Springfield will take a step toward becoming a quieter place as the city gets set to close railroad crossings at
five intersections on Third Street.
The
Illinois Commerce Commission has approved the closures, Ward 2 Ald. Herman Senor
announced Thursday at a ward meeting in Central Baptist Church. Public works
director Mark Mahoney said the city expects to close crossings at Union,
Jackson, Canedy, Allen and Cedar streets next week.
The
closures are part of a process aimed at reducing train noise on the Third
Street rail corridor. Trains are required to blast horns as warnings to
motorists as trains near crossings. Ultimately, the city hopes that state and
federal authorities will designate the corridor as a quiet zone so that no
horns will sound as trains pass along Third Street.
Contact
Bruce Rushton at brushton@illinoistimes.com
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This article appears in Oct 19-25, 2017.
