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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact: Stu Nicholson
Date: May 26, 2005 (614) 644-0513
Warren Crossing Gets Safety Upgrade
Pine Avenue Crossing To Get Gates
(Columbus) – The City of Warren’s Pine Avenue grade
crossing with the Warren & Trumbull Railroad will get the addition of
safety gates to its existing flashing warning lights. The Ohio Rail Development Commission (ORDC) has authorized
installation of the gates.
“At a time when many Ohio roads are seeing increased
vehicular traffic, the addition of safety gates gives both motorists and train
crews a greater degree of safety at grade crossings”, says ORDC Executive
Director James Seney.
ORDC has upgraded safety devices at over 1,000 grade
crossings since the mid-1990's, including new flashing lights, gates, smoother
roadway surfaces and state-of-the-art electronics that adjust the operation of
the lights and gates to the speed of the approaching train.
(The Ohio Rail Development Commission is an
independent agency operating within the Ohio Department of Transportation. ORDC is responsible for economic development
through the improvement and expansion of passenger and freight rail service,
railroad grade crossing safety and rail travel & tourism issues. For more
information about what ORDC does for Ohio, visit our website at http://www.dot.state.oh.us/ohiorail/
)