General Considerations
Several
considerations may influence
the decision to eliminate a rail-highway at-grade crossing:- Traffic analysis of proposed roadway network.
- Density of crossings, especially when closer thana quarter of amile apart.
- Support from local community.
- Sight distance restrictions.
- Traffic and train counts.
- Roadway speed limit.
- Train speed.
- Number of lanes.
- Number of tracks.
- Trains occupying the crossing.
- Roadway profile.
- Roadwaysurface(paved orunpaved).
- Adjacent traffic signals or intersections.
- Emergency vehicle routing.
- Economic consequences related to businesses or anticipated growth.
- Crash history and analysis.
- Track abandonments or out-of-service tracks.