CPSD/RWC/HMJ/JFP/SH/vdl DRAFT Agenda ID # 2198

Ratesetting

Decision

BEFORE THE PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA

In the Matter of the Application of the SAN DIEGO METROPOLITAN TRANSIT DEVELOPMENT BOARD for an order authorizing construction at four at-grade crossings on two light rail vehicle (LRV) tracks and closure of one existing at-grade crossing at the San Ysidro Intermodal Transportation Center (SYITC) development, in the City of San Diego, San Diego County, California.

Application 01-03-011 (Filed March 9, 2001)

O P I N I O N

Summary

San Diego Metropolitan Transit Development Board (MTDB) requests authority to construct four at-grade highway-rail crossings (crossings). MTDB also requests to close one existing crossing which crosses the two light rail transit (LRT) tracks on both the MTDB's right-of-way (ROW) and City of San Diego's (City) ROW at the San Ysidro Intermodal Transportation Center (SYITC) in San Diego, San Diego County. Finally, MTDB also requests a deviation from Section 7.8 of General Order (GO) 75-C, to modify the warning devices so that the bells sound only during the initial warning and descent stages until the automatic gates are within 10 degrees of the horizontal position.