Comments on Proposed Decision

The proposed decision of ALJ Ryerson in this matter was mailed to the parties in accordance with Pub. Util. Code § 311(d) and Rule 77.1 of the Rules of Practice and Procedure. Comments were filed on ______ and reply comments were filed on ________.

Findings of Fact

1. Reasonable notice was afforded to all interested persons by mailing written notification to railroads, light rail transit agencies, cities, counties, and others on the service list compiled at the conclusion of the previous Grade Separation Priority List proceeding, advising them of the deadline to file a nomination for each grade separation project they desired to have us include in the current priority list.

2. The methodology utilized by Staff to rank the nominations for Fiscal Year 2002-2003 in priority order establishes the optimal potential allocation of funds available in that year by ensuring that projects to eliminate the greatest hazards will receive the largest available allocation first.

3. In relying upon the adopted list CTC will be required to fully allocate funds first to the qualified project highest on the list, then to the next highest qualified project, and so forth, until all of the funds for the initial fiscal year are exhausted. Remaining qualified projects will be funded in the same manner for Fiscal Year 2003-2004, after deletion of the projects that received allocations in Fiscal Year 2002-2003.

4. The Grade Separation Priority List attached as the Appendix to the Order consists of projects that were timely nominated, properly supported with information that has been received for the record, and put in priority order by Staff in accordance with the methodology we have adopted for this proceeding.

Conclusions of Law

1. Appendix B should be adopted by our Interim Order as the Fiscal Year 2002-2003 Grade Separation Priority List in this proceeding.

2. The effective date of the Interim Order must be no later than June 30, 2002, in order to satisfy the statutory deadline that applies to the current fiscal year.

3. This proceeding should remain open for the purpose of creating the FiscalYear 2003-2004 Grade Separation Priority List.

INTERIM ORDER

IT IS ORDERED that:

1. Pursuant to California Streets and Highways Code Section 2452 the Grade Separation Priority List attached as Appendix B hereto is established for Fiscal Year 2002-2003 as the list, in order of priority, of projects which the Commission determines to be most urgently in need of separation or alteration.

2. The Executive Director shall furnish a certified copy of this decision to the California Department of Transportation and the California Transportation Commission by not later than July 1, 2002.

3. Investigation 01-07-008 shall remain open until we issue our final order, and Staff shall take all necessary actions to establish the Grade Separation Priority List for Fiscal Year 2003-2004 in a timely manner, as required by law.

This order is effective today.

Dated , at San Francisco, California.

APPENDIX A

List of Appearances

Applicants: Robert M. Barton, for Bakersfield, Kern County; Violet Jakab, for City of Lathrop; Ronald F. Ruettgers, for City of Shafter, City of Bakersfield, Kern County, Grater Bakersfield Separation of Grade District; Henry Sum and William J. Wagner, for City of San Jose; Gerald Brownfield and Mike Lydon, for Tehama County Public Works; Peggy Claassen and Kunle Odumade, for City of Fremont; Dick Dahllof, Joel Slavit, and Christopher Payne, for JPB/Samtrans; Glen March, for Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority; Jerry Bradshaw, for Peninsula Corridor Joint Powers Board; Arsen Mangasarian, for City of Los Angeles; Tom Horne, for City of Palmdale; Richard Neill, for City of Irvine; Mark Yamarone for City of Santa Clarita; Gary Smart, for City of Camarillo; Philip Hannawi; for City of Riverside; Lawrence Tai, for Count of Riverside; Saeid Vaziry, for City of Fresno; Douglas Mays, for City of Montclair, City of Ontario, and San Bernardino Associated Governments; Kenneth Fung, for City of Rancho Cucamonga; Peter Wulfman, for San Bernardino County; Daryll Chenoweth, for Los Angeles County; and Jeff Amos, for City of Vista.

Interested Parties: O. J. Solander, Thomas W. Glover, and Matthew B. George, for Department of Transportation (Caltrans).

State Service: Sarita Sarvate and Rosa Munoz, Rail Safety and Carriers Division.

