Prioritization Procedure for Proposed Road–Rail Grade Separation Projects Along Specific Rail Corridors (2019) / Chapter Skim
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2 Introduction 1.1 Need for the Research Project Highways and railways are the primary conveyances that carry the goods produced and consumed by the American economy. In 2015, highways supported the movement of nearly 10.7 billion tons of freight, and railroads moved another 1.6 billion tons; combined, highways and railways moved 75 percent of all domestic freight by tonnage (USDOT 2017a)
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3 to a state of good repair; projects that implement safety improvements to reduce fatalities and serious injuries, including improving grade crossings or providing shorter or more direct access to critical health services; projects that connect communities and people to jobs, services, and education; and projects that anchor economic revitalization and job growth in communities (USDOT 2017b)
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4 the proposed evaluation factors in an interim report and then met with a NCHRP project panel. During the meeting, the proposed evaluation methodology was discussed, and specific evaluation factors were enhanced to produce a final draft approach.
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