PUCO approves upgrades at three crossings
The Public Utilities Commission of Ohio (PUCO) has approved construction authorization at three grade crossings in Carroll, Coshocton and Cuyahoga counties.
The Public Utilities Commission of Ohio (PUCO) has approved construction authorization at three grade crossings in Carroll, Coshocton and Cuyahoga counties.
The Public Utilities Commission of Ohio (PUCO) has approved construction authorization at four highway-rail grade crossings in Crawford, Darke, Medina and Preble counties.
The North Carolina Department of Transportation (NCDOT) awarded a $7.6-million contract to Blythe Construction Inc. of Charlotte for a project, which will improve safety at the North Carolina Railroad crossing on Klumac Road in Salisbury.
The Public Utilities Commission of Ohio approved construction authorization from the Ohio Rail Development Commission directing Wheeling & Lake Erie Railway to install safety upgrades, including flashing lights and gates at fourteen highway-rail grade crossings in Canton, Ohio.
The Public Utilities Commission of Ohio has approved construction authorization from the Ohio Rail Development Commission directing CSX Transportation and Norfolk Southern to install flashing lights and gates at two grade crossings.
The Public Utilities Commission of Ohio approved construction authorization from the Ohio Rail Development Commission directing CSX Transportation and Norfolk Southern to install flashing lights and gates at five grade crossings in Fairfield, Henry, Logan, Preble and Shelby counties.
The Public Utilities Commission of Ohio approved construction authorization from the Ohio Rail Development Commission for the installation of flashing lights and gates at four grade crossings in Lucas, Medina and Ottawa counties. The upgrades will be made as follows:
The Public Utilities Commission of Ohio approved construction authorization for the installation of flashing lights and gates at five grade crossings in Crawford, Cuyahoga, Logan and Seneca counties.
The Public Utilities Commission of Ohio approved construction authorization from the Ohio
The Arizona Department of Transportation will partner with BNSF to install new technology to enhance vehicle safety at railroad crossings.
The Public Utilities Commission of Ohio has received approved construction authorization from the Ohio Rail Development Commission directing Norfolk Southern to upgrade existing flashing lights and roadway gates at the Lewis Road and the Columbia Road/State Route 252 grade crossings located in the city of Olmsted Falls, Cuyahoga County.
NS must submit site plans and cost estimates for the projects to the PUCO by April 12, 2011. Funding for these upgrades will be provided by federal funds. NS will be responsible for completing construction of the upgrades by Jan. 12, 2012.
To increase public safety during the construction of the projects, the PUCO will assist the local government with the cost of improvements such as rumble strips, illumination, improved signage or other safety enhancements at the project location. Funding for the improvements will come from the State Grade Crossing Safety Fund, and will not exceed $5,000.
The PUCO is responsible for evaluating Ohio’s public grade crossings to determine the need for installing active warning devices. In 2010, the PUCO played a part in the installation of lights and gates at 72 grade crossings throughout the state. Over the past two decades, the annual number of train-motor vehicle crashes in Ohio has decreased significantly, from 412 in 1988 to 55 in 2009.
The Public Utilities
Commission of Ohio has approved construction authorization from the Ohio Rail
Development Commission directing Wheeling & Lake Erie, Norfolk Southern,
CSX Transportation and Indiana & Ohio Railway to install flashing lights
and roadway gates at six grade crossings in Auglaize, Champaign, Fayette,
Logan, Ross and Wayne counties, the Urbana Daily Citizen reports.
The Public Utilities
Commission of Ohio has approved upgrades at railroad crossings in Fayette and
Ross counties, The Gazette reports. The Norfolk Southern crossing at East
Second Street in Chillicothe and the Indiana and Ohio Railway crossing at
Oakland Avenue in Washington Court House will receive upgrades that include
flashing lights and roadway gates through federal funds.
Because of extensive
grade crossing work, shuttle buses will replace trains for several weekends on
the light rail Blue and Green lines this spring. The lines are operated by the
Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority. During this time, workers will
replace existing grade crossings, track and sidewalks with a new concrete
crossing surface, asphalt road approaches, new track and new concrete
sidewalks.
The Public Utilities
Commission of Ohio approved construction authorization from the Ohio Rail
Development Commission directing Norfolk Southern to install flashing lights
and roadway gates at grade crossings in Montgomery, Summit and Warren counties.
PUCO also approved an agreement authorizing CSX Transportation to install
flashing lights and roadway gates at the Taylor Road (154-092R) and Ringwood
Road (154-089H) grade crossings in Oxford Township, Butler County.
COLUMBUS, Ohio – The Public Utilities Commission of Ohio (PUCO) today approved safety upgrades at five rail crossings in Columbiana and Lucas counties.
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – The Illinois Commerce Commission has approved highway-rail crossing upgrades for several counties across Illinois.
COLUMBUS, Ohio – PUCO approved almost $3 million in grade crossing upgrades in Circleville, Ohio. Norfolk Southern will complete said upgrades.
MINNEAPOLIS – In a project that is reported to cost $120 million, Metro Transit will upgrade its Blue Line that has been in use for the last twenty years.
NEWARK, N.J. –– NJ TRANSIT has been awarded a federal grant to work with Rutgers University’s Center for Advanced Infrastructure and Transportation (CAIT) to implement AI-powered safety systems on light rail vehicles at grade crossings.