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Rail/Roadway Crossings <br />Table 15 details the freight railroad crossing information for all county roadways. Seven <br />of the rail/roadway crossings are grade -separated, while the others are at -grade. <br />Construction of two more grade -separated crossings are included in the Anoka County <br />Highway Department Five -Year Improvement Program (CSAH 78 and CSAH 11, as noted <br />in the following two paragraphs). The existing at -grade crossings represent both a safety <br />issue and a roadway delay and congestion issue. As train and vehicle volumes increase <br />at these crossings, so do the safety and delay challenges. The majority of the crossings <br />are with BNSF Railroad. Approximately 21 percent of public rail crossings are grade - <br />separated. Approximately 93 percent of public at -grade crossings have active crossing <br />warning devices such as gates, cantilevers and flashing light signals, while the remaining <br />7.4 percent of public at -grade crossings have passive crossing warning devices (e.g., a <br />crossbuck, yield or stop sign). <br />• <br />!awe ID — Anoka uounty Kan <br />Measures <br />Overall Track Miles <br />ystem crossing <br />39.8 <br />uata <br />Percen <br />100 <br />Public Crossings <br />34 <br />100 <br />Grade Separated <br />7 <br />20.6 <br />At -Grade <br />27 <br />79.4 <br />Active Warning Devices <br />25 <br />92.6 <br />Passive Warning Devices' <br />2 <br />7.4 <br />Private Crossings <br />0 <br />-- <br />Grade Separated <br />0 <br />-- <br />At-Grade <br />0 -- <br />Active Warning Devices <br />0 -- <br />Passive Warning Devices <br />0 -- <br />Table Notes:' Public at -grade crossings with passive crossing warning devices on Anoka County's <br />roadways include: USDOT No. 082711U (East River Road/CSAH 1 in Fridley, BNSF) and USDOT No. <br />082709T (East River Road/CSAH 1 in Fridley, BNSF). <br />In 2018/2019, Anoka County, in cooperation with MnDOT and the City of Coon Rapids, <br />plans to reconstruct CSAH 78 (Hanson Boulevard) to a four -lane divided section that is <br />grade -separated from the BNSF railroad. Approximately 81 trains per day, comprised of <br />freight, Northstar Commuter traffic and Amtrak rail traffic, use the BNSF rail line. The high <br />competing volumes of vehicles and rail make this at -grade crossing one of the busiest in <br />the state and long queues and delays for vehicles are frequently observed at this crossing. <br />BNSF also plans to add a third track to accommodate the growing demands of freight <br />traffic and commuter rail traffic in the future. <br />\I JN/•1I.VUIVI 1 LL,., ini-;J l .J : ;-�ii�.r: 1."1-.',1‘: UPDATE CHAPTER3- EXISTING CONDITIONS <br />