NTL Record

Title Highway-Railway Grade Crossing Action Plan and Project Prioritization Noteworthy Practices Guide
Record ID 67954
Personal Name
Creator
Rutter, Allan; Morgan, Curtis A.; Warner, Jeffrey E.; Graves, Brett
Corporate Creator United States. Federal Highway Administration. Office of Safety Research and Development
Corporate
Contributor
Leidos; Texas Transportation Institute; Turner-Fairbank Highway Research Center
Publisher United States. Federal Highway Administration. Office of Safety Research and Development
Publication Date 20161101
Language English
Abstract Development of State Highway-railway Grade Crossing Action Plans (State Action Plans (SAPs)) were initially required by Section 202 of the Rail Safety Improvement Act of 2008 (RSIA08), Public Law 110- 432, Division A, for the 10 States identified with the highest number of highway-railway grade crossing collisions over a specific 3-year period. The National Transportation Safety Board recommended to the Federal Highway Administration and the Federal Railroad Administration (Recommendations H-12-60 and H-12-61) the development of a model grade crossing action plan that can be used as a resource document by all States interested in producing a SAP similar to those required for the 10 States in RSIA08. Section 11401 of the Fixing America’s Surface Transportation Act requires the Federal Railroad Administration to issue rules for developing a model state highway-railway grade crossing action plan and requires States to submit a SAP. It outlines a process for preparing a SAP and suggests an outline for SAP content. This document also details five overall noteworthy practices employed by State agencies in administering Federal and State highway-railway grade crossing protection programs.
Rosap ID dot:42843
Rosap URL https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/42843
TRT Terms Grade crossing protection systems; Railroad grade crossings; Transportation planning
Geographical
Coverage
United States
Contract Number DTFH61-10-D-00024, Task Order No. T-12-003
Report Number FHWA-SA-16-075
Resource type Tech Report
URL https://ntlrepository.blob.core.windows.net/lib/67000/67900/67954/FHWA-SA-16-075.pdf
Format PDF
Database NTL Digital Repository