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May 20, 2008Mid-States Highway-Rail Grade
Crossing Safety Conference HDR Engineering, Inc.
Railroad Bridge Design Railroad Bridge Design GuidelinesGuidelines
Railroad Design GuidelinesRailroad Design Guidelines
May 20, 2008Mid-States Highway-Rail Grade
Crossing Safety Conference HDR Engineering, Inc.
Railroad Bridge Design Railroad Bridge Design GuidelinesGuidelines
Design Guidelines…Design Guidelines… Have - Assist discussions with RR’sHave - Assist discussions with RR’s Could – Reiterate costs/effects of RR Could – Reiterate costs/effects of RR
service interruptionsservice interruptions Could – Introduce section to cover Could – Introduce section to cover
Design/BuildDesign/Build Could – Put standards on-lineCould – Put standards on-line Could – Work toward industry standardsCould – Work toward industry standards
May 20, 2008Mid-States Highway-Rail Grade
Crossing Safety Conference HDR Engineering, Inc.
Railroad Bridge Design Railroad Bridge Design GuidelinesGuidelines
Coordination Issues in Design…Coordination Issues in Design… C&M Agreements effect designC&M Agreements effect design Project DevelopmentProject Development
Early Railroad InvolvementEarly Railroad Involvement Communicate Operational ConstraintsCommunicate Operational Constraints
Early Reviewer InvolvementEarly Reviewer Involvement Understand all previous agreements and Understand all previous agreements and
negotiations negotiations
May 20, 2008Mid-States Highway-Rail Grade
Crossing Safety Conference HDR Engineering, Inc.
Railroad Bridge Design Railroad Bridge Design GuidelinesGuidelines
Coordination Issues in Design…Coordination Issues in Design… Alternative Funding SourcesAlternative Funding Sources
Railroad utilizes proprietary itemsRailroad utilizes proprietary items Some agencies may not utilize proprietary Some agencies may not utilize proprietary
itemsitems SchedulesSchedules
In-House Reviews – longer timesIn-House Reviews – longer times Peer Reviews – shorter timesPeer Reviews – shorter times
May 20, 2008Mid-States Highway-Rail Grade
Crossing Safety Conference HDR Engineering, Inc.
Railroad Bridge Design Railroad Bridge Design GuidelinesGuidelines
Coordination Issues in DesignCoordination Issues in Design Aesthetic TreatmentsAesthetic Treatments
May 20, 2008Mid-States Highway-Rail Grade
Crossing Safety Conference HDR Engineering, Inc.
Railroad Bridge Design Railroad Bridge Design GuidelinesGuidelines
Coordination Issues in Design…Coordination Issues in Design… Project CostsProject Costs
Design GuidelinesDesign Guidelines Railroad – Standard, Standard, StandardRailroad – Standard, Standard, Standard Agency – Public, Public, PublicAgency – Public, Public, Public
May 20, 2008Mid-States Highway-Rail Grade
Crossing Safety Conference HDR Engineering, Inc.
Railroad Bridge Design Railroad Bridge Design GuidelinesGuidelines
Designer Challenge Designer Challenge
““Looks like…Looks like…
Will perform like…Will perform like…
Can be built within…Can be built within…
Will not cost more Will not cost more than $$$ ”than $$$ ”