(END OF APPENDIX A)

Rank	Agency	Crossing Location	PUC ID	DOT ID	Railroad	VEH	TRN	LTRN	COST	AH/WC	BD/HC	VS/SR	RS/AS	CG/ POF	PT/AP	OF/DE	TOT SCF/SF	Final Priority Index
1	City of Los Angeles	Valley Blvd.	B-485.8	746859N	UPRR	25259	70	0	5000	9	5	2	1	12.16	1	10.5	31.7	3567.9
2	Los Angeles County DPW	Valley View Avenue	2-158.4	027657G	BNSF/ SCRRA	35994	129	0	5000	2	2	2	3	0	6	12	36.4	2822.3
3	Los Angeles County DPW	Nogales Street	3-22.4	811479J	UPRR/SCRRA	50945	45	0	5000	5	2	1	5	10.3	4	12	34.3	2785.4
4	Los Angeles County DPW	Norwalk Blvd/Los Nietos	BBJ-497.28 & 2-153.1	027649P&027650J	BNSF/ SCRRA	34616	129	0	10000	4	2	3	3	25.8	6	9	48.8	2281.5
5	San Mateo County Transportation Authority	San Bruno Avenue (City of San Bruno)	105E-11.0	754869P	PCJPB	31546	82	0	5,000	3	1	0	4	30.2	10	8.5	53.7	2123.1
6	City of Los Angeles	North Main Street	101VY-1.17 & 101EB-481.7	027607D & 811040M	SCRRA	14240	178	0	5000	3	3	1	0	21.52	9	10	44.5	2072.3
7	City of Irvine	Sand Canyon Ave	101OR-182.9	026765A	SCRRA	21244	71	0	5000	5	3	4	7	8	8	9	39	1849.0
8	Los Angeles County DPW	Fairway Drive	3-23.4	810883N	UPRR/ SCRRA	31891	45	0	5000	5	3	2	5	9.5	4	10	33.5	1755.6
9	San Mateo County Transportation Authority	Linden Avenue (City of South San Francisco)	105E-10.2	754866U	PCJPB	8412	82	0	3000	5	1	0	4	13.2	10	5	33.2	1412.8
10	San Bernardino Associated Governments	University Parkway	2-76.6	026106V	BNSF	15815	96	0	5000	3	4	1	2	11	1	7.5	26.5	1241.1
11	San Joaquin County	West Lane	D-92.8	752897L	UPRR	23774	30	0	5000	7	3	1	2	8.8	2	7.5	25.3	1166.5
12	Los Angeles County DPW	Sierra Hwy	VY-69.33	750604Y	UPRR/ SCRRA	23269	27	0	5000	8	2	3	5	7.8	4	9	30.8	1161.7
13	City of Fresno	Shaw Ave	B-198.5	757316D	UPRR	37476	35	0	5000	3	3	2	4	11.92	0	9	29.9	1079.2
14	City of Riverside	Jurupa Ave & Mountain Ave	3-53.1 & 3-53.3	81005Y & 811007M	UPRR	14147	56	0	6600	7	3	3	4	24.92	4	6	44.9	1005.2
15	City of Ontario	Miliken Avenue	B-525.4	746964P	UPRR	23,229	42	0	5000	4	3	1	4	6	1	7	22	997.6
16	San Mateo County Transportation Authority	Poplar Avenue (City of San Mateo)*	105E-17.2-B	754896L	PCJPB	11800	82	0	1000	6	8	0	0.6	4	6	5	29.6	997.2
17	City of Palmdale	Palmdale Boulevard	001B-413.70	750603S	UPRR/ SCCRA	33260	23.8	0	5000	4	2	2	5	9.2	3	9	30.2	821.8
18	City of Montclair	Monte Vista Avenue	B-517.4 & 3-35.0	746936L & 810896P	UPRR	11638	96	0	5000	2	3	2	5	11	4	4	29	699.3
19	San Mateo County Transportation Authority	Ravenswood Avenue (City of Menlo Park)	105E-29.0	754991G	PCJPB	25090	84	0	10000	2	2	1	5	11.2	10	7	36.2	668.5
20	City of Lathrop	Lathrop Road	4-84.80	833920D	UPRR	12741	38	0	5000	5	5	3	4	7	3	9	31	612.0
21	Los Angeles County DPW	Avenue S	VY-66.92	750601D	UPRR/ SCRRA	26032	27	0	5000	3	2	5	3	11	4	8	33	595.3
