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December 15, 2020
FRA Issues Final Rule for State Grade Crossing Plans Written by Marybeth Luczak, Executive Editor
The final rule requires each state to develop and implement (or update) an action plan that identifies high-risk crossings and strategies for improving crossing safety.
The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) has released a final rule requiring 40 states and the District of Columbia to implement highway/rail grade crossing action plans. The remaining ten states already have plans, as required by the Rail Safety Improvement Act of 2008 (RSIA), and must now update those plans.
FRA’s final rule (download below) is in response to a Fixing America’s Surface Transportation Act (FAST Act) mandate. It requires each state to develop and implement (or update) an action plan, which must “identify crossings that have experienced at least one accident or incident in the previous three years, multiple accidents or incid
FRA publishes final rule for state highway-rail grade crossing action plans Written by David C. Lester, Managing Editor
Elmwood Park, Ill., is looking to build an underpass at Grand Avenue to eliminate a dangerous grade crossing.
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The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) published a final rule requiring 40 states and the District of Columbia to develop and implement highway-rail grade crossing action plans to improve public safety. In addition, the rule requires 10 states that have already developed grade crossing action plans, as required by the Rail Safety Improvement Act of 2008 (RSIA) and FRA’s implementing regulation, to update their plans and submit reports describing the actions they have taken to implement them.