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<br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />2 <br />Effect of these changes on'project cost is unknown. Updated cost estimates <br />will be contained in the addendum to the DPR. <br /> <br />Although the flood control pool has been reduced, the dam and spillways will <br />be designed to accommodate the maximum probable flood. <br /> <br />Railroad Relocation <br /> <br /> <br />The Union Pacific Railroad will be relocated around the south side of the <br /> <br /> <br />Narrows Reservoir as described in the 1976 plan. The railroad currently <br /> <br /> <br />closely follows the north bank of the South Platte River through the <br /> <br /> <br />reservoir area. <br /> <br />The relocation will involve construction of about 26 miles of new track. <br /> <br /> <br />Major structures will include two bridges over the South Platte -- one <br /> <br /> <br />below the dam and another where the track recrosses the river at the west <br /> <br /> <br />end. A bridge also will be built over Kiowa Creek and two underpasses <br /> <br /> <br />constructed for existing State Highway 144. <br /> <br />Other Actions <br />Reclamation will purchase land around the top of the conservation pool in <br />10-acre instead of 40-acre blocks. Easements granting the right to inundate <br />land will also be sought in lieu of purchasing land outright. <br /> <br />Specific land requirements for fish and wildlife and recreation purposes have <br />not yet been determined. Some portion of these land requirements would be in <br />addition to the lands acquired around the top of the conservation pool. Total <br />land required for the project is now expected to be less than the 1976 estimate <br />of 42,000 acres. <br />