Analyzing Railroad Grade Crossing Crashes in Kentucky and Creating New KYTC Railroad Safety Initiatives

The Kentucky Transportation Cabinet (KYTC) is concerned with the safety of highway-railroad grade crossings because vehicle crashes at these locations are typically fatal. Between 2015 and 2019, 14 railroad-related crashes occurred in Kentucky — 13 were fatal. KYTC is moving forward with its Vision Zero initiative, and it is essential to assess safety at highway-railroad grade crossings and identify appropriate countermeasures (e.g., install/update warning signs, signals, and bells) to reduce injury and fatal crashes. KYTC can use research findings to implement countermeasures, design improvements, or safety programs that will reduce crashes at highway-railroad grade crossings.

Language

• English

Project

• Status: Active
• Funding: $100000
• Contract Numbers:

  KYSPR-25-679

• Sponsor Organizations:

  Kentucky Transportation Cabinet

  200 Mero Street
  Frankfort, KY  United States  40622
• Performing Organizations:

  Western Kentucky University

  Center for Engineering and Bio Sciences
  Bowling Green, KY  United States  42101-1048

  University of Kentucky, Lexington

  Kentucky Transportation Center College of Engineering, 176 Raymond Building
  Lexington, KY  United States  40506-0281
• Start Date: 20240812
• Expected Completion Date: 20250630
• Actual Completion Date: 0

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Countermeasures; Fatalities; Railroad crashes; Railroad grade crossings; Traffic crashes
• Identifier Terms: Vision Zero
• Geographic Terms: Kentucky
• Subject Areas: Highways; Railroads; Safety and Human Factors;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01926985
• Record Type: Research project
• Source Agency: University of Kentucky, Lexington
• Contract Numbers: KYSPR-25-679
• Files: RIP, STATEDOT
• Created Date: Aug 12 2024 1:26PM