NIK: deteriorated the level of safety on railway crossings in Los-2014-2015 – Banker

has Deteriorated the level of safety on railway crossings in 2014-2015; managing railway lines and roads Manager has not been implemented properly activities related to safety at level crossings, – the report by NIK.

the Purpose of monitoring the EVALUATION activities of railway infrastructure managers and road, and also bodies of state administration in the field of security at the crossings auto and road crossings over the railroad tracks. Control covers 2015. and the first half of 2016.

NICK stressed that the test results indicate the need for additional measures in improving safety at level crossings. In this connection, the Supreme Chamber of Control submits to the Minister of infrastructure on the application of the rules of decision in the case of crossings of railway lines with roads on the definition of the category travel. ASSESSMENT is to be paid to the management bodies of the traffic on the roads (General Director for National Roads and Motorways, marshals of voivodeships and starostów) – within the framework of the tasks, actions aimed at performance measurement of traffic at crossings, and visibility test drives car road and go.

According to the report, management companies, Railways and roads Manager has not been implemented properly activities related to safety at level crossings. More than half of proven travel was not sustained in an appropriate condition and more than 70 percent. of them were not marked with road signs and railway signs.

a Lot of the best leave also, said the report, roads to travel: half of them had a bad surface, and roadside trees and bushes limit the possibility of an oncoming train.

NICK notes that the level of safety on railway crossings, expressed as a figure NRV in 2014-2015 deteriorated. It’s at crossings and junctions train comes to a large part (about 33%). accidents on the railway. Every year on the moving die. 50 people, and about. 35 is seriously wounded. More events occurs only on the wild passages (about 38%); in 2015. they killed 173 people, 49 were seriously injured.

Victims of fatal accidents at crossings and wild crossings – said NICK – was a total of about 97 percent. the victims of train accidents, and seriously injured more than 80 per cent.

NICK indicates that the safety effect is not the best condition of railway crossings. 240 checked for NIK travel by as much as 60 percent. had all sorts of faults and damage that reduces their technical condition. Discovered defects and damages to the roadway and railroad tracks and podtorza, as well as for drainage and lighting. Railroad crossings were also not appropriately marked from the road and tracks. The violation was discovered 172 crossings (more than 70 percent. checked places).

NICK also draws attention to the fact that the Manager of roads are maintained in proper technical condition of access roads to the intersection with the rail lines.

NIK Inspectors found that the Manager of the railway lines, roughly performed the periodic inspection of intersections, pedestrian bridges and underpasses are not identified correctly, their technical condition and not removed immediately identified injuries.

in addition, the NIK pays attention to the poor state of pedestrian bridges, underground and surface transitions. Of the 75 inspected 53 bridges and underpasses, while more than 80%. pedestrian bridges and about 60 percent. go, had a different kind of malfunction and breakage. On kładkach primarily was damaged spans and supports, and were also deformed the surface of the decks. And the main damage to underground transitions related to the construction of floors or ceilings, walls and floors.

In the inspection of building control bodies filed 19 administrative proceedings regarding the improper technical condition of inspected objects.

According to NICK, the level of security at the crossings of railway lines with roads reduces leaving unused paths and pavement station. Still being made in order to make out the travel and the acquisition by the governing bodies of the liquidated railway lines were unsuccessful. Still functioning in Poland, more than 400 such trips.

NICK sent the application to the address checked units, for elimination of the revealed violations. (PAP)

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