Alaska Administrative Code
Title 17 - Transportation and Public Facilities
Chapter 15 - Utility and Railroad Permits
Article 4 - Railroads
17 AAC 15.551 - Engineering standards

Universal Citation: 17 AK Admin Code 17 AAC 15.551

Current through February 27, 2024

Railroad facilities installed across or within a department right-of-way must comply with 17 AAC 15.301 and with the following codes and standards:

(1) the American Railway Engineering Association

(A) Manual for Railway Engineering (Fixed Properties),1981 - 1982;

(B) Portfolio of Trackwork Plans,1981 - 1982;

(2) the Signal Manual,1980, of the Association of American Railroads, Communication and Signal Section;

(3) Alaska Traffic Manual, 2005, Part 8, described in 17 AAC 20.950(1), and adopted by reference;

(4) Federal-Aid Highway Program Manual(for federal-aid highway projects)

(A) Railroad-Highway Projects, Vol. 6, Ch. 6, Sec. 2, Subsec. 1, as revised through 1981;

(B) Railroad-Highway Insurance Protection Required of Contractors, Vol. 6, Ch. 6, Sec. 2, Subsec. 2, as revised through 1981;

(C) Railroad-Highway Grade Crossing Surfaces, Vol. 6, Ch. 6, Sec. 2, Subsec. 3, as revised through 1981.

Copies of the Manual of Railway Engineering (Fixed Properties) and Portfolio of Trackwork Plans may be obtained from the American Railway Engineering Association, 1920 "L" Street, N.W., Washington, DC 20036. Copies of the A.A.R. Signal Manual may be obtained from the Association of American Railroads, Communications and Signals Section, 1920 "L" Street, N.W., Washington, DC 20036.

Copies of the Alaska Traffic Manual, adopted by reference in 17 AAC 15.551, are available for inspection at regional offices of the Department of Transportation and Public Facilities located at Juneau, Anchorage, and Fairbanks, Alaska. The Alaska Traffic Manual also may be viewed through the department's Internet website at http://www.dot.state.ak.us/stwddes/dcstraffic/resources.shtml.

Copies of the Federal-Aid Highway Program Manual are available for inspection at the regional offices of the Department of Transportation and Public Facilities located in Juneau, Anchorage, and Fairbanks, Alaska.

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