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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 $$$ ”than $$$ ”

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