SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA REGIONAL RAIL AUTHORITY (SCRRA) (2) - 2008

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SCRRA b. Obtain prior FRA approval of the use of Engineering Alternate Safety Measures (ASMs) and modified Supplemental Safety Measures (SSMs). The public authority shall obtain FRA approval of the use of Non - Engineering ASMs and also conduct field studies to obtain baseline violation rates before and after implementation of Non - Engineered ASMs as per Section II, Appendix B, Part §222. c. Conduct diagnostic team evaluation meetings of all public, pedestrian and private highway -rail grade crossings that provide access to the public, or which provide access to active industrial or commercial sites, and are located in the proposed quiet zone. The public authority shall provide SCRRA, all railroads operating over the public highway -rail grade crossings within the proposed quiet zone (Amtrak Union Pacific Railroad and/or BNSF Railway Company), affected SCRRA member agency or agencies, the State agency responsible for highway and road safety and the State agency responsible for grade crossing safety (the California Public Utilities Commission [CPUC]) an opportunity to participate in the diagnostic team reviews of all crossings located in the proposed quiet zones. The diagnostic team should analyze and evaluate each crossing within the proposed quiet zone as per Appendix F, Part §222. The crossings shall be equipped or treated in accordance with the recommendations of the diagnostic team. SCRRA expressly reserves the right to comment on and /or object to the FRA and/or the CPUC on any aspect, including the extent of the proposed quiet zone, the selection of improvements by the public authority or the design thereof, if in its judgment the proposed quiet zone, or any aspect thereof, will result in a reduction of safety within the zone. d. Submit all required applications to CPUC for alterations to existing crossings and obtain approval of the project work. e. Execute Construction and Maintenance (C &M) Agreements prepared and submitted by SCRRA for quiet zone improvements including railroad construction. f. Make any and all necessary non - railroad related improvements at no cost to SCRRA. g. Install advance warning signs conforming to the standards contained in the Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices (M[TTCD) that advises the motorist that train horns are not sounded at each highway approach to every public and private highway -rail grade crossing within a quiet zone, pursuant to §222.35(c). Install additional warning signs elsewhere within the proposed quiet zone, at locations other than highway -rail grade crossings as may be recommended by the diagnostic team, advising pedestrians or others that train horns are not sounded within the quiet zone. h. Conduct a periodic review on a schedule determined by C &M agreement among the public authority, SCRRA, CPUC, and other affected parties, after completion of the construction and the establishment of the quiet zone. These reviews will be conducted in the field and will consider any changes, together with any future improvements or developments that may have or will affect the qualification of the quiet zone. Should additional railroad improvements be required In order to maintain the proposed quiet zone, the public authority shall reimburse SCRRA for any additional costs associated with said improvements. i. For quiet zones implemented with an SSM at each public crossing, affirm, pursuant to §222.47(a), in writing to FRA and SCRRA that the SSMs implemented within the proposed quiet zones continue to conform to the requirements of Appendix A, Part §222 and provide an up -to -date, accurate and complete Grade Crossing Inventory Form for each public, private and pedestrian crossing within the proposed quiet zone, between 4%: and 5 years after the date Page 2 4121/06