PSA - Railroad Improvements Olive St. Reconstruction, Phase II Proj No. 114-064 – Norfolk Southern Railway Co.

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Norfolk Southern Railway Company Norfolk Southern - Special Provisions for Protection of Railway Interests July 23, 2018, Updated March 11, 2021 Appendix E-2 B. The Railroad’s written authorization to proceed with the work shall include the names, addresses, and telephone numbers of the Railroad’s representatives who are to be notified as hereinafter required. Where more than one representative is designated, the area of responsibility of each representative shall be specified. 3. INTERFERENCE WITH RAILROAD OPERATIONS: A. The Contractor shall so arrange and conduct his work that there will be no interference with Railroad’s operations, including train, signal, telephone and telegraphic services, or damage to the property of the Railroad or to poles, wires, and other facilities of tenants on the rights- of- way of the Railroad. Whenever work is liable to affect the operations or safety of trains, the method of doing such work shall first be submitted to the Railroad Engineer for approval, but such approval shall not relieve the Contractor from liability. Any work to be performed by the Contractor which requires flagging service or inspection service shall be deferred by the Contractor until the flagging service or inspection service required by the Railroad is available at the job site. B. Whenever work within Railroad’s rights-of-way is of such a nature that impediment to Railroad’s operations such as use of runaround tracks or necessity for reduced speed is unavoidable, the Contractor shall schedule and conduct his operations so that such impediment is reduced to the absolute minimum. C. Should conditions arising from, or in connection with the work, require that immediate and unusual provisions be made to protect operations and property of the Railroad, the Contractor shall make such provisions. If in the judgment of the Railroad Engineer, or in his absence, the Railroad’s Division Engineer, such provisions is insufficient, either may require or provide such provisions as he deems necessary. In any event, such unusual provisions shall be at the Contractor’s expense and without cost to the Railroad or the Sponsor. D. “One Call” Services do not locate buried Railroad utilities. The contractor shall contact the Railroad’s representative 2 days in advance of work at those places where excavation, pile driving, or heavy loads may damage the Railroad’s underground facilities. Upon request from the Contractor or Sponsor, Railroad forces will locate and paint mark or flag the Railroad’s underground facilities. The Contractor shall avoid excavation or other disturbances of these facilities. If disturbance or excavation is required near a buried Railroad facility, the contractor shall coordinate with the Railroad to have the facility potholed manually with careful hand excavation. The facility shall be protected by the Contractor during the course of the disturbance under the supervision and direction of the Railroad’s representative. 4. TRACK CLEARANCES: A. The minimum track clearances to be maintained by the Contractor during construction are shown on the Project Plans. If temporary clearances are not shown on the project plans, the following criteria shall govern the use of falsework and formwork above or adjacent to operated tracks. 1. A minimum vertical clearance of 22’-0” above top of highest rail shall be maintained at all times. 2. A minimum horizontal clearance of 13’-0” from centerline of tangent track or 14’-0” from centerline of curved track shall be maintained at all times. Additional horizontal EXHIBIT C