The report provides a framework for making decisions regarding alternatives for improving deteriorated bridges separating highways and railroads. The report describes current practices regarding the decision-making process used by state governments and railroads, based on a literature review and telephone and mail surveys of state government and railroad officials. The decision-making framework developed during the research provides a set of procedures for the systematic evaluation of alternatives. The framework has the following characteristics: (1) It provides for identification and evaluation of all legitimate alternatives; (2) It incorporates consideration of all factors relevant to the alternative analysis; (3) It defines ways to assess quantitative and qualitative variables; and, (4) It provides techniques for examining differences between alternatives to facilitate decision making.


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    Title :

    Evaluating Grade-Separated Rail and Highway Crossing Alternatives


    Contributors:
    R. C. Taggart (author) / P. Lauria (author) / G. Groat (author) / C. Rees (author) / A. Brick-Turin (author)

    Publication date :

    1987


    Size :

    96 pages


    Type of media :

    Report


    Type of material :

    No indication


    Language :

    English




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