RAIL-HIGHWAY CROSSING RESOURCE ALLOCATION PROCEDURE, USER'S GUIDE

The Highway Safety Acts of 1973 and 1976 and the Surface Transportation Act of 1978 provide funding authorizations for individual states to improve safety at public rail-highway crossings. Safety improvements frequently consist of the installation of active motorist warning devices such as flashing lights or flashing lights with gates. To assist states and railroads in determining effective allocations of Federal funds for rail-highway crossing improvements, the U.S. Department of Transportation has developed the DOT Rail-Highway Crossing Resource Allocation Procedure. The procedure consists of the DOT accident prediction formula, which predicts the number of accidents at crossings, and the resource allocation model, which nominates crossings for improvement on a cost-effective basis and recommends the type of warning device to be installed. This guide provides interested users with complete information for application of the DOT Rail-Highway Crossing Resource Allocation Procedure. (FHWA)

• Record URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/68050
• Corporate Authors:

  Transportation Systems Center

  55 Broadway, Kendall Square
  Cambridge, MA  United States  02142

  Federal Highway Administration

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

  Federal Railroad Administration

  Office of Safety, 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
  Washington, DC  United States  20590
• Authors:
  • Hitz, J
  • Cross, M
• Publication Date: 1982-12

Media Info

• Media Type: Digital/other
• Features: Figures; References; Tables;
• Pagination: 83 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Crash rates; Federal aid; Guidelines; Improvements; Railroad grade crossings; Resource allocation; Safety; Warning devices
• Subject Areas: Finance; Highways; Railroads; Safety and Human Factors; I10: Economics and Administration; I85: Safety Devices used in Transport Infrastructure;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00381787
• Record Type: Publication
• Report/Paper Numbers: FHWA-IP-82-7 Final Rpt.
• Files: NTL, TRIS, ATRI, USDOT
• Created Date: Mar 30 1984 12:00AM