Grade Crossings Regulations

Marginal note:Definitions

• 1 (1) The following definitions apply in these Regulations.

  Advisory Speed Tab sign

  Advisory Speed Tab sign means the sign referred to in article 8.2.1 of the Grade Crossings Standards. (panonceau Vitesse recommandée)

  average annual daily railway movements

  average annual daily railway movements means the number of movements of engines, or engines coupled with railway equipment, across a grade crossing in a year, divided by the number of days in that year. (moyenne annuelle de mouvements ferroviaires quotidiens)

  average annual daily traffic

  average annual daily traffic means the number of motor vehicles that cross a grade crossing in a year, divided by the number of days in that year. (débit journalier moyen annuel)

  crossing surface

  crossing surface means the part of a road that lies between the ends of a railway tie and that has the width shown in Figure 5-1 of the Grade Crossings Standards. (surface de croisement)

  cross-product

  cross-product means the product of the average annual daily railway movements and the average annual daily traffic. (produit vectoriel)

  design vehicle

  design vehicle means one of the vehicles shown in Figures 1.2.4.1 to 1.2.4.11 of the Geometric Design Guide for Canadian Roads, published by the Transportation Association of Canada and dated September 1999. (véhicule type)

  Emergency Notification sign

  Emergency Notification sign means the sign referred to in article 8.5 of the Grade Crossings Standards. (panneau Avis d’urgence)

  existing grade crossing

  existing grade crossing means a grade crossing for which actual construction is started before November 28, 2014. (passage à niveau existant)

  grade crossing

  grade crossing means a road crossing at grade, or two or more road crossings at grade where the lines of railway are not separated by more than 30 m. (passage à niveau)

  Grade Crossings Standards

  Grade Crossings Standards means the Grade Crossings Standards published by the Department of Transport and dated January 1, 2019. (Normes sur les passages à niveau)

  high-priority grade crossing

  high-priority grade crossing means a public grade crossing with average annual daily railway movements of 10 or more and a railway design speed of 97 km/h (60 mph) or more. (passage à niveau de priorité élevée)

  new grade crossing

  new grade crossing means a grade crossing for which actual construction is started on or after November 28, 2014. (nouveau passage à niveau)

  Number of Tracks sign

  Number of Tracks sign means the sign referred to in article 8.1.2 of the Grade Crossings Standards and, for the purposes of sections 58 and 73, the sign referred to in article 4 of Part B of those Standards. (panneau Nombre de voies ferrées)

  Prepare to Stop at Railway Crossing sign

  Prepare to Stop at Railway Crossing sign means the sign referred to in article 18.1 of the Grade Crossings Standards. (panneau Préparez-vous à arrêter à un passage à niveau)

  private authority

  private authority means a person, other than a road authority, who has a right with respect to a private grade crossing. (autorité privée)

  private grade crossing

  private grade crossing means a grade crossing that is not a public grade crossing. (passage à niveau privé)

  public grade crossing

  public grade crossing means a grade crossing whose road is opened or maintained by a road authority and is designed for public use. (passage à niveau public)

  Railway Crossing Ahead sign

  Railway Crossing Ahead sign means the sign referred to in article 8.2.1 of the Grade Crossings Standards. (panneau Signal avancé d’un passage à niveau)

  Railway Crossing sign

  Railway Crossing sign means the sign and post referred to in article 8.1.1 of the Grade Crossings Standards and, for the purposes of sections 58 and 73, the sign referred to in article 4 of Part B of those Standards. (panneau Passage à niveau)

  railway design speed

  railway design speed means the railway equipment speed that corresponds to the current design of the grade crossing. (vitesse de référence sur la voie ferrée)

  road approach

  road approach means the part of a road, other than the crossing surface, that lies between the point that marks the start of the stopping sight distance and the point that marks the front of a design vehicle when it is past the clearance point as shown in Figure 10-1 of the Grade Crossings Standards. (abord routier)

  road crossing design speed

  road crossing design speed means the motor vehicle speed that corresponds to the current design of the grade crossing. (vitesse de référence au franchissement routier)

  sightlines

  sightlines means the sightlines referred to in sections 20 and 21, as applicable. (lignes de visibilité)

  Stop Ahead sign

  Stop Ahead sign means the sign referred to in article 8.3.1 of the Grade Crossings Standards. (panneau Signal avancé d’arrêt)

  Stop sign

  Stop sign means the sign referred to in article 8.4.1 of the Grade Crossings Standards. (panneau Stop)

  stopping sight distance

  stopping sight distance means the distance calculated in accordance with article 7.2 of the Grade Crossings Standards. (distance de visibilité d’arrêt)

  storage distance

  storage distance means, on a road that crosses a grade crossing, the shortest distance between the rail nearest the road approach of the grade crossing and the edge of the nearest intersecting road, measured along the centre line of the road, as represented by D in Figure 11-1 of the Grade Crossings Standards. (distance de stockage)

  traffic control device

  traffic control device means

  • (a) a Stop sign;

  • (b) a Stop Ahead sign;

  • (c) a Railway Crossing Ahead sign;

  • (d) an Advisory Speed Tab sign;

  • (e) a Prepare to Stop at Railway Crossing sign, including the interconnection with the warning system; or

  • (f) a traffic signal, including the interconnection with the warning system. (dispositif de contrôle de la circulation)

  warning system

  warning system means an automated system, other than an interconnected traffic signal, that indicates the approach or presence of railway equipment at a grade crossing and that is composed of any combination of light units, bells, gates, operating mechanisms and circuits. (système d’avertissement)

• Marginal note:Separate grade crossings

  (2) For the purposes of these Regulations, two adjacent and separate roads that are used by motor vehicles and that cross one or more lines of railway are considered to be separate grade crossings.