Section 190
The State Section 190 Grade Separation Program is a grade crossing hazard elimination program.The goal of the Grade Separation Program is to improve safety and expedite the movement of vehicles by eliminating highway-rail crossing at grade with a grade separation. Grade separation means a structure which actually separates the vehicle
roadway from the railroad tracks.
The grade separation project can include the grade separation and all approaches, ramps, connections, drainage, and other construction items required to make the grade separation operable and to effect the separation the vehicle roadway from the railway tracks. Grade separation projects may also include provisions for separations of nonmotorized traffic from vehicular roadway and the railroad tracks. If a separation of non-motorized traffic is not to be included in the project, there shall be a finding that the separation of non-motorized traffic is not in the public interest. This finding shall be signed by the local agency Public Works Director, Chief Engineer or highest registered Civil Engineer in that agency.
On any project where there is only one railroad track in existence, the project shall be built so as to provide for expansion to two tracks when the Grade Separation Program Manager determines that the project is on an existing or potential major railroad passenger corridor. Such projects may consist of:
- The alteration or reconstruction of existing grade separations.
- The construction of new grade separation to eliminate existing or proposed grade crossings
- The removal or relocation of highways or railroad tracks to eliminate existing grade crossings.