North Carolina DOT Traffic Separation Studies. Volume One: Assessment

The Federal Railroad Administration requested the Volpe National Transportation Systems Center to assess ten sites in depth that used the Traffic Separation Study (TSS) process. The assessment involved a quantitative and qualitative analysis of the impact of the process used at each site and an evaluation of community involvement activities. Information was collected through a review of relevant documentation and interviews conducted with key stakeholders from each site. The sites were assessed over a five-year period during which time the process further evolved and improved. The TSS is a collaborative partnership among NCDOT Rail Division; railroad engineers; engineering consulting firms; mayors and other municipal officials; police, fire, and other emergency services staff; and community residents, including abutters to the site, land developers, and motorists. It includes a comprehensive evaluation of traffic patterns at highway-rail grade crossings to assess existing safety conditions and determine the need for improvements and/or elimination of crossings based on specific criteria that, in effect, serve as state guidelines.

• Record URL:
  • https://railroads.dot.gov/elibrary/north-carolina-dot-traffic-separation-studies-volume-i-assessment
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• Corporate Authors:

  Volpe National Transportation Systems Center

  Cambridge, MA  United States  02142

  Research and Special Programs Administration

  1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
  Washington, DC  United States  20590

  Federal Railroad Administration

  1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
  Washington, DC  United States  20590
• Authors:
  • Saks, J
  • Carroll, A
• Publication Date: 2004

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: Digital/other
• Pagination: 54p

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: At grade intersections; Grade crossing protection systems; Highway traffic control; Railroad engineering; Railroad grade crossings; Traffic control; Traffic engineering; Travel patterns
• Uncontrolled Terms: Traffic separators
• Geographic Terms: North Carolina
• Subject Areas: Highways; Operations and Traffic Management; Railroads; I73: Traffic Control;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01111139
• Record Type: Publication
• Report/Paper Numbers: DOT-FRA-ORD-04-15-1, DOT-VNSTC-FRA-04-08
• Files: TRIS, USDOT
• Created Date: Sep 24 2008 10:38AM