Highway-Rail Crossing Handbook
closure-or-separation — Closure or Separation
Crossing Handbook · Chapter 2 — Engineered Treatments. Full current text with cross-references on BuildSpec.
CLOSURE OR SEPARATION The first alternative that should always be considered for a highway ‑rail crossing is elimination, which can be accomplished by the following: • Replacing the crossing with a grade separated facility • Closing the crossing to highway traffic and removing the roadway crossing surface • Closing the crossing to railroad traffic through the abandonment or relocation of the rail line and removal of the railroad tracks Closure of a crossing provides the highest level of crossing safety compared to other alternatives, because the point of intersection between highway and…
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