22	Los Angeles County DPW	Turnbull Cyn Road	3-17.2	810867E	UPRR/SCRRA	15141	45	0	5000	3	3	1	5	10.56	4	5.5	29.1	574.1
23	City of Bakersfield	Beale-Truxton-Baker	2-885.6 2-885.75 2-885.77 2-885.95 2-886.2 2-886.4	028281T 028283G 028284N 028285V 028288R 028289X	BNSF	19864	52	0	14812	6	1	3	0	53.4	0	6.5	63.9	552.0
24	Los Angeles County DPW	Bandini Blvd.	3A-3.4 & 2-147.1C	810924R	UPRR/ LAJR	23195	30	0	5000	2	2	2	5	10.9	2	6	27.9	445.4
25	City of Los Angeles	North Spring Street*	101VY-1.36A & 101EB-481.48A	027606W&811042B	SCRRA	17,713	117	0	5000	10	0	5	0	4	4	3	26	440.5
26	City of Lathrop	Lathrop Road	D-82.1	752781K	UPRR	12741	25	0	5000	4	5	3	4	11	2	9	34	352.5
27	City of San Jose	Bailey Avenue	E-64.0	755148T	UPRR	6424	20	0	5018	10	1	3	6	20.2	3	7	40.2	321.9
28	City of Rancho Cucamonga	Haven Avenue	101SG-41.1	026157F	SCRRA	38,428	36	0	5,000	0	5	4	6	7	6	9	37	313.7
29	County of Riverside-Transportation	Bellegrave Ave/Rutile Street	3-47.10 & 3-47.30	810977P & 810978W	UPRR	13214	49	0	20000	7	2	3	4	20.6	4	9	42.6	301.6
30	City of Camarillo	Adolfo Road	E-417.9	753765E	UPRR	18019	39	0	5400.22	1	3	2	4	7	4	5	25	285.3
31	San Bernardino Associated Governments	Hunts Lane	B-541.0	747168J	UPRR	14716	41	0	5000	1	5	3	3	8	1	5.5	25.5	266.8
32	San Mateo County Transportation Authority	25th Avenue (City of San Mateo)	105E-19.7	754910E	PCJPB	12625	82	0	5000	0	1	1	5	11.6	10	9.5	38.1	245.2
33	City of Santa Clarita	Golden Valley Road	Proposed	Proposed	SCRRA	44000	25	0	5000	0	2	5	5	2	4	6	24	244
34	Tehama County Public Works	Aramayo Way	C-210.1	762275L	UPRR	5172	21	0	3228.28	5	3	5	1	8.6	1	6	24.6	226.5
35	City of Fremont	Paseo Padre Pkwy, High St, Main St, Washington Blvd	DA-32.1&4G-2.6,SA-32.65,DA-32.7,DA-32.8&4G-3.2	750056N&833878G,750057V,750058C,750059J&833879N,	UPRR	62178	14	0	5000	0	5	1	0	30.1	0	8	45.1	219.2
36	San Bernardino County	Glen Helen Pkwy	BB-480.1 & 2-71.0	747017U & 026103A	UPRR & BNSF	2280	99	0	5000	3	5	5	2	11.72	2	4	29.7	210.3
37	Kern County	Olive Drive	B-308.9	756945M	UPRR	18200	44	0	5000	0	3	3	4	7.6	0	7	24.6	184.8
38	City of Shafter	7th Standard Road	2-899.5	028381X	BNSF	5400	64	0	5000	1	3	5	5	6.8	4	6	29.8	168.0
39	City of Fremont	Warren Avenue	DA-36.2 & 4G-6.7	750073E&833885S	UPRR	13388	17	0	5000	2	5	0	1	13	0	7	26	162.6
40	San Bernardino County	National Trails Hwy @Oro Grande*	2-30.6B	new	BNSF	6391	86	0	5000	6	8	5.9	3	8	6	0	36.9	146.8
41	Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority	Hamilton Ave/Creekside Way	1L-50.0	750165S	VTA/UPRR	70000	6	210	5000	0	1	1	0	5.7	10	14	31.7	145.1
42	City of Camarillo	Las Posas Road	E-419.0	912013V	UPRR	18046	39	0	6121.36	0	3	3	4	7	4	5	26	141.0
43	Los Angeles County DPW	El Segundo Blvd.	BBH-492.6	747868R	UPRR/LACMTA	15452	2	232	5000	2	1	1	2	12	10	11	37.0	77.0
