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Burk-Kleinpeter,
Inc. was retained by Jefferson Parish to
analyze eight railroad grade crossings in
the densely populated Old Metairie area as
part of an effort to improve safety and
decrease locomotive horn noise.
The Norfolk Southern
Railroad operates approximately 24 trains
per day in this "Back Belt" corridor that
connects the Huey P. Long gateway bridge
over the Mississippi River with tracks
east of New Orleans. The Parish sought to
provide a series of grade crossings which
comply with the safety requirements
improvements necessary to obtain a Federal
Railroad Administration-approved quiet
zone.
In conducting
research for the study, BKI anticipated
new regulations that the FRA has proposed
which will require that crossing safety be
improved. The study summarized findings of
previous studies, performed field
observations, identified and evaluated
alternative vehicle crossing controls and
developed conceptual solutions and
preliminary cost estimates for individual
crossings
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