Management of the level crossing risks identified during track projects

The conditions at the level crossing were further deteriorated during the superstucture replacement project. The risks had been identified, but they were not corrected; instead, they were postponed as residual risks. The legislation enables using the residual risk procedure to postpone the correction of level crossing risk factors identified during track projects.

In its track projects, the Finnish Transport and Infrastructure Agency shall prepare a plan and a timetable for the correction of the risks identified at level crossings. It must not be possible to transfer the risks into the future as residual risks.

Road keepers must be involved in track projects including level crossings already during the planning stage. Cooperation allows the common risks related to level crossings to be comprehensively identified and managed.

The conditions at the level crossing were further deteriorated during the superstucture replacement project. The risks had been identified, but they were not corrected; instead, they were postponed as residual risks. The legislation enables using the residual risk procedure to postpone the correction of level crossing risk factors identified during track projects.