Edina City Council — Transcript
Saturday, March 15, 2025
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Edina seeks federal funds for railroad crossing safety study
Train Horn Noise and Quiet Zone Establishment
Notable Quotes (3)
we have to first study if we can eliminate any of the crossings and if we can't then what can we do to mitigate the risks
to mitigate the risks are pavement markings to show where cars are supposed to stop before they cross the tracks we can do flashing lights we can do Crossing signage or just overhead arms that stop traffic when a train comes through
if the city wants to establish a quiet Zone that has to be approved by the Federal Railroad Administration they have to look at the RIS the mitigation risk tactics that we want to do at each Crossing we would have to implement those mitigation risk improvements and then we would be able to implement that quiet Zone with them and through them that process is a multi-year Endeavor
Ordinances & Resolutions (2)
Proposed study to evaluate elimination, grade separation improvements, or safety mitigation measures for seven at-grade crossings in Edina; estimated cost $250,000 with $200,000 federal funding requested
Multi-year regulatory process required to establish quiet zones; requires risk mitigation implementation and FRA approval before horn requirements can be eliminated