METHODOLOGY FOR EVALUATING HIGHWAY-RAILWAY GRADE SEPARATIONS
Document Type
Journal Article
Publication Date
2001
Subject Area
economics - appraisal/evaluation, mode - rail
Keywords
Railroad grade crossings, Prioritization, Methodology, Methodologies, Level crossings, Highway railroad grade crossings, Highway rail intersections, Grade separations, Grade crossings, Evaluation and assessment, Decision making
Abstract
To better allocate scarce regional transportation resources when considering the construction of grade-separated highway-railway crossings in Central Arkansas, Metroplan, the Metropolitan Planning Organization, created a methodology to provide a consistent quantitative evaluation of potential locations. This methodology considered use of seven quantitative factors: noise, community cohesion, delay, accessibility, connectivity, geographic distribution, and safety. Each factor yielded a value between 0 and 1, which allows an equally weighted comparison between the different factors as well as a net sum of all factors. The new result, then, is an aggregate value that can aid in the evaluation and prioritization of potential highway-railway grade separation locations.
Recommended Citation
Schrader, M, Hoffpauer, J. (2001). METHODOLOGY FOR EVALUATING HIGHWAY-RAILWAY GRADE SEPARATIONS. Transportation Research Record, Vol. 1754, p. 77-80.
