Railroads
The most important factor when working with railroads.
What is safety?
This legal process is used when Caltrans cannot agree on an acquisition of someone's property.
What is condemnation?
This statement is part of Caltrans ________ "A brighter future for all through a world-class transportation network"
What is vision?
Enables Caltrans to acquire parcels before lawsuit
What is Order for Possession (OP)
When is before construction?
This rule recommendation, is used when you are affecting the - traffic speed, traffic count, and traffic alignment.
What is the 2-mile rule recommendation?
The term “comparable replacement dwelling” means any dwelling that are these three things.
What are decent, safe, and sanitary?
For Caltrans, _______ means providing fair access to transportation resources and opportunities for all communities, especially underserved and marginalized groups, to ensure an inclusive, safe, and efficient transportation system for everyone.
What is equity?
What document written by an agent can be used as evidence in lawsuit.
What is a diary.
These are the best practices between what two departments; good communication, relocate utilities before construction, and work together on construction's needs.
What are ROW and Construction?
A blue sign that is located near the posting of the railroad crossing that contains the railroad phone number and crossing information. Reports emergencies.
What is an ENS sign?
This group decides whether a resolution of necessity is acceptable.
What is the California Transportation Commission (CTC)?
These goal improves these relationships.
What is internal/external?
Allows legal to move forward to acquire property.
What is Resolution of Necessity (RON).
These are examples of a R/W acronym: Demolition, Driveways, Mailboxes, Fences, and Utilities
What is CCW?
This is the average distance it takes for a train going 55 MPH to come to a complete stop after hitting the brakes.
What is one mile?
This program is available to assist persons who have their property acquired by Caltrans.
What is the relocation assistance program?
This goal supports career progression through professional and ______ development.
What is Leadership?
Only used to acquire property for a public purpose.
What is Eminent Domain.
This role needs to identify property acquisition needs, excess property, demolition, easements: temporary and permanent, utility conflicts, disposal, staging, and borrowing.
What is a designer?
This is the typical lead time for any project involving railroad.
What is 12-24 months?
This Right of Way activity establishes Caltran's opinion on what 'fair market value' is for a property and is completed prior to the initiations of negotiations for acquisition of properties.
What is an appraisal?
This Caltrans goal increases workforce performance and organizational efficiency.
What is Cultivate Excellence?
Legal division divides the 12 districts into how many offices?
What is five offices
Sacramento, San Diego, Oakland, LA, Fresno.
This role must obtain and check off the following:
RW clearance
Final certification
Parcels and contractual obligations
Borrow agreements
Disposal agreements
Right of entry
Service contracts.
What is the resident engineer's file checklist?