Railroad Safety: Status of Efforts to Improve Railroad Crossing Safety
RCED-95-191
Published: Aug 03, 1995. Publicly Released: Aug 10, 1995.
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Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO examined federal efforts to improve railroad crossing safety, focusing on: (1) the progress made in reducing railroad crossing accidents and fatalities; (2) federal and state strategies that have the potential for reducing railroad crossing accidents and fatalities; and (3) the Department of Transportation's (DOT) progress in implementing its action plan for improving railroad crossing safety.
Recommendations
Recommendations for Executive Action
| Agency Affected | Recommendation | Status |
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| Department of Transportation | The Secretary of Transportation, in cooperation with the states, should develop cost estimates and identify funding sources and action plan proposals. |
Closed – Implemented
DOT provided further explanation of the Railroad Crossing Action Plan in information for the record following its March 26, 1996 House Appropriations hearing. The information provided to the Subcommittee on Transportation included cost estimates and funding sources for each of the 55 action items.
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| Department of Transportation | The Secretary of Transportation, in cooperation with the states, should evaluate the cost and effectiveness of the action plan as it is implemented. |
Closed – Implemented
DOT concurred with the recommendation and indicated that the Federal Railroad Administration had developed cost estimates and identified funding sources for the action plan. The intermodal implementation committee will update the figures and include them in subsequent action plan status reports.
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