Local officials have been notified that 25 railroad crossings throughout Donley County will be upgraded in the coming weeks, which will prompt temporary road closures all along the BNSF rail line.
County Judge John Howard said his understanding is the will focus on making the space between the tracks concrete at the crossings so they are safer for vehicles to cross and also easier to maintain.
According to information distributed by Nathan Drake of RoadSafe Traffic Systems, a contractor that will be setting up barricades during the work, the project will begin on or about March 23 beginning with crossings being closed at CR Z and CR 28 on the east side of the county. The final crossing work will be done on County Road 1 on or about April 30.
It’s not known how long each crossing upgrade will take, but if the work keeps pace with the schedule it should only be a few days at each location.
The work will impact crossings on the following county roads: Z, 28, V, 23, 21, 20, 19, 17, 16, 8, 7A, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, and 1 as well as three private roads near Lelia Lake, Ayers Street in Clarendon, and Farm to Market roads 1755 and 1260.
A complete list of expected closing dates for each crossing is posted here:
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