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RAILWAY CROSSINGS FACTS
- Transport Canada has a permanent safety inspection program to monitor
railway crossings and compliance with standards under the Railway Safety
Act, and to identify areas for improvement.
- The Transport Canada grade crossing improvement program contributes, on
average, $7.5 million over the course of each year to improve safety at
railway crossings across Canada. Funding decisions are based on
pre-established regional accident and serious injury criteria over a
five-year period, and funding is allocated to various regions at different
times of the year.
- Although rail-related accident rates and crossing fatalities have
decreased over the last 10 years, improving safety at rail crossings is one
of Transport Canada's top priorities, as accidents at crossings account
for almost half of the railway-related deaths and injuries each year.
- There were 261 crossing accidents across Canada in 2002. These accidents
resulted in a total of 46 fatalities and 42 injuries.
- Passenger trains travel at speeds of up to 160 km/h and freight trains
can reach 105 km/h.
- It can take a train more than one minute to come to a complete stop. For
example, in perfect weather, an 88-car freight train weighing 13,000 tonnes
and travelling 96 km/h would cover about two kilometres before stopping.
- In addition to funding up to 80 per cent of improvements to eligible
crossings, Transport Canada works with the Railway Association of Canada on
Operation Lifesaver, a public education program.
- Transport Canada also participates in Direction 2006, a partnership among
all levels of government, railway companies and unions with a goal of
reducing grade crossing collisions and trespassing incidents by 50 per cent
by the year 2006.
October 2003
Province
|
Location
|
Road
|
Federal Contribution
|
|
British Columbia |
Abbotsford |
Maclure Road |
$155,304 |
|
British Columbia |
Ashcroft |
Railway Avenue |
$108,960 |
|
British Columbia |
Kamloops |
Singh Street |
$73,920 |
|
British Columbia |
Kamloops |
Singh Street |
$64,197 |
|
British Columbia |
Salmon Arm |
72nd Avenue N.E. |
$166,320 |
|
British Columbia |
Salmon Arm |
73rd Avenue N.E. |
$17,151 |
|
British Columbia |
Salmon Arm |
Narcisse Street |
$7,880 |
|
Alberta |
Calgary |
50th Avenue |
$161,600 |
|
Alberta |
Cochrane |
5th Avenue |
$139,200 |
|
Alberta |
Daysland |
SH 855 near Hwy 13 |
$145,600 |
|
Alberta |
Edmonton |
76th Avenue |
$169,760 |
|
Alberta |
Edmonton |
17th Street |
$180,960 |
|
Saskatchewan |
Battleford |
Battleford Road |
$184,080 |
|
Saskatchewan |
Lloydminster |
49th Avenue |
$173,600 |
|
Saskatchewan |
Lloydminster |
49th and 50th Avenue |
$417,840 |
|
Saskatchewan |
Lloydminster |
50th Avenue |
$191,200 |
|
Saskatchewan |
Wilkie |
Municipal Road |
$11,078 |
|
Saskatchewan |
Moose Jaw |
Highway 363 |
$128,800 |
|
Saskatchewan |
RM of Vanscoy |
Grid Rd 672 |
$197,840 |
|
Saskatchewan |
RM of Vanscoy |
Grid Rd 673 |
$191,120 |
|
Saskatchewan |
RM Sherwood |
Armour Road |
$160,000 |
|
Saskatchewan |
Swift Current |
Highway # 4 |
$136,000 |
|
Saskatchewan |
Saskatoon |
22nd Street |
$228,000 |
|
Manitoba |
Alexander |
Municipal Road |
$193,600 |
|
Manitoba |
Alexander |
Municipal Road |
$193,600 |
|
Manitoba |
Alexander |
PR 250 |
$165,600 |
|
Manitoba |
Bloom Siding |
Provincial Trunk Hwy 16 |
$26,160 |
|
Manitoba |
St-Lazare |
Provincial Trunk Hwy 41 |
$46,960 |
|
Manitoba |
Winnipeg |
Panet Road |
$146,400 |
|
Manitoba |
Winnipeg |
Munroe Avenue |
$143,200 |
|
Ontario |
