Oregon Rail Crossing Action Plan Stakeholder Meeting 2 September - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

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Oregon Rail Crossing Action Plan

Stakeholder Meeting 2

September 25, 2018

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We lc ome !

• Project Management Team
• Purpose of Today’s Meeting
• Agenda
• Introductions
• Parking Lot

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• Treat each other, staff and guests (if any) with respect
• Listen carefully, seek to understand each other
• Everyone participates
• Focus on the purpose and help stick to the agenda
• Discuss constructively
• Seek to find unity and common ground
• Minimize distractions during the meeting

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Re fre she r

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T he Role of the Sta te Ac tion Pla n

Currently

ODOT selects appropriate devices (Rail unit) and provides crash analysis (Transportation Data) & Examines licensing, training, education programs and coordinates enforcement (DMV, Safety Division) in separate programs

• This plan seeks to bring these together
• Stakeholders play an important role in crossing safety

improvements

• Your input is important for this plan

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Sc he dule & Ke y Mile stone s

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Proje c t Sc he dule

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L a st Me e ting Hig hlig hts

• Data Discussion
• Contributing Factors
• Plan Objectives

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L a st Me e ting Hig hlig hts - Da ta

• Data Analysis – Incidents 2008‐2017

– Physical – Temporal – Environment – Behavioral

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L a st Me e ting Hig hlig hts - Da ta

• Data Analysis – Incidents 2008‐2017

– Physical – Temporal – Environment – Behavioral

• Where
• Railroad
• Incident Rate

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L a st Me e ting Hig hlig hts - Da ta

• Data Analysis – Incidents 2008‐2017

– Physical – Temporal – Environment – Behavioral

• Time of day
• Day of the week
• Time of year

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• Data Analysis – Incidents 2008‐2017

– Physical – Temporal – Environment – Behavioral

• Weather
• Other factors

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• Data Analysis – Incidents 2008‐2017

– Physical – Temporal – Environment – Behavioral

• Driver characteristics
• Driver behavior
• Situation

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L a st Me e ting Hig hlig hts - F a c tors

• Contributing Factors

– Risky behavior (15) – Population /Demographics: (4) – Distraction (12) – Inactive Rail—Expectations (6) – Changes in Traffic Volumes (11) – Lack of education/outreach (12) – Rail Operational Context (2)

• Contributing Factors

– Lack of Transportation investment (0) – Time of Day/Seasonal (1) – Crossing Configuration (# of tracks, geometry) (12) – Connectivity: (2) – Land Use/Development: (9) – Vehicle Type (4)

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L a st Me e ting Hig hlig hts - F a c tors

• Contributing Factors

– Risky behavior (15) – Population /Demographics: (4) – Distraction (12) – Inactive Rail—Expectations (6) – Changes in Traffic Volumes (11) – Lack of education/outreach (12) – Rail Operational Context (2)

• Contributing Factors

– Lack of Transportation investment (0) – Time of Day/Seasonal (1) – Crossing Configuration (# of tracks, geometry) (12) – Connectivity: (2) – Land Use/Development: (9) – Vehicle Type (4)

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Pla n Obje c tive s

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Pla n Obje c tive s - Re vise d

• Balanc e safe ty with quality o f life
• Apply e ngine e ring so lutio ns fo r impro ve me nts
• Co o rdinate and c o llabo rate with railro ads, ro ad

autho ritie s and o the r stake ho lde rs to impro ve rail c ro ssing safe ty

• Stre ngthe n e duc atio n and o utre ac h abo ut rail

c ro ssing safe ty

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e ve rage o ppo rtunitie s fo r rail c ro ssing impro ve me nts

• Re duc e numbe r o f rail c ro ssings
• Stre ngthe n e nfo rc e me nt o f ille gal and dange ro us

be havio r ne ar rail c ro ssings

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Ove rvie w Ra il Crossing Inc ide nts (follow- up)

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A Word About T his Da ta

• Sources include FRA, ODOT Rail Division,

ODOT Transportation Data Section, Oregon State Rail Plan

• TriMet incidents not included
• Suicides excluded
• Some information is missing

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Additiona l Ste ps

• Removed confirmed suicide incidents
• Analyzed multi‐incident crossings
• Other miscellaneous data cleanup

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Ore g on Annua l Inc ide nts

2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 18 20 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017

