The Wheeling & Lake Erie Railroad will be installing lights and gates at the State Route 4 grade crossing in Crawford County, Ohio.Photo – wlerwy.comThe Public Utilities Commission of Ohio (PUCO) approved construction authorization from the Ohio Rail Development Commission directing Indiana & Ohio Railway and Wheeling & Lake Erie Railroad to make improvements at two grade crossings in Clark and Crawford counties.
Indiana & Ohio was directed to install lights and gates at the North Burnett Road grade crossings in Springfield, Clark County, by Aug. 6, 2020.
Wheeling & Lake Erie was directed to install lights and gates at the State Route 4 grade crossing in Crawford County by Aug. 6, 2020.
Federal funding will be provided for both projects, PUCO officials said in a press release.
The agency is responsible for evaluating Ohio’s public grade crossings to determine the need for installing active warning devices.
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