Highway-Railroad Grade Crossing
The Office of Safety is re-emphasizing the importance of maintaining current and accurate highway-rail grade crossing inventories. Title 23, Part 924 of the Code of Federal Regulations (23 CFR 924) contains the policy regarding the development and implementation of a comprehensive highway safety improvement program (HSIP) for each State. Part of the FHWA's HSIP planning component requires States to:
- Maintain a "record of accidents, traffic, and highway data, including railroad-highway grade crossings, the characteristics of both highway and traffic."
- Have a process for determining "the relative hazard of public railroad-highway grade crossings based on a hazard index formula."
We ask that our stakeholders to support the States with all inventory efforts in support to the Office of Safety's September 30 memorandum entitled "Highway Safety Improvement Program Report" (this report is provided in both HTML format and Adobe format). We also encourage the States to share and/or update their grade crossing inventory information with the Federal Railroad Administration's Office of Safety.
If you need additional information, please feel free to contact the FHWA Division Office in your respective State. Again, thank you for your commitment to Safety, and as always, please remember to "Buckle Up" and "Always Expect A Train."
- Highway-Rail Crossing Safety Action Plan
- Facts and Statistics
- Highway-Rail Grade Crossing Surfaces
- Enhancing Safety: Guidance and Solutions
- Community Programs and Resources
- Related Web Site Links
- Contact Information
Highway-Rail Grade Crossing Safety Visor Card
7 Steps for Safety at Highway-Rail Grade Crossings: [PDF - 370KB]
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Ohio Rail Development Commission
This site also has a web page dedicated to Ohio's Grade Crossing Inventory.
