Highway-Rail Crossing Handbook

crossing-consolidation-and-safety-programs — Crossing Consolidation and Safety Programs

Crossing Handbook · Chapter 2 — Engineered Treatments. Full current text with cross-references on BuildSpec.

CROSSING CONSOLIDATION AND SAFETY PROGRAMS A highly effective approach to improving safety involves the development of a program of treatments to eliminate significant numbers of crossings within a segment of rail line while improving those that are to remain at grade. Both FRA (10) and American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO)(12) have developed guidelines for crossing consolidation. State departments of transportation, road authorities, and local governments may choose to develop their own criteria for closures based on local conditions. Whatever the case,…

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