Haslet engineers press TxDOT on sight-distance and design choices for Avondale-Haslet rail crossing

Haslet city engineers told the council on Sept. 17 that they have asked TxDOT’s design team to address sight‑distance and queuing at the proposed Avondale‑Haslet grade‑separated crossing over the railroad, and that preliminary consultant analysis shows the proposed bridge geometry may leave some approaches below stopping‑distance standards under certain queue lengths.

Traffic consultant Jody Short of Lee Engineering said he analyzed the 60% schematic plans and measured available sight distance against required stopping distance under a range of queuing scenarios. “We measured the available site distance at various points across the roadway…we've identified a range between when you have a queue present of between 360 and 560 feet, you're just slightly under the standard,” Short said, summarizing the firm’s queuing and sight‑distance…