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5/21/1996
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Board of Commissioners
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RAILROAD - HIGHWAY AT-GRADE CROSSING <br />CONSOLIDATION INITIATIVE <br /> <br /> W'Hr..KEAS, deaths and iniurtes continue to occur because of collisions between <br />motorists and trains in North Carolina; and <br /> <br /> WI-i~.tcEAS, public safety is the North Carolina Depa.rtment of Transportation's <br />]:)nme objective in planmng a_nd improving transportation facilities; and <br /> <br /> WHEREAS, the Federal P, aitroad Administration, the Federal Transit Administration, <br />the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration and the Federal Highway Administration <br />recognize that consolidation of rail-highway grade crossings is a key element in their Rail- <br />Highway At-Grade Crossing Safety Action Plan; and <br /> <br /> WI-iP..~EAS, the United States Department of Transportation has designated the <br />Raleigh-Charlotte rail route as one of five national high speed rail corndors; and <br /> <br /> WIiF..REAS, utilization of our rail network offers significant economic development, <br />environmental, and safety benefits, and is a solution to increasing highway congestion; and <br /> <br /> WldlrKEAS. Governor ]ames B. Hunt, .Ir. has established the comprehensive "North <br />t"~arolina Transportation 2001 Plan" for two-hour Raleigh-Charlotte rail passenger service by <br />the year 2001 and has directed that redundant and/or unsafe rail-highway at-grade crossings <br />be eliminated on this and other rail corridors; and <br /> <br /> Wlilt. icEAS, the North Carolina Department of Transportation is undertaking a <br />major update of our rail-highway at-grade crossings inventory; and <br /> <br /> WI-IIzREAS, rail-highway at-grade crossings are a significant obstacle to the sa~e and <br />efficient movement of passenger and freight traffic; and <br /> <br /> Wti~R.EAS, the Federal Railroad Administration is committed to promote safer, <br />reliable, more efficient and environmentally sound transportation throughout the U.S. <br />railroad system as part of its strategic plan; and <br /> <br /> WI-i~KEAS, the United States Department of Transportation, through the Federal <br />P, aiIroad Administration, has set a national goal of reducing rail-highway at-grade crossings <br />by 25 percent as a means of improving the safety of the transportation system. <br /> <br />TIiI:.KEFORE, BE IT RESOLVED AS FOLLOWS: <br /> <br /> That the North Carolina Board of Transportation, in recognition of these concerns as <br />well as needs, encourages the North Carolina Department of Transportation's Division of <br />Highways and Rail Division to reduce the number of rail-highway at-grade crossings on the <br />State-Highway System through consolidation projects where possible; and <br /> <br />BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED THAT: <br /> <br /> The North Carolina Board of Transportation fully endorses the selection process and <br />procedures proposed by the North Carolina Department of Transportation for consolidation <br />of rail-highway at-grade crossings on the State Highway System, and encourages cooperation <br />with cities and towns to implement consolidation projects on their municipal street systems as <br />part of traffic studies, corridor inventory, studies, and the thoroughfare planning process. <br /> <br />This, the sixth day of October, 1995. <br /> <br /> <br />
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