Opening Closure Program - Opening Application

Please fill out the web version of form 725-090-66a below and refer to the Resources and Contacts info available on the Opening Closure Program page for more information to learn more about the opening and closing of public railroad-highway grade crossings.  

 

Rule 14-57.012, F.A.C.

STATE OF FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

RAILROAD GRADE CROSSING APPLICATION

OPENING

 

725-090-66a

RAIL

05/23

A. IDENTIFICATION

Submitted By:

 

 

 

Application For:

Opening a public highway-rail grade crossing by:

Select a choice

B. CROSSING LOCATION

Jurisdiction for Street or Roadway by Authority of:

OPENING APPLICATION QUESTIONNAIRE

Design plans, maps, aerials, and supporting documentation must be provided with the application.

Florida Administrative Code criteria:

A) Safety

a-1. How will the proposed crossing affect safety to drivers, pedestrians, cyclists, and rail personnel?  

a-2. Has grade separation been considered in planning the crossing?  If not, why?  
a-3. What crossings will be submitted for closure to offset the safety impacts of a new crossing opening?
a-4. What safety measures are designed for the proposed crossing?  
a-5. What is the distance from the proposed crossing to the nearest intersection?  Identify the street.  
a-6. Are there plans for any structures to be built near the crossing intersection
a-7. Identify all major traffic generators (i.e., businesses, shopping malls, recreational areas, special events, etc.) in this area.  Specify type, location, and distance to proposed crossing.  
a-8. Provide a traffic operations and safety analysis, with traffic issues evaluated for the railroad crossing, train traffic movements, and railroad preemption.  This analysis should include all proposed developments in the immediate vicinity and the increase in traffic predicted from the developments.  

B) Necessity for rail and vehicle traffic

b-1. Why is the crossing necessary?  

b-2. Provide excerpts from the Comprehensive Plan or any other transportation plans relative to the proposed crossing
b-3. Provide description of land use on each side of the rail crossing.  
b-4. Provide predicted Annual Average Daily Traffic (AADT) at the crossing.  
b-5. Provide level of service at the crossing.  
b-6. Provide anticipated AADT and level of service in 5 years.   
b-7. Provide predicted percentage of truck traffic and anticipated truck traffic 5 years out.   
b-8. Will trucks carry hazardous materials?  If so, approximately how many trips per day or week?  
b-9. Will school buses use the crossing?  

If so, how many school buses will use the crossing per day or week?

b-10. Will emergency rescue vehicles use the crossing?  If so, approximately how many trips per day or week?  
b-11. What is the predicted number of pedestrians and bike riders that will use the proposed crossing? What is the predicted number of users 5 years out?  
b-12: Please provide any corridor studies or other preliminary traffic engineering studies that pertain to this crossing.  

C) Alternate Routes

c-1. Are there access roads available to property owners if the crossing is not there?  

c-2. Name routes currently used or intended for use if the crossing is not approved?  
c-3. Are there traffic signals on these routes?  
c-4. How does the proposed crossing, if built, affect the AADT at nearby public crossings?  Provide estimated traffic count changes, if any.  

D) Effect on rail operations and expenses

d-1. Provide current number and type of rail tracks.  

d-2. Are there rail sidings or switches in the location of the proposed crossing?  
d-3. Is there a nearby rail yard?  If so, what is the distance of the yard to the proposed crossing.  
d-4. Provide the current number of daily train movements (number of switching or thru trains; number of passenger or freight trains).
d-5. Provide the approximate times during the day and evening that the crossing is blocked.
d-6. Provide the approximate length of time (i.e., minutes) that the crossing is blocked.
d-7. Provide minimum and maximum train speeds at the proposed crossing.  
d-8. What is the anticipated expansion of tracks and/or train movements?  
d-9. What is the distance from the proposed crossing to adjacent public crossings? (Identify adjacent crossings by road name and crossing number.)  
d-10. What are the estimated costs of the crossing installation and annual maintenance? Who will be responsible for the costs of installation and maintenance?  

E) Closure of one or more public crossings to offset opening a new crossing 

e-1. Provide the names and crossing numbers of any crossing closure candidates that may offset the opening of the proposed crossing.  

F) Design of the grade crossing and road approaches

f-1. Submit design plans, inclusive of location of sidewalks, bike lanes, and traffic control devices, including pavement markings, signs, and highway traffic signals.   

f-2. What future changes are proposed (ex: phase one is a 2-lane roadway, left turn lane to be added in phase two)?  
f-3. What is the vehicular design speed at the proposed crossing?  
f-4. How many thru or turn lanes? Divided or undivided?  

G) Presence of multiple tracks and their effect upon railroad and highway operations

1. g-1. Please confirm the number of tracks at the location and identify each track.

g-2. How many train movements occur on each track and the types of trains that run on each track (passenger, thru freight, or switching freight and the number of cars)?
Submitted for the Applicant by: