Current through Register Vol. 49, No. 6, March 15, 2024
PURPOSE: This amendment moves the rule from Title 4
to Title 7, updates the references to the Manual on Uniform Traffic Control
Devices and to the American Railway Engineering and Maintenance of Way
Association's guidelines that are incorporated into this rule and eliminates
restrictive wording.
PURPOSE: This rule implements the provisions of
section
389.610,
RSMo, which authorizes the division to make reasonable rules pertaining to the
construction and maintenance of all public grade crossings.
PUBLISHER'S NOTE: The secretary of state has
determined that the publication of the entire text of the material which is
incorporated by reference as a portion of this rule would be unduly cumbersome
or expensive. This material as incorporated by reference in this rule shall be
maintained by the agency at its headquarters and shall be made available to the
public for inspection and copying at no more than the actual cost of
reproduction. This note applies only to the reference material. The entire text
of the rule is printed here.
(1) Every crossing shall be constructed of
materials that will provide a ride quality compatible with that of adjacent
roadway surfaces (except that crossings of unconsolidated or asphalt material
shall have installed headers of equal height to the top of rails installed on
both sides of both rails).
(A) The crossing
on paved roads shall be the same width as the approaching roadway including
drivable shoulders plus two feet (2') on each side. On gravel roads, the
crossing shall be the same width as the traveled way, which is the width of the
crossing as it existed on April 27, 1989 but not less than sixteen feet
(16').
(B) If practicable, the
roadway alignment should intersect the railroad track at or nearly at right
angles. The roadway surface shall be in the same plane as the top of rails for
a distance of two feet (2') outside of rails for either multiple or single
track crossings. The top of the rail plane shall be connected with the grade
line of the roadway each way by vertical curves of the length required to
provide riding conditions and sight distances normally applied to the roadway.
It is desirable that the roadway surface be not more than three inches (3")
higher nor six inches (6") lower than the top of the nearest rail at a point
thirty feet (30') from the rail, measured at a right angle, unless track
superelevation dictates otherwise. Where crossings involve two (2) or more
tracks, the top of rails for all tracks shall be brought to the same plane
where practicable.
(C) Width of
roadway at a highway-railway grade crossing should correspond to that of the
adjoining highway and have the same number and width of traffic lanes as the
adjoining highway without extra lanes and with center turn lanes at the
crossing delineated. At all paved approaches to the highway-railway grade
crossing, the highway traffic lanes in the vicinity of the crossing should be
distinctly marked in accordance with the recommendations of the Manual on
Uniform Traffic Control Devices for Streets and Highways (2009 edition), which
is incorporated by reference and made a part of this rule as published by the
Federal Highway Administration, United States Department of Transportation, 400
7th Street S W, Room 3408, Washington, DC 20590, website:
http://mutcd.fhwa.dot.gov/pdfs/2009r1r2/pdf_index.htm. This rule does not
incorporate any subsequent amendments or additions of this manual. These
markings are the responsibility of the public authorities.
(D) Part 8 of the American Railway
Engineering and Maintenance of Way Association's Guidelines for the Design,
Construction or Reconstruction of Highway-Railway At-Grade Crossings (2013
edition), is incorporated by reference and made a part of this rule as
published by the American Railway Engineering and Maintenance of Way
Association, 4501 Forbes Blvd. Suite 130, Lanham-Seabrook, MD 20706. This rule
does not incorporate any subsequent amendments or additions of these
guidelines. These guidelines are recommended practices for the construction and
reconstruction of highway-railway grade crossings, if practicable.
(2) Unless otherwise ordered by
the division or by agreement, the railroad corporation shall maintain the road
surface over the length of ties and between tracks where adjacent track centers
are less than fifteen feet (15').
(A) Unless
otherwise ordered by the division, when a railroad corporation makes a track
raise within a grade crossing, the runoff along the roadway shall be maintained
at not more than two inches (2") in the first ten feet (10') outside the end of
ties, not more than six inches (6") in the next ten feet (10') and the
remaining run-off shall be brought to the same elevation of the existing grade
within an additional ten feet (10') along the roadway.
(B) When a highway authority raises the road
surface along an approach to a crossing, the run-off along the roadway shall be
not more than two inches (2") in the first ten feet (10') outside the end of
ties with the remainder in the next ten feet (10').
(C) Unless otherwise ordered by the division
or by agreement, the railroad shall maintain a crosswalk of equal width as the
approaching sidewalk over the length of ties and between tracks where adjacent
track centers are less than fifteen feet (15') apart. The railroad shall use a
durable contrasting material between the ends of ties when the approaching
sidewalk is constructed of a hard surface material. Any durable material
compatible with the material used on the sidewalk may be used on the crosswalk
between the adjacent tracks.
