Highway-Rail Crossing Handbook
transit-and-on-street-rail — Transit and On-Street Rail
Crossing Handbook · Chapter 2 — Engineered Treatments. Full current text with cross-references on BuildSpec.
TRANSIT AND ON-STREET RAIL The MUTCD Section 8A.01 refers to LRT as “a mode of metropolitan transportation that employs LRT vehicles (commonly known as light rail vehicles, streetcars, or trolleys) that operate on rails in streets in mixed traffic, and LRT traffic that operates in semi ‑exclusive rights ‑ of-way, or in exclusive rights-of-way. Grade crossings with LRT can occur at intersections or at midblock locations, including public and private driveways.” T raffic control for LRT is determined in part by the type of alignment: • Exclusive—This type of alignment does not have grade…
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