Annual Crossing Incidents

Incidents 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 18 20 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017

Annual Crossing Incidents

Incidents 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 18 20 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017

Annual Crossing Incidents

Incidents 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 18 20 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017

Annual Crossing Incidents

Incidents 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 18 20 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017

Annual Crossing Incidents

Incidents

129 total incidents

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Number of Incidents

Ore g on Annua l Inc ide nts

50 100 150 200 250 300 350 400

Rail Crossing Incidents

Total Injury Fatality

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Ore g on Inc ide nts – More Info

• 2 crossings since closed
• 4 crossings have seen improvements
• 11 crossings are under study or

programmed for funds

• 9 suicides removed from data going

forward

– 8 categorized at “pedestrians” – 1 categorized as “pickup” or PV – 2 of our multi‐incident locations

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Ore g on Inc ide nts – Upda te d

VV

26 (20%) 22 (17%) 81 (63%)

Oregon Incidents Severity

Fatality Injury only Property or no damage 17 (14%) 22 (18%) 81 (68%)

Incident Severity (suicide excluded)

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Ore g on Inc ide nts – Upda te d

VV 13 (42%) 2 (6%) 16 (52%)

Number of Fatalities

Vehicle Bicycle Pedestrian

12 (55%) 2 (9%) 8 (36%)

Number of Fatalities (suicide excluded)

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Inc ide nts Ana lysis – Additiona l Info

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• llow- up Info
• Crossing intersection angle
• AADT
• Road speed
• Train speed
• Number of tracks
• Number of lanes
• Sidewalk or bike lane present

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Crossing Inc ide nts

• Years analyzed 2008‐2017
• No TriMet Max (6 incidents

excluded)

• Public crossings only
• Reported incidents only
• “Near Misses” not included

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Inte rse c tion Ang le

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Crossing Inte rse c tion Ang le

10, 10% 37, 35% 38, 36% 17, 16% 3, 3%

Crossing Angle at Crossings with Incidents <=45 46‐84 85‐95 96‐135 136‐160

139, 8% 436, 23% 887, 48% 342, 18% 63, 3%

Crossing Angle at Oregon Crossings

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Crossing Inte rse c tion Ang le – E xa mple

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Annua l Ave ra g e Da ily T ra ffic

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ADDT – Inc ide nt L

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AADT <500 38 501-1000 11 1001-5000 36 5001-10000 26 10001-20000 6 >20000 8

5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 <500 501‐1000 1001‐5000 5001‐10000 10001‐20000 >20000

AADT at Crossings with Incidents

Number of Crossings Number of incidents

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ADDT – All Crossing s

100 200 300 400 500 600 700 800 <500 501‐1000 1001‐5000 5001‐10000 10001‐20000 >20000

AADT at Oregon Crossings

Number of Crossings Number of crossings

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ADDT – All Crossing s

742, 42% 226, 13% 484, 28% 179, 10% 87, 5% 31, 2% AADT All Crossings 37, 32% 11, 9% 31, 27% 24, 21% 5, 4% 8, 7% AADT Incident Locations

<500 501‐1000 1001‐5000 5001‐10000 10001‐2000 >20000

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T ra in Spe e d

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T ra in Spe e d

5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 < 10 11‐20 21‐30 31‐40 41‐50 51‐60 61‐70 >70

Train Speed at Crossings with Incidents

Train Speed Number of incidents

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T ra in Spe e d

100 200 300 400 500 600 700 800 < 10 11‐20 21‐30 31‐40 41‐50 51‐60 61‐70 >70

Train Speed at All Oregon Crossings

Train Speed Number of crossings

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Roa dwa y Spe e d

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Poste d T ra ve l Spe e d

19, 16% 52, 45% 20, 17% 13, 11% 13, 11% 0, 0% Road Speed at Crossings with Incidents (MPH)

20 or less 21‐30 31‐40 41‐50 51‐60 61‐70

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Sa fe Stopping Dista nc e – Inc ide nt Crossing

4, 4% 62, 54% 23, 20% 8, 7% 5, 4% 13, 11% 0, 0% Safe Stopping Distance (ft) ‐ Incident Locations

