BNSF West Track Quiet Zone

Project Number: 30506C

Project Location/Limits:
BNSF West Track Quiet Zone.

Project Scope:
A quiet zone is a designated section of railroad including one or more consecutive public grade crossings in which trains are prohibited from sounding their horns.  The intent of quiet zones is to decrease the levels of noise for nearby area.

Current Project Status:
The proposal from the BNSF Railroad to construct the quiet zone has been submitted and is currently under review.   When approved it will take approximately 18 months for the BNSF to complete their construction so that the quiet zone application can be made to the Federal Railway Adminsitration.

Total Project Cost: $5,100,000

Project Contact: Phil Estes, 913-971-8667, pestes@olatheks.org

Last Updated: April 4, 2008