal Regional Rail Authority (SCRRA), the U.S. Department of Transportation, & Caltrans for the Santa Ana Boulevard Grade Separation Project (No. 26-6718)

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EXHIBIT 2 STATE OF CALIFORNIA ARNOLD SCHWARZENEGGER, Governor PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION 515 L Street,Suite 1119 - -ramento,CA 95814 "'• '' F July 20, 2009 File Number: G.09-07-004 Orange Subdivision--4th Street City of Santa Ana, County of Orange Ron Mathieu Manager, Rail Corridor C&E SCRRA/Metrolink 700 South Flower Street, 26t'Floor Los Angeles, CA 90017-4101 Re: General Order 88-B Request for Authority to alter and modify the At-Grade Crossing of Southern California Regional Rail Authority / Metro° Orange Subdivision tracks and 4th Street in the City of Santa Ana, County of Orange Dear Mr. Mathieu: This refers to your letter, dated May 28, 2009 (received June 9, 2009) requesting authorization, pursuant to California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) General Order (GO) 88-B, to alter the existing at-grade crossing of Southern California Regional Rail Authority / Metrolink (SCRRA/Metrolink) Orange Subdivision tracks and 4th Street (CPUC Crossing Number 101OR- 175.40 and DOT Number 026703C) in the City of Santa Ana(City), County of Orange. 4th Street is an East-West roadway that intersects the SCRRA/Metrolink tracks west of Grand Avenue. There are two mainline tracks through this crossing. The proposed alterations to the 4th Street crossing, as indicated in the request letter and/or shown on the plans shall consist of: • Installation of pedestrian treatments, including automatic pedestrian gates and emergency exit swing gates, detectable warning strips, handrails and fencing on all sidewalk approaches; • Installation of new east side concrete median (Length: 100-ft with a taper, Width: 9-ft, Height: 8-in),- Relocate and upgrade existing northeast quadrant CPUC Standard 9 to CPUC Standard 9-A active warning device; • Upgrade existing southwest quadrant CPUC Standard 9 to CPUC Standard 9-A active warning device; • Installation of a curb mounted CPUC Standard 9-E active warning device in the northwest quadrant;