Program Call and Project Submission
Each year
RRD
issues a program call for
candidate crossings by providing the Railroad Grade Crossing Replanking
Project Submission Form (TxDOT Form 1876) and a tabulation spreadsheet
example
to each district. Prior to completing the form,
the district railroad coordinator should visit crossings on the
state highway system to determine the need for crossings requiring
new planking. The district railroad coordinator should then complete
the form by:- Performing a site inspection to verify the condition of the crossing and taking a photo of the crossing rather than attaching an outdated image.
- Completing basic crossing information.
- Verifying AADT in TRIMS or performing a field count.
- Rating and describing the condition of the crossing.
- Contacting the Transportation Planning and Programming Division (TPP) if the AADT shown in TRIMS does not match existing counts.
The district completes one form for each crossing submitted
and ranks each crossing according to district priority.
RRD
strives
(within funding limitations) to include each district’s top priority ranked
submission in the current year’s program.The district should also note if a full closure would be allowed
or if cost estimates for partial closures should be prepared by
the railroad company,
or shoofly by the district
.
The district will have the final authority in approving a full closure.
See Section 4 for more details.