Norfolk Southern plans to repair the rail crossing on SR-20 just west of SR-67 in Decatur on Wednesday, April 9, if weather permits.
Repairs will take place from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.
During the repair, a short segment of the eastbound SR-20 roadway will be closed. Eastbound traffic will be diverted to one lane…
Norfolk Southern will close the railroad crossing on SR-20 at Courtland in Lawrence County for repairs the morning of Monday, Dec. 9.
The railroad company anticipates the closure beginning between 7 a.m. and 10 a.m. and lasting about one hour.
During the closure, westbound through traffic will detour to SR-33 in Courtland to SR-157 to…
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Alabama has one of the nation’s highest numbers of rail crossing collisions, coming in at No. 8. To address this ongoing issue, the Alabama Department of Transportation is joining Operation Lifesaver for See Tracks? Think Train® Week, a concentrated week (Sept. 23-29, 2024) of rail safety education focusing attention on the importance of making safe…
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A short section of the westbound lanes of SR-20 in Decatur will close Tuesday for railroad crossing repairs.
Weather permitting, Norfolk Southern plans to repair the crossing just west of SR-67/Beltline Road beginning at 8 a.m.
Westbound traffic will be temporarily shifted to the inside eastbound lane. Motorists are advised to expect delays due to…
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CSX will close the railroad crossing on SR-117 in the Bass Community of Jackson County from 6 a.m. Saturday, July 20, to the evening of Sunday, July 21.
Message boards and signs will be in place to direct motorists. The detour is US-72 to SR-156 at South Pittsburg, Tenn., to US-41A to SR-56 at Sewanee…
Norfolk Southern will shut down the railroad crossing on SR-77 near US-11 in Attalla at 9 a.m. Wednesday, March 20, for repairs.
The closure will remain in place for about 48 hours.
Norfolk Southern will set up signs for detours, routing traffic south of the closure to I-59, and traffic north of the closure to…
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Work to improve the US-431 railroad crossing near the former Goodyear plant in Gadsden will begin at 7:30 a.m. Thursday morning.
OmniTRAX, operator of the Alabama & Tennessee River Railway, originally planned to begin work today. The ALDOT-administered project will reconstruct the track crossing surface with precast concrete panels and upgrade the railroad signals at…
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Work to improve the US-431 railroad crossing near the former Goodyear plant in Gadsden, originally scheduled to start Wednesday, has been postponed until later this week. OmniTRAX, operator of the Alabama & Tennessee River Railway, anticipates a delay of one or two days.
The ALDOT-administered project will reconstruct the track crossing surface with precast…
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Norfolk Southern closed the railroad crossing on SR-35/Fifth Avenue in Fort Payne this morning for track repairs and improvements. The closure between US-11/Gault Avenue and Godfrey Avenue is expected to extend into Wednesday afternoon.
Detours From US-11, traffic bound for SR-35 is detoured to First Street to Godfrey Avenue. From SR-35, traffic bound for US-11…Read More “Fort Payne rail crossing to remain closed Wednesday”
