Section 17 AAC 15.551 - Engineering standardsRailroad facilities installed across or within a department right-of-way must comply with 17 AAC 15.301 and with the following codes and standards:
(1) standard plans, engineering instructions, and engineering guidelines maintained by the Alaska Railroad Corporation under AS 42.40;(2) where not specifically referenced or applicable under (1) of this section. appropriate portions of the Manual for Railway Engineering (MRE) of the American Railway Engineering and Maintenance-of-way Association (AREMA), as the Alaska Railroad Corporation determines under AS 42.40;(3)Alaska Traffic Manual, Part 8, adopted by reference in 17 AAC 20.950(1);(4)Federal-Aid Highway Program Manual (for federal-aid highway projects), (A) Railroad-Highway Projects, 23 C.F.R. 646.200- 646.220, revised as of April 1, 2020;(B) Railroad-Highway Insurance Protection Required of Contractors, 23 C.F.R. 646.103- 646.111, revised as of April 1, 2020;(C) Highway-Rail Crossing Handbook, 3rd Edition, revised as of April 1, 2020.Eff. 5/23/82, Register 82; am 2/5/2004, Register 169; am 7/15/2009, Register 191; am 11/15/2024, Register 252, January 2025Copies of standard plans, engineering instructions, and engineering guidelines maintained by the Alaska Railroad Corporation may be obtained from the corporation's Internet website at https://www.alaskarailroad.com/real-estate/forms-documents. Copies of the Manual for Railway Engineering may be obtained from the Internet website of the American Railway Engineering and Maintenance-of-Way Association at https://www.arema.org.
Copies of the Federal-Aid Highway Program Manual are available for inspection at the regional offices of the Department of Transportation and Public Facilities located in Juneau, Anchorage, and Fairbanks, Alaska.
Authority:AS 19.05.020
AS 19.05.040
AS 19.30.121
AS 19.40.065
AS 44.42.020
AS 44.42.030