Revisions to Part 8 – Traffic Control for Railroad and LRT Grade Crossings

Revisions toPart 8 –

Traffic Control for Railroad and LRT Grade Crossings

Parts 8 and 10 are combined

• Reduces redundancy and cross-references• “Grade crossing” is a new generic term• Chapter 8C (Illumination) becomes Section

8A.06

YIELD or STOP signs required at passive highway-rail grade crossings (Dec. 31, 2019 compliance date)

Substantial revisions to the Emergency Notification sign provisions

I-13

Quiet zone treatments

• Code of Federal Regulations (49 CFR Part 222) prescribes quiet zone requirements and treatments

• Traffic control devices used as part of a quiet zone shall comply with the MUTCD

New sign to warn of quiet zone locations

W10-9

Revised LRT Approaching- Activated Blank-Out sign

W10-7

I-12

LRT Station sign relocated to Chapter 2H

Stop lines shall be used

on paved roadways at

crossings controlled by active devices

Stripes on gate arms shall be vertical

If LRT signals are used, they should display the indications shown in Figure

8C-3

Grade crossings within or in close proximity to circular intersections

• Engineering study required to evaluate potential queuing (Dec. 31, 2014 compliance date for study)

• If queues impact crossing, provisions shall be made to clear highway traffic from the crossing before train arrivals

Audible devices are required at active LRT grade crossings used by pedestrians

AUDIBLE DEVICE

CURB

2.1 m (7 ft) MIN.

100 mm (4 in) MAX.SIDEWALK

New Chapter 8D on pathway grade crossings