Baden |
Snyders Road |
$274,400 |
|
Ontario |
Barwick |
Highway #11 |
$190,880 |
|
Ontario |
Chatham-Kent |
Zone Road 9 |
$186,235 |
|
Ontario |
Chatham/Kent Township |
4th Concession Road |
$203,550 |
|
Ontario |
Cobden |
Hwy #17 |
$20,292 |
|
Ontario |
Elizabeth |
Perch Lake Road |
$217,200 |
|
Ontario |
Kenora |
Transmitter Road |
$52,000 |
|
Ontario |
Kenora |
Transmitter Road |
$176,000 |
|
Ontario |
Kenora |
Transmitter Road |
$352,700 |
|
Ontario |
Kingston |
792 Bath Road |
$182,405 |
|
Ontario |
Kingston |
792 Bath Road |
$62,770 |
|
Ontario |
Kingston |
Collins Bay Road |
$138,295 |
|
Ontario |
Kingston |
Collins Bay Road |
$166,404 |
|
Ontario |
Kingston |
Best Chase Road |
$63,509 |
|
Ontario |
Kingston |
Best Chase Road |
$220,660 |
|
Ontario |
Laurentian Valley |
Rankin Street |
$99,460 |
|
Ontario |
Lochiel, N Glengary |
McPhee Road |
$29,948 |
|
Ontario |
Montague |
Woods Road |
$15,420 |
|
Ontario |
Niagara Falls |
Kalar Road |
$161,956 |
|
Ontario |
Niagara Falls |
Beaverdam Road |
$162,530 |
|
Ontario |
North Elmsley |
Churchill Road |
$186,144 |
|
Ontario |
North Stormont |
Forced Road |
$80,824 |
|
Ontario |
Pickerel |
Pickerel River Road |
$227,400 |
|
Ontario |
Scarborough |
Ressor Road |
$176,020 |
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Ontario |
Stevensville |
Victoria Street |
$200,488 |
|
Quebec |
Cap-Saint-Ignace |
Petit-Cap Road |
$215,600 |
|
Quebec |
Chandler |
René-Hubert Ave |
$400 |
|
Quebec |
Crabtree |
St-Michel Road |
$144,240 |
|
Quebec |
Escuminac |
Rte Green |
$400 |
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Quebec |
Escuminac |
St-Antoine Road |
$400 |
|
Quebec |
Escuminac |
Cellard Road |
$400 |
|
Quebec |
Escuminac |
Rte 132 |
$400 |
|
Quebec |
Herbertville Station |
Rte 169 |
$77,600 |
|
Quebec |
Hope |
Rte Whitton |
$400 |
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Quebec |
Hope Town |
Rte Tennier |
$400 |
|
Quebec |
Hope Town |
Rte Vieux-Moulin E. |
$400 |
|
Quebec |
Lemieux |
16th Range Road |
$172,080 |
|
Quebec |
Pabos |
Rue de l’Église |
$400 |
|
Quebec |
Paspébiac |
Desroches Road |
$400 |
|
Quebec |
Paspébiac |
St-Pie X Street |
$400 |
|
Quebec |
Paspébiac |
3e Avenue |
$400 |
|
Quebec |
Paspébiac |
9e Rue |
$400 |
|
Quebec |
Paspébiac-Ouest |
1re Rue |
$400 |
|
Quebec |
Port-Daniel |
Rte Marcil |
$400 |
|
Quebec |
Port-Daniel |
Rte 6 |
$400 |
|
Quebec |
Port-Daniel |
Rte Clemville |
$400 |
|
Quebec |
Port-Daniel |
Rte Pointe-à-la-Croix |
$400 |
|
Quebec |
Port-Daniel |
Rte McInnes |
$400 |
|
Quebec |
Newport |
School Roadway |
$400 |
|
Quebec |
Newport |
Access Road |
$400 |
|
Quebec |
Newport |
Rte Des Cyr |
$400 |
|
Quebec |
Sainte-Anne-de-la Pocatière |
Martineau Road |
$195,680 |
|
Quebec |
Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud |
Montée St-François |
$117,040 |
|
Quebec |
Saint-Germain-de-Grantham |
10th
Range Road |
$175,040 |
|
Quebec |
Sainte-Germaine-de-l’Anse-aux-Gascons |
Rte Morin |
$400 |
|
Quebec |
Sainte-Hélène-de-Kamouraska |
Rte de l’Église |
$154,800 |
|
Quebec |
Saint-Léonard-d’Aston |
Bureau Road |
$265,920 |
|
Quebec |
Saint-Léonard-d’Aston |
Des Martin Range |
$101,440 |
|
Quebec |
Shigawake |
Rte Sullivan |
$400 |
|
Quebec |
Val-Alain |
Trépanier Road |
$190,400 |
|
Nova Scotia |
Dartmouth |
Wright Avenue |
$160,720 |
|
Nova Scotia |
Dartmouth |
Princess Margaret Blvd |
$104,000 |
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Total |
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$10,257,580 |
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