Flight Crew Multiengine; Flight Crew Instrument; Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP)
Situational Awareness; Time Pressure
Conflict NMAC
Flight Crew FLC complied w / Automation / Advisory; Flight Crew Took Evasive Action
Procedure; Airspace Structure; Environment - Non Weather Related
We received an RA to climb heading into ZZZ. As we were approaching ZZZ about to begin our final decent; we were told my Approach that a C172 was 500 ft. below us to our 1-2 o'clock. We saw the traffic on TCAS but could not visibly see the traffic. We made ATC aware that we were looking for traffic. As the Pilot Flying; I realized that the aircraft was climbing and the nonflying pilot saw this as well. As this aircraft came to about 2-300 ft. below us; we received the RA to climb which I did and let made ATC aware of this. After we were clear of conflict ATC told us the traffic should no longer be a factor. I'd suggest with VFR traffic that close it should have been given a lower altitude or maybe a heading to turn to; to avoid situations like this from happening in the future.
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EMB-XRJ pilot crew reported an RA approaching their destination and followed the TCAS guidance.