Railroad Crossing Improvements at Candler and McDonough Streets
Planning began on the Railroad Crossing Improvements at Candler and McDonough Streets with a community workshop at City Hall on Thursday, November 12. The materials provided to residents and others at the workshop are below. Included is a form asking for comments and suggestions about how to make the railroad crossings safer and more accessible for pedestrians, bicyclists and others. Please take a moment to read these materials. Diagrams of each intersection are included with the comment form. Please print the form and use the diagrams to draw suggested improvements. The form and any other comments may be submitted as follows:
Email: rrcrossings@decaturga.com
Fax: 678-553-6507
Mail: RR Crossing Improvements
City of Decatur
P.O. Box 220
Decatur, Georgia 30031
Click here to see a summary of the comments and suggestions received.
Introduction
As part of its capital improvements program, the City of Decatur is considering options for improvements to the railroad crossings at Candler and McDonough Streets in downtown Decatur. The purpose of the work is to improve safety and accessibility for pedestrians, bicyclists and others using these facilities. Measures required to implement a quiet zone in the railroad corridor will also be considered.
The project is based on Decatur’s 2008 Community Transportation Plan. A major goal of the Community Transportation Plan is to encourage healthy lifestyles and active living in Decatur.
The City has retained URS Corporation of Atlanta, a planning and engineering design firm, to help plan the project. The project will be partially funded through a grant from the Georgia Department of Transportation.
>Candler/College/Trinity
>McDonough/College/Howard
>Railroad Safety/Quiet Zone (PDF)
>Environmental (PDF)
>Comment Form (PDF)
>Handout (PDF)
Candler/College/Trinity
Budget: $1,200,000
Status: Preliminary
Bid Date: November 2011
Construction: January 2012 – August 2012
TE project – $1,000,000 awarded in February 2008
DOT facility / CSX facility
Quiet zone?
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McDonough/College/Howard
Budget: $600,000
Status: Preliminary
Bid Date: November 2011
Construction: January 2012 – August 2012
TE Project – $480,000 awarded in February 2008
DOT facility / CSX facility
Quiet zone?
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