Rockland Quiet Zone

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	Rockland County Planning Dept rcplan@co.rockland.ny.us or call 845-364-3434

Rockland County in response to public concern
over the increasing noise from trains blowing
their whistles at each of the railroad crossings has initiated this project to quiet these trains horns and improve the safety and quality of life for the residents of the County.

This project has been in the planning stages since early in 2002 and has acquired Federal funding for the planning, design and construction of the necessary improvements to allow establishment of a quiet zone.

The following key milestone dates in the projects development over the past several years:

Sept. 2002:	County completes a railroad Crossing Safety and Train Whistle Study for the West Shore River Line.
2003 to 2005:	County applies for Federal transportation funds for Supplemental Safety Measures (SSMs).
June 2005:	The Federal Railroad Administration passed a Quiet Zone Rule allowing communities to move forward in establishing Quiet Zones.
Aug. 2005	The SAFETEA-LU transportation bill approves $3.68 million for Rockland County Quiet Zones.
June 2006	County places Quiet Zone project on the Transportation Improvement Plan (TIP).
Sept. 2007:	NYSDOT executes Federal Aid agreement for preliminary engineering phase.
2008/2009:	NEPA completed/ preliminary design completed/CSX design agreement completed
Dec. 2009	Waiting for NYSDOT Approval and Authorization to proceed to detailed design
2010	NYSDOT authorization to proceed with Detailed Design Agreements with NYSDOT and CSX RR Diagnostic Team Reviews (DTR)
Oct. 2010	Held Administrative Law Hearings. Results due in 6o days
2010/2011	Public Information Meetings


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