FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Date: October 24, 2002

OHIO RAIL DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION
50 W. Broad Street
Columbus, Ohio 43215
telephone (614) 644-0306

Rail Crossing Improvements in Stark County

James E. Seney, Executive Director of the Ohio Rail Development Commission (ORDC) requested today that the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio (PUCO) direct the Norfolk Southern Corporation to install lights and gates at the grade crossing at Pigeon Run Road in between Brewster and Navarre in Stark County, Ohio.

The ORDC works with the PUCO to streamline railroad safety projects with installations completed within one year. The ORDC distributes $15,000,000 in federal highway funds annually to improve safety at Ohio’s rail grade crossings.

Mr. Seney, said these installations are being 

improved as part of a safety program conducted
by the ORDC in cooperation with Norfolk Southern Corporation.

These and other railroad/highway grade crossings around the state can be viewed at: http://www.dot.state.oh.us/ohiorail/Xing inventory.htm click on the grade crossing icon.

For more information contact :

Mike Forte’, Project Manager at 614-644-0283 or 614-580-7712

Mike.Forte@dot.state.oh.us

 

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