Nebraska Administrative Code
Topic - TRANSPORTATION, DEPARTMENT OF
Title 415 - NEBRASKA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION - LOCAL ASSISTANCE DIVISION
Chapter 5 - Administration of State and Federal Highway-Rail Grade Crossing Safety Projects
Section 415-5-003 - GRADE CROSSING SAFETY IMPROVEMENTS

Universal Citation: 415 NE Admin Rules and Regs ch 5 ยง 003

Current through March 20, 2024

003.01 A request for review of a crossing for safety improvements may be received from the railroad company, railroad track owner, political subdivision, or political subdivision on behalf of a citizen, or the Department may in its sole discretion initiate a review. The request should be made in writing and directed to: Nebraska Department of Roads, Rail and Public Transportation Division, Public Transportation Engineer, Box 94759, Lincoln, Nebraska 68509.

003.01A Whenever a request for a review of the crossing is received by the Department from a political subdivision, railroad company or railroad track owner, the Department will review the crossing, determine if a Diagnostic Team Review is warranted, and provide the political subdivision and/or the railroad with a response to such request.

003.02 The Department shall establish and update, as needed, a list of highway-rail grade crossings in Nebraska to be considered for potential grade crossing safety improvement projects. A Diagnostic Team Review of the crossings shall then be made in order to select specific locations for safety improvement projects and to determine the safety improvements to be considered at those locations.

003.02A The Diagnostic Review may include, but is not limited to consideration of:
003.02A1 Train data.

003.02A2 Vehicle data.

003.02A3 Crossing data.

003.02A4 Accident history.

003.02A5 Nearby development.

003.02A6 Adjacent crossings.

003.02A7 Sight distance.

003.02A8 School locations and school bus routes.

003.02A9 Hospitals, police and fire stations.

003.02A10 Pedestrian traffic patterns.

003.03 Crossings may be excluded from consideration for active warning devices if one of the following conditions exists:

003.03A The crossing is a sidetrack and is hand flagged by the railroad.

003.03B There are two trains per day or fewer at the crossing.

003.03C The exposure factor at the crossing is less than 3,000.

003.04 The Department may require street or roadway improvements, and the removal of vegetation, trees, limbs, signs or poles that would obstruct the view of warning devices, as a prerequisite to funding the installation of active warning devices. The Department may also require the political subdivision to close one or more crossing(s) as a prerequisite to funding the installation of active warning devices.

003.05 The political subdivision with jurisdiction over the road leading to the crossing must install and maintain advance warning signs, pavement markings and other signs prescribed by the MUTCD.

003.06 The public entity with jurisdiction over the road leading to the crossing shall determine the need for an interconnection between the traffic signals and active warning devices and shall provide for any such interconnection consistent with the provisions of the MUTCD. The railroad company shall cooperate with the public entity in the installation.

003.07 An agreement between the Department, political subdivision and the railroad will be completed detailing the grade crossing safety improvements and the respective cost sharing for each entity.

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