44	City of Bakersfield	Q Street	B-311.8	757241G	UPRR	7175	36	0	5000	0	4	1	3	10.6	0	5	23.6	75.3
45	City of Bakersfield	Hageman Street	2-893.5B	Proposed	BNSF	15000	6	0	1545	0	3	5	0	3.5	0	4	15.5	73.7
46	Tehama County Public Works	South Avenue	C-202.3	762257N	UPRR	5244	21	0	3228.28	0	3	5	5	5	2	7	27	61.1
47	Tehama County Public Works	Bowman Road	C-238.3	762306H	UPRR	4418	21	0	2939.02	0	2	5	5	6.8	1	5	24.8	56.4
48	Los Angeles County DPW	Firestone Blvd	3A-7.8	810958K	UPRR	67517	2	0	5000	0	2	1	0	10	0	12	25	52.0
49	City of Vista	Vista Village Drive, Main St, Guajome St	106E-9.15, 9.2 & 9.6	917847T,027566B,027568P	SDNR/ NCTD	34934	1	0	20,000	3	4	2	0	23.5	0	10.5	40.0	47.0
50	Tehama County Public Works	San Benito Ave (Rivera)	C-215.8	762283D	UPRR	3666	21	0	3534	0	2	5	4	5.6	1	5	22.6	44.4
51	Los Angeles County DPW	Flores Street	3A-9.7	Proposed	UPRR	10850	13	0	5000	0	2	1	0	3.1	2	3	11.12	39.3
52	Kern County	Mohawk Street	2-890.1	028367C	BNSF	590	53	0	2528	0	4	5	5	5	5	2	26	38.4
53	Los Angeles County DPW	Slauson Avenue	BBH-487.42&2H-2.83	747839F & 027952L	UPRR/BNSF/LACMTA	31396	2	0	5000	0	3	1	0	9	0	11	24	36.6
54	City of Vista	Escondido Avenue	106E-10.1	027569W	SDNR/ NCTD	42390	1	0	5000	0	4	1	0	8.6	0	7.5	21.1	29.6
55	City of Vista	N. Melrose Drive	106E-7.5	026993M	SDNR/ NCTD	23573	1	0	5000	0	0	3	0	9.0	0	8.5	24.5	29.2
56	City of Vista	Mar Vista Drive	106E-11.2	027570R	SDNR/ NCTD	7999	1	0	5000	0	4	1	0	9.9	0	5	19.9	21.5

Note: VEH- Vehicle, TRN - Train, LTRN - Light Rail Trains, COST - Project Cost

Formula For Crossing Nominated For Separation Or Elimination:

AH - Accident History BD - Crossing Blocking Delay

VS -Vehicular Speed Limit RS - Rail Speed Limit

CG - Crossing Geometrics PT - Passenger trains

SCF- Special Conditions Factor OF-Other Factors (Passenger Buses, School Buses, Hazmat Trains/Trucks, Community Impact)

*Formula For Existing Separations Nominated For Alteration or Reconstruction:

WC - Width Clearance HC-Height Clearance

SR - Speed Reduction AS - Accidents Near Structure

POF - Probability of Failure AP - Accident Potential

DE - Delay Effects SF - Separation Factor

Railroad Abbreviations:

BNSF: The Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railroad Company

LACMTA: Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority

LAJR: Los Angeles Junction Railroad

NCTD: North (San Diego) County Transit Development Board

PCJPB: Peninsula Corridor Joint Powers Board (Caltrain)

SCRRA: Southern California Regional Rail Authority (Metrolink)

SDNR: San Diego Northern Railway (Coaster)

UPRR: Union Pacific Railroad Company

VTA: Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority

(END OF APPENDIX B)