1. CITY OF RAINIER RAILROAD CROSSINGS 1

2. Project # 2 Team Members Portland State University City of Rainier Lars Gare, City Administrator ODOT Rail David Lanning, Crossing Safety/Compliance Matthew DeGeorge Robert Acevedo Josh Crain Heather Wenstrand Jim Harvey 2

3. Presentation Outline Introduction Existing Conditions Future Conditions Intersection Designs Cost Estimates Conclusion 3

4. Scope 1. To design safe railroad crossings that maximizes the movement of people and goods. 2. Design safe pedestrian crossing across the railroad tracks. 3. To design effective intersection closures that minimizes the impact on traffic and the community. 4

5. Background The City of Rainier is on the south bank of the Columbia River across from Longview, Washington. This project is part of the Rainier Waterfront Urban Renewal Plan. The closing of the Trojan nuclear power plant set off a decline in the number of businesses in the city. The current population is around 2,000 people. Freight trains with 110 railcars pass through downtown Rainier along A Street. On average there are 4 trains per week traveling in either direction 5

6. Project Overview Project consisted of: –Design closing for 3 crossings –Redesign 4 crossings The City of Rainier has no dedicated engineering staff. –Lars Gare, City Administrator ODOT Rail has final design approval –Dave Lanning, Crossing Safety/Compliance 6

7. Existing Conditions Rainier, Oregon 7 “A” Street 2 nd Street E

8. 1 st Street 6 th Street E 8

9. Traffic Conditions 9  Peak Volume < 300 vph  Operating well below capacity  Does not require signals  No additional studies needed

10.  7 Crashes in past 11 years  0 Crashes involving rail  Most crashes related to parking or backing  All crashes during daylight hours Crash History 10 TimeIntersection Collision Type CauseSeverityWeatherConditions 11 AM2nd St WParkingNo YieldPDOClearDry 11 AM1st StBackingToo FastInjury "C"CloudyWet 9 AM1st StParkingOtherPDOClearDry 1 PM2nd St EParkingOtherPDOClearDry 12 PM2nd St EBackingNo YieldPDORainWet 4 PM3rd St ETurningOtherPDOClearDry 2 PM3rd St ERear EndToo ClosePDOClearDry

11. Increased frequency of trains moving through Rainier Increased train size and time to move the train through A Street Railroad being partitioned off by curbs and removal of the asphalt from the railroad tracks Future Conditions

12. 12 ODOT’s One to One Offer to City City of Rainier Responsibilities –Select at-grade crossing to close, ODOT will pay for the closure and upgrade one intersection –Must produce all design & engineering plans –City is financially responsible for 1 of the 4 upgrades ODOT Rail –Maintains final design approval –Will finance and construct 3 crossing closures and 3 crossing upgrades

13. Future Closures –City decided due to usage and location that it would be beneficial to close the following 2 nd Street East 4 th Street East 5 th Street East Future Gated/Controlled –City decided that it would be necessary to allow the following intersection to remain open however to provide control measures for safety purposes. 2 nd Street West 1 st Street 3 rd Street East 6 th Street East 13 Design Summary

14. 14 We need to update this graphic. Robert?

15. Interconnect/Signal something We can put illumination conduit in the interconnect trenches 15

16. Signing & Striping Overview 16

17. 2 nd Street West Left Turn Pocket Install two at-grade crossing gates at curb bulb outs 17

18. 1 st Street Install four at-grade crossing gates at curb bulb outs 18

19. 2 nd Street East “Right in, right out” Access from cross streets maintained Minimal signage 19

20. 3 rd Street East Install two at-grade crossing gates at curb bulb outs 20

21. 4 nd Street East “Right in, right out” Access from cross streets maintained Minimal signage 21

22. 5 th Street East “Right in, right out” Access from cross streets maintained Minimal signage 22

23. 6 th Street East Uncontrolled Crossing Signing and Striping Only 150-feet of Open Track 23

24. Cost Estimates Cost by TypeCost by Intersection Signing$36,4882 nd Street West$310,179 Striping$23,7791 st Street$612,823 Right of Way Acquisition$6,0002 nd Street East$14,481 Gates (Lump Sum Bid)$1,200,0003 rd Street East$309,874 Profit/Overhead$9,9404 th Street East$14,079 Mobilization & Temporary Traffic Control $9,9405 th Street East$22,506 Contingency$6,6276 th Street East$8,832 Total$1,292,773Total$1,292,773 24

25.  Net loss of 81 on-street spaces  Parallel parking is safer  Large off-street parking lots at:  W 2 nd Street  1 st Street  E 3 rd Street  Does not impact FOSS parking Design Impacts: Parking 25 "A" Street Parking Inventory BlockExistingProposed W 2nd - 1st2811 1st - E 2nd2819 E 2nd - 3rd210 E 3rd - 4th2010 E 4th - 5th1511 E 5th - 6th3212 Total14463

26. Design Impacts: Anything else? 26

27. Construction Recommendations Construct crossings in conjunction with railroad improvements Leave all crossings opened during construction Closure of the three intersections final phase of construction Identify delivery and train schedules to work construction around them

28. Design Considerations Space limitations, including all necessary safety measures while still leaving space for future improvements. Minimizing impact on traffic and businesses 28

29. Some sort of project conclusion here… “Lessons Learned” – what would we have done differently? Prepare a schedule at the beginning of the project including all key dates Better accountability of group members Better communication between our group and our contact 29

30. Questions? 30