<100 101‐200 201‐300 301‐400 401‐500 501‐600 >600

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Sa fe Stopping Dista nc e -

4, 4% 62, 54% 23, 20% 8, 7% 5, 4% 13, 11% 0, 0%

Safe Stopping Distance (ft) ‐ Incident Locations

<100 101‐200 201‐300 301‐400 401‐500 501‐600 >600

215, 12% 804, 43% 457, 24% 234, 13% 39, 2% 115, 6% 2, 0%

Safe Stopping Distance (ft) ‐ All Oregon Crossings

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L a ne s

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T ra ve l L a ne s

10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9

Number of Travel lanes at Crossings with Incidents

Number of travel lanes Number of incidents

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T ra c ks

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Numbe r of T ra c ks

10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 1 2 3 4 5 6

Number of Tracks at Crossings with Incident

Number of tracks Number of incidents

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Numbe r of T ra c ks

200 400 600 800 1000 1200 1400 1600 1 2 3 4 5 6

Number of Tracks at Crossings in Oregon

Number of crossings Number of tracks

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Multiple Inc ide nt L

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Multiple Inc ide nt L

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40, 33% 80, 67%

Repeat One Time

Incident Occurrence at Crossings (number of incidents)

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Multiple Inc ide nt L

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Incident Occurrence at Crossings – number of crossings 19, 16% 101, 84%

Repeat One Time

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Multiple Inc ide nt L

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11, 24% 13, 28% 22, 48%

Incident Severity at Repeat Locations Fatal Injury Property/None

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Multiple Inc ide nt L

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2 4 6 8 10 12 <=45 46‐84 85‐95 96‐135 136‐160

Intersection Angle at Repeat Locations

Angle Range Number of incidents

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Multiple Inc ide nt L

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2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 1 2 3 4 5 6 7+

Number of Lanes at Repeat Locations

Number of Lanes Number of incidents

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Multiple Inc ide nt L

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2 4 6 8 10 12 1 2 3 4 5 6 7+

Number of Tracks at Repeat Locations

Number of Lanes Number of incidents

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Multiple Inc ide nt L

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2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 18 20 Car CV Rd Grader Ped Bike Truck Motor Home Truck & Trailer

Traveler Mode

Traveler Mode Number of incidents

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Multiple Inc ide nt L

• c a tions
• 20 locations had 2 or more incidents

– 2 had 3 reported incidents: Pendleton and Umatilla – 1 has been closed; 4 have been upgraded – 3 had “severe” angles – 1 is documented with 9 travel lanes (Beaverton)

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Ore g on Ra il Crossing Inc ide nts – Conc lusions a bout Multi- inc ide nt L

• c a tions
• Activity – 2 suicides, 2 stalled vehicles, went

around gates

• Conditions – 2 weather related
• Locations
• Upgrades / closures since

– 1 Closure – 4 crossing upgraded (Donald, Woodburn, Pendleton, Umatilla)

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Ore g on Ra il Crossing Inc ide nts – Conc lusions from Additiona l Da ta

• Correlation between angle and incidents
• Pedestrian fatalities large portion
• Posted speed – lower speeds stronger correlation
• AADT – correlation with higher AADT

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Ore g on Ra il Crossing Inc ide nts – Ove ra ll Conc lusions

• What are the key issues in Oregon impacting

crossing safety

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Putting the Pie c e s T

• g e the r
• Report Outline

– Current system – Rail Incidents – history and last 10 year – Key Trends and Analysis – Objectives – Strategies – Examples and Tools

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Bre a k

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Stra te g y De ve lopme nt

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De fining the Ke y T

e rms

• Vision –
• Goal –
• Objectives –
• Strategy –
• Action –

The future we want to arrive at (defined in the OTP, Rail Plan and TSAP) Specific things to do to implement the

• bjectives

Describe how we can arrive at the goal (we did this last time) Refines the vision, provides more description of the future Sub‐level of strategies ‐ provide the most explicit detail of what to do to achieve the

• bjectives – not likely to be in this Plan

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De fining the Ke y T e rms

• Vision –
• Goal –
• Objectives –
• Strategy –
• Action –

The future we want to arrive at (defined in the OTP, Rail Plan and TSAP) Specific things to do to implement the

• bjectives

Describe how we can arrive at the goal (we did this last time) Refines the vision, provides more description of the future Sub‐level of strategies ‐ provide the most explicit detail of what to do to achieve the

• bjectives – not likely to be in this Plan

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Pla n Stra te g ie s De ve lopme nt

