grade crossing
nounDefinition of grade crossing
: a crossing of highways, railroad tracks, or pedestrian walks or combinations of these on the same level
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The underpasses are kind of standard operating procedure for Precinct 3 as opposed to at-grade crossings on busy streets. — Karen Zurawski, Houston Chronicle, "Hikers, cyclists to benefit from trail project in Katy," 30 Aug. 2019 The collision occurred at the Broadway grade crossing, just north of the Broadway station, about 7:30 p.m., according to Caltrain spokesman Alex Eisenhart. — Jason Green, The Mercury News, "Caltrain hits unoccupied vehicle in Burlingame," 21 Aug. 2019 In early 2004, the state regulatory agency approved the construction of the Harbor Drive pedestrian bridge and the cars-only, at-grade crossing. — San Diego Union-Tribune, "Cars still can’t cross Park Boulevard near Petco Park. This $21M check should change that," 18 June 2019 The line includes dozens of grade crossings in Silicon Valley that could be eliminated with more money. — Los Angeles Times, "In a blow to the bullet train, California might shift billions to L.A. and Bay Area projects," 30 July 2019 The approaches to the tunnel in Southwest Baltimore have grade crossings: when a train passes, traffic gets tied up. — Jacques Kelly, baltimoresun.com, "Shrouded in darkness, Baltimore’s Howard Street Tunnel is a workhorse rail artery," 27 July 2019 However, the system can maintain control past emergency vehicle crossings, grade crossings with no traffic control devices, and through blinking yellow lights. — Jonathan M. Gitlin, Ars Technica, "Cadillac adds 70,000 miles of new roads to Super Cruise driver assist," 5 June 2019 Improvements are expected to increase train speeds by 50%, which will enable trains to clear grade crossings faster, according to the department. — Mike Nolan, Daily Southtown, "$19M federal grant slated to improve rail crossings," 12 June 2019 Cadillac says that drivers will receive escalating prompts to take back control when approaching railroad crossings, pedestrian crossings, and graded crossings with stop lights or stop signs. — Jonathan M. Gitlin, Ars Technica, "Cadillac adds 70,000 miles of new roads to Super Cruise driver assist," 5 June 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'grade crossing.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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