Section 105IAC5-10-2. Criteria for abolishing a crossing

   Subject to the provisions of IC 8-6-7.7, a crossing may be closed after making findings and conclusions which reflect consideration of all the following factors, to the extent that same are relevant to the crossing decision under consideration:

(1) The crossing is located where passenger train service operates at greater than ten (10) m.p.h. (FRA Accepted Track Classification). In cases where passenger service does not operate, this criteria is not applicable.

(2) The crossing is located in a rail line section with at least four (4) crossings within an urban area and three (3) at grade crossing within a rural area within a one (1) mile segment along the railroad corridor.

(3) The crossing has an accident prediction rate of two-hundredths (.02) or higher, as determined by the Federal Railroad Administration's (FRA) Accident Prediction methodology, as set forth in the Rail-Highway Crossing Resource Allocation Procedure, Third Edition, August 1987.

(4) The crossing has an average annual daily traffic (AADT) of five hundred (500) or less within rural areas or one thousand (1,000) or less within urbanized areas, where the traffic collection procedure is completed by guidance provided in the Federal Highway Administration's (FHWA) Traffic Monitoring Guide, Third Edition, February 1995. This requirement shall not be applicable when it refers to a nonmotorized public grade crossing.

(5) The posted or established speed limit on the road through the crossing exceeds ten (10) m.p.h. within one thousand (1,000) feet of the crossing. This requirement shall not be applicable when it refers to a nonmotorized public grade crossing.

(6) The crossing has more than ten (10) train movements per day which utilize the crossing.

(7) The crossing is located where freight train service operates at greater than twenty-five (25) m.p.h. (Class 2 FRA track classification or higher).

(8) The crossing has, at a minimum, a standard crossbuck or a standard crossbuck with flasher or other activated warning device.

(9) The roadway approach to the crossing is skewed or the physical characteristics of the crossing otherwise limit the ability to traverse the crossing in a safe manner.

(10) If the crossing is utilized by the following types of vehicles, then the use by such vehicles should be considered in determining whether a crossing stays open or is closed. The presence or lack of presence of any of the following types of vehicles may not solely be responsible for closure or nonclosure of a crossing:

(A) Trucks carrying hazardous materials.

(B) Vehicles carrying passengers for hire.

(C) School buses.

(D) Emergency vehicles.

(Indiana Department of Transportation; 105 IAC 5-10-2; filed Jun 17, 1998, 9:00 a.m.: 21 IR 4191; readopted filed Nov 7, 2001, 3:20 p.m.: 25 IR 899; filed Aug 5, 2002, 1:05 p.m.: 25 IR 4052; readopted filed Jun 14, 2007, 2:45 p.m.: 20070627-IR-105070237RFA; readopted filed Oct 2, 2013, 11:39 a.m.: 20131030-IR-105130295RFA)

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