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Stra te g ie s – Hig hlig hts from Othe r Sta te s

• Utah –

– Risk based assessment – Developed pedestrian crossing guidance

• Minnesota –

– Crude oil routes prioritization – Established an expert panel for funding process – Used a factor that coupled AADT and devices (a vs p) and established thresholds

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• Nevada ‐

– Factor for truck volumes due to the nature of crashes

• California

– Improved funding prioritization with near miss info

• Georgia

– Coordinates with school district for crossing usage reporting and prioritization

Stra te g ie s – Hig hlig hts from Othe r Sta te s

Assessed Data for Key Factors and Trends Developed Our Plan Objectives Develop Plan Strategies Identified key areas of concerns, gaps and issues

Looked to our TSAP for Emphasis Areas

Categorized into Topic Areas

Data Collection and Anlaysis

Stra te g y De ve lopme nt Proc e ss

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Stra te g ie s – Ore g on

Influencing Driver Behavior

Decisions Physical design Safety crossing

ODOT Process and Sharing

Training Data Sharing Coordination with jurisdictions

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Stra te g ie s – Ore g on

Influencing Driver Behavior

Decisions Physical design Safety crossing

ODOT Process and Sharing

Training Data Sharing Coordination with jurisdictions

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Stra te g ie s – Influe nc ing Drive r Be ha vior

• Topic Areas

– Multimodal Users – Driver Behavior – Physical Characteristics

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Stra te g ie s – Ore g on

Influencing Driver Behavior

Decisions Physical design Safety crossing

ODOT Process and Sharing

Training Data Sharing Coordination with jurisdictions

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Stra te g ie s – Proc e ss a nd Sha ring

• Topic Areas

– Coordination and Collaboration – Funding – Training and Outreach

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Stra te g ie s – Ore g on

• Handout discussion – Questions to Consider

– Do the strategies mirror the themes we’ve discussed? – Are there any broad themes missing? – Goal – make sure strategies capture important needs and ideas

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Strategy Review and Discussion

For Consideration and Discussion

• Do the draft strategies adequately set the stage for

addressing crossing safety issues?

• Are you aware of successful or unsuccessful strategy

efforts?

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Crossing Improve me nt Prioritiza tion

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F unding

• ODOT Rail Crossing Funding

– 3 Primary Categories

• Dedicated Funding for Crossing Upgrades

– State Highway Funds ‐ $300,000 annually – Section 130 funds ‐ $3,000,000 annually » 50% required to be used for warning devices » 10% non‐fed match required – Grant Opportunity » FHWA/FRA » requires ODOT state match

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F unding Prioritiza tion – De dic a te d F unds

• Current Process

– JAQUE – creates a 200% list – Regional staff input and local jurisdiction coordination – 150% list established – On‐site diagnostics with stakeholders – Consideration of other factors

• Region / local request

– Final Decision: Rail Crossing Safety Manager

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F unding Prioritiza tion – Dra ft Re c omme nda tions

Identifying critical crossings for improvements

HI (AADT, angle, multimodal crossing, crash history & severity etc) + RP (population, bus, hazmat, freight, etc) + MI (leverage, prior upgrades, etc)

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F unding Prioritiza tion

• JAQUE – which considerations should

supplement the formula?

• RI‐ which route types are important?
• MI – other factors to consider?

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Ne xt Ste ps

• Parking Lot
• Synthesize what we heard today
• Final Plan Early 2019

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F

• r More Informa tion
• F

HWA Rail Cro ssing Pro gram Ove rvie w https:/ / safe ty.fhwa.do t.go v/ hsip/ xings/

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RA Highway-Rail Grade Cro ssings Ove rvie w https:/ / www.fra.do t.g o v/ Pag e / P0156

• ODOT

Rail and Public T ransit Divisio n https:/ / www.o re g o n.g o v/ ODOT / RPT D

• ODOT

Planning Unit https:/ / www.o re g o n.g o v/ ODOT / Planning / Pag e s/ SPR.aspx

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Thank you!

Rose a nn O’L a ug hlin, Proje c t Ma na g e r 503- 986- 3525 Ric ha rd Sha nkle , Ra il Crossing Sa fe ty Se c tion Ma na g e r 503- 986- 4273 Mic ha e l Roc k, Pla nning Unit Ma na g e r 503- 986- 3179