LACMTA Board will explore safety options at 153 crossings

Written by Jenifer Nunez, assistant editor
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The Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (LACMTA) Board of Directors approved the contract for the L.A. County Grade Crossing and Corridor Safety Program, authorizing engineering studies to identify potential safety improvements at approximately 153 pedestrian and vehicular grade crossings along 160 miles of LACMTA-owned right-of-way in Los Angeles County.

 

The program is part of a three-year, $3.87-million contract that was awarded to AECOM. The program will establish a comprehensive strategy for grade-crossing safety on LACMTA-owned right-of-way currently operated by the Southern California Regional Rail Authority (SCRRA) for the Metrolink commuter rail service. It will identify opportunities to address trespassing and other issues that would enhance safety, including locations where crossings could become grade-separated.

“Safety will always be LACMTA’s number one priority,” said LACMTA Chief Executive Officer Phil Washington. “Our responsibility as the region’s largest transportation agency is to develop programs like this one to identify areas where we can implement additional safety enhancements along our rail corridors and potentially save lives.”

The overall program will also include an analysis of methods to prevent unauthorized access to the right-of-way through enforcement, fencing and the application of advanced technology. In addition, state and federal grant opportunities will be explored as a means of funding these enhancements.

 

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