Empowering the Community to Achieve Consensus: Rail Corridor Crossing Consolidation and Safety Improvement Project in Missouri

Details

• Corporate Creators:
  United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration. Office of Safety
• Subject/TRT Terms:
  • Railroad grade crossings
  • Traffic safety
  • Improvements
  • Traffic crashes
• Publication/ Report Number:
  FHWA-SA-18-073
• Resource Type:
  Brief
• Geographical Coverage:
  United States
• Corporate Publisher:
  United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration. Office of Safety
• Description:
  A 19-mile rail corridor in Southwest Missouri has one of the highest incident rates in the State and has been a top safety priority for Missouri Department of Transportation (MoDOT) and BNSF Railway Company (BNSF) for nearly two decades. This rural corridor with 29 at-grade crossings experienced 62 incidents since 1975, including 14 fatalities and 19 injuries. Since 2010, 7 near-misses and 12 broken gates have been reported. Many citizens who live in communities along the corridor use these crossings to access other sections of their towns and were initially resistant to crossing closures.
• Format:
  PDF
• Download URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/49612/dot_49612_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 653.64 KB]
• Collection(s):
  Federal Highway Administration
• Main Document Checksum:
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