Project Ranking

RRD
 establishes each program year’s crossings by:
  1. Calculating the cost of replanking the highest ranked crossing in each
    of the
     25 districts.
  2. For all other crossings submitted,
     calculating a cost per vehicle to replank the crossing and prioritizing these crossings across the state by lowest cost per vehicle (highest priority).
  3. Determining which crossings from Step 2 can be funded from available program funds for the program year.
The cost per vehicle metric is used to ensure the best program value is obtained considering the volume of traffic using the crossing. In other words, a crossing with greater traffic volumes will have higher priority than another crossing with lower volumes with the same estimated cost of replanking.
After the finalized list of crossings for replanking is established,
RRD
 furnishes a list to each district and railroad company. This list is typically referred to as the Exhibit L.