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Railroad Crossing Corridor Improvements: A Model Program Based on Field Reviews in Six States.

PB87119673

Publication Date	1986
Personal Author	Powers, R. D.
Page Count	100
Abstract	Over the last 13 years, each State has been able to identify and improve many of its most hazardous crossings, most often by installing train-activated warning devices. Demonstration Project No. 70, Railroad Crossing Corridor Improvements, was developed to encourage State highway agencies to expand their current efforts to encompass significantly more crossings each year by including low-cost improvements at the types of crossings that are not presently being addressed. The report summarizes corridor reviews that were held in six States (Iowa, Florida, Alaska, West Virginia, Louisiana, and California) in late 1985 and early 1986. The final chapter presents a model program which combines the benefits of current individual high-risk crossing programs with those of a corridor approach in which a series of adjacent crossings are reviewed by a diagnostic team.
Keywords	Traffic safety Project management Improvement Warning systems Iowa Florida Alaska West Virginia California Louisiana Railroad grade crossings
Source Agency	Federal Highway Administration
NTIS Subject Category	85D - Transportation Safety 85H - Road Transportation 85I - Railroad Transportation
Corporate Authors	Federal Highway Administration, Washington, DC. Demonstration Projects Div.; Federal Railroad Administration, Washington, DC. Office of Safety.
Supplemental Notes	Prepared in cooperation with Federal Railroad Administration, Washington, DC. Office of Safety.
Document Type	Technical Report
Title Note	Final rept. Jun 85-Jun 86.
NTIS Issue Number	198706

Railroad Crossing Corridor Improvements: A Model Program Based on Field Reviews in Six States.

Railroad Crossing Corridor Improvements: A Model Program Based on Field Reviews in Six States.
PB87119673

Publication Date	1986
Personal Author	Powers, R. D.
Page Count	100
Abstract	Over the last 13 years, each State has been able to identify and improve many of its most hazardous crossings, most often by installing train-activated warning devices. Demonstration Project No. 70, Railroad Crossing Corridor Improvements, was developed to encourage State highway agencies to expand their current efforts to encompass significantly more crossings each year by including low-cost improvements at the types of crossings that are not presently being addressed. The report summarizes corridor reviews that were held in six States (Iowa, Florida, Alaska, West Virginia, Louisiana, and California) in late 1985 and early 1986. The final chapter presents a model program which combines the benefits of current individual high-risk crossing programs with those of a corridor approach in which a series of adjacent crossings are reviewed by a diagnostic team.
Keywords	Traffic safety Project management Improvement Warning systems Iowa Florida Alaska West Virginia California Louisiana Railroad grade crossings
Source Agency	Federal Highway Administration
NTIS Subject Category	85D - Transportation Safety 85H - Road Transportation 85I - Railroad Transportation
Corporate Authors	Federal Highway Administration, Washington, DC. Demonstration Projects Div.; Federal Railroad Administration, Washington, DC. Office of Safety.
Supplemental Notes	Prepared in cooperation with Federal Railroad Administration, Washington, DC. Office of Safety.
Document Type	Technical Report
Title Note	Final rept. Jun 85-Jun 86.
NTIS Issue Number	198706