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An example of the potential complexity of grade separation, seen in the Jane Byrne Interchange in Chicago Seven various overpasses for grade separation in Spain near Barcelona Rail-rail grade separation in Xiaoshan, China The concept of grade separation includes all transport modes, such as a simple pedestrian bridge over rail tracks.
Other names include railway level crossing, [1] railway crossing (chiefly international), grade crossing or railroad crossing (chiefly American), [2] road through railroad, criss-cross, train crossing, and RXR (abbreviated). There are more than 100,000 level crossings in Europe and more than 200,000 in North America.
A pedestrian separation structure is any structure that removes pedestrians from a roadway, street or railway track. This creates a road junction where vehicles and pedestrians do not interact. This can be considered a type of grade separation structure on the road. These structures can be located either above the roadway or below the roadway.
Pedestrian underpasses allow for the uninterrupted flow of both pedestrians and vehicle traffic. However, they are normally considered a last resort by modern urban planners as they can be expensive and cause graffiti and security issues. [6] Pedestrians will not use an underpass where a more direct at-grade option is available. [6]
In the mid-2010s, the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) did a pilot study on anti-trespass panels, a British innovation consisting of spiky rubber mats designed to be difficult to walk on, placed on one side of a grade crossing in an area of Fayetteville, Arkansas, popular with pedestrians.
Of the 3,311 public at-grade railroad crossings in Missouri, 1,420 — or 43% — don’t have those devices, according to MoDOT. ... “Here is a perfect example,” the investigator said, “of ...
The railroad and the agency settled on the south side of a grade crossing at West Dickson Street in Fayetteville, Arkansas. Video cameras in operation around the clock were installed at the crossing and the footage reviewed to count the amount of trespassers before and after the panels were installed; signs warning against trespassing were also ...
Network Rail, responsible for maintaining most of the crossings, is taking steps to reduce safety risks, [18] for example by closing crossings where possible. [19] There are still old wooden manual gates in use at regular and Heritage railways.