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Abstract:Located in south suburban Cook County, approximately 22 miles (35 km) south of downtown Chicago, the Village of Dolton and Village of Riverdale are investigating options to improve safety at at-grade rail crossings and to minimize the impact of train horn noise throughout their communities. The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) in 2005 issued Quiet Zone Final Rule that offers an opportunity to accomplish this objective. The purpose of the study is to explore the potential for implementation of quiet zones in these communities. Two phases comprised the study. Phase I used Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) data that was current at the time of issue. Phase II is a refinement of Quiet Zone analyses involving ten at-grade, railroad-highway crossings (RHC) in Dolton and Riverdale using updated FRA data and supplemental field data that includes pedestrian and bicycle traffic. Additionally, Phase II incorporates recommended Supplemental Safety Measures (SSM) treatments and estimated costs for each site using refinements. The goal of Phase II is twofold: (1) the determination of an optimal SSM treatment for each site that is customized to reflect community feedback, updated geometry, demand, and land use at each unique site, and (2) once an SSM treatment is recommended for each site based on a stakeholder bus tour and meeting, project cost estimates are made by